French 9 Honours is an enriched Core French programme at Burnaby Mountain Secondary School. Students recommended as high achieving language students in French 8 have the option of selecting the grade 9 French Honours programme, as a more academically challenging programme than the regular Core French 9 course. This course also offers former French immersion students an opportunity to continue to develop their French skills.
Among the enrichment activities which make up this programme is the class' participation in the annual Concours d'Art Oratoire, in which each student writes a well-developed speech in French and then performs the memorized speech in front of the class. Up to two successful candidates will continue to compete within the school before eventually heading to the regional competition held at SFU.