Under section 168.2 of the School Act and section 14.1 of the Independent School Act, employers are required to deduct an annual practice fee from the wage of each certificate holder in their employ on April 30. These fees are to be remitted to the Ministry on or before May 15, 2025.
This collection only involves Public Continuing Education Schools and Ministry-approved Online Learning schools and Independent Online Learning schools. Form 1701 collects the following information about individual students as of May 2, 2025 : Name, birth date, gender, grade level and postal code Language programs enrolment Indigenous Education program enrolment Career program enrolment Special Needs category enrolment … Continued
Under section 37 of the Teachers Act, on or before May 15, employers are required to remit to the Ministry the annual practice fee they deducted from the wage of the certificate holders they employ. Instructions 1. Log in to the Employers’ Area for more information about the annual fee/payroll deduction requirement and submission instructions. Questions? Email trb.employers@gov.bc.ca if you … Continued
The Eligible Student (ES) Form must be received by the Ministry of Education and Child Care NO LATER THAN May 30, 2025, to process grant payments for disbursement on June 28, 2025. The auditor report may be submitted later, by June 14th 2025. Updated forms and completion information can be found on the Independent School Funding … Continued
Updated forms and completion information can be found on the Independent School Funding web page. For more information regarding ES audit please see the FAQ. Questions can be directed to: FAA.IS@gov.bc.ca.
As per the Inclusive Education Programs and Funding – Independent Schools Policy, Independent Inclusive Education Schools must meet the Educator to Student Ratio (1:6 or less) to receive the Independent Designated … Continued
As per the Independent School Policy and Guidelines for Schools Offering Boarding, independent schools offering boarding must submit an annual report on the number of distinct reports, if any, that … Continued
Independent schools are required to complete the year-end financial report for the Feeding Futures Fund and Student and Family Affordability Fund. Completed reports must be submitted to Rocio@fisabc.ca by July … Continued
As part of the K–12 Literacy Supports Initiative, Group 1 and 2 independent schools received ministry funding in April 2025 to support professional learning. If the funds are not utilized for … Continued
All independent schools are required to login into the Educational Data Exchange (EDX) - Update School Information to input/update Principal and Safe School Coordinator contact information by September 15 annually … Continued
Schools undergoing Stand-alone Program Reviews in the 2025-26 inspection cycle are required to complete and submit a template and corresponding documents to the Independent School Branch. Instructions 1. Visit the … Continued
Brick and mortar schools undergoing External Evaluation in the 2025-26 inspection cycle are required to complete and submit a template and corresponding documents to the Independent School Branch. Instructions 1. … Continued
