Events from March 7 – May 16 – Education and Child Care Events from March 7 – May 16 – Education and Child Care

Analytics Playground

620 Superior Street Rm 420 A/B

The Analytics Playground is an exciting new hands-on workshop series from the Education Analytics Office, open to all Ministry staff—no prior experience required! These monthly workshops are designed to give you practical experience working with data across various platforms and using it to make informed decisions.  In a friendly and interactive setting, you will have … Continued

School Calendars

In accordance with ​Section 87.01 of the School Act​​, ​a board must prepare and submit to the ministry a school calendar for each school in its district for each school calendar … Continued

June Graduation Assessment Registrations – Opening Date

The registration window for schools to register students for the Grade 10 and Grade 12 Graduation Assessments for the upcoming assessment session opens April 28, 2025. See the 2024/25 Graduation Assessment Schedule.   Instructions June 2025 Graduation Assessment Registration Instructions Questions? Contact student.certification@gov.bc.ca.

Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) – April

The Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS) collects employment data from the public school system. EDAS serves the needs of: School districts, by providing workforce management information to support local operations and accurate data to support collective bargaining. The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), by supporting the BCPSEA Sustainable Workforce Initiative, human resource best … Continued

Student Achievement Data Exchange (SADE) – April

The purpose of the Student Achievement Data Exchange (SADE) is to collect course completion information for Graduated Adult students attending B.C. Public Schools. This information is used to calculate and distribute provincial funding. For the 2024/25 collections, SADE data is required from the following schools: Public Schools (Standard, Online Learning, Continuing Education or Alternate) who … Continued

Annual Practice Fee Deduction

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.

Student Data Collection (1701) – May

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 Inclusive Education funding category … Continued

Annual Practice Fee Remittance

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

Annual Facility Grant (AFG) Expenditure Plan

To comply with Treasury Board direction, each school district must annually provide the ministry with an Annual Facility Grant (AFG) project and spending plan prior to the allocation of AFG funding. Specifically, each school district’s plan will include a list of AFG projects and expenditures expected to be undertaken during the fiscal year (April 1 … Continued

BCTEA First Nation Student Transportation Reporting for the 2024/25 School Year

As committed to in the BC Tripartite Education Agreement, Boards of Education (Boards) and First Nations are required to report to the Ministry on the spending of First Nation Student Transportation Funding. This includes reporting on all school district transportation spending including funding used specifically to transport First Nation Students living on reserve to extracurricular activities. … Continued