Three-Year Enrolment Estimates
As per section 106.3(2) of the School Act, "A board must submit to the Minister on or before February 15 of each year an estimate of the number of students … Continued
Education and Child Care
Ministry of Education and Child Care Events Calendar: Public Schools
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Request for Special Format for June Assessments
Special Assessments (Braille or Large Print) are provided to students who meet the criteria for designation as a student with a Visual Impairment as outlined in the Special Education Services: A … Continued
Request for French Language Literacy Assessment Accommodations – June
Accommodations are provided to students who meet the criteria for designation as a student who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing as outlined in the Special Education Services: A Manual of Policy, Procedures and Guidelines, or who require extra time to complete the oral component as indicated in their Individual Education Plan (IEP) and extra time … Continued
School District Amended Annual Budget
In accordance with the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act (BTAA), school districts are required to provide the Ministry with electronic and print copies of their amended annual budget. Updated after the Fall recalculation of Operating Grants, this is a Board of Education’s legal budget for the current school year. Instructions 1. See the School District … Continued
Testing Lead Content in Drinking Water
School districts must test for lead content in drinking water in their school facilities to ensure quality meets established guidelines under applicable provincial and federal legislation. Results must be reported annually to the Ministry of Education using the Excel document linked below. Ministry of Health has changed the limit to 0.005mg/L (was 0.01mg/L) School districts … Continued
April 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 March 3, 2025. See the 2024/25 Graduation Assessment Schedule. Instructions Further details will be posted closer to the target date. Questions? Contact student.certification@gov.bc.ca.
February Intake of Youth TRAIN in Trades Program Course Claims
Public schools are required to complete a spreadsheet that collects the number of net new Youth TRAIN in Trades program courses students have enrolled in since September to ensure the appropriate allocation of funding. Instructions Read the February Net New Youth Train in Trades Instructions. Complete the February Net New Youth Train in Trades Instructions sample spreadsheet for … Continued
April Graduation Assessment Registrations – Closing Date
The registration window for schools to register students for the Grade 10 and Grade 12 Graduation Assessments for the upcoming assessment session closes today. See the 2024/25 Graduation Assessment Schedule. Instructions Further details will be posted closer to the target date. Questions? Contact student.certification@gov.bc.ca.
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
School District Quarterly GRE Financial Report – April
In accordance with the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, school districts are to complete a quarterly financial report within two weeks after the conclusion of each quarter (September, December, March, June). A GRE reporting template will be emailed to each district in advance of the reporting due date. Instructions 1. See the Government Reporting Entity … Continued
Event-Driven Reporting
In April 2020, school districts were informed that the Province of B.C. had initiated a process for government organizations to record and report on financial transactions that are incremental to regular operations due to a specific major event. The intent of the process is to facilitate consistent financial reporting by the Ministry of Finance across … 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 Further details will be posted closer to the target date. Questions? Contact student.certification@gov.bc.ca.