The Student Achievement Data Exchange (SADE) collects course level data for every student for all Distributed Learning schools, Summer schools and all public schools offering Grades 8 through 12 (including Continuing Education and Alternate Education Centres), as required by the School and Student Data Collection Order (M152/89). The information collected through SADE provides schools, districts … Continued
Select school districts will be contacted by VFA Canada Corp. and are required to provide VFA with facility maintenance information. The ministry has contracted VFA Canada Corp. to collect updated facility maintenance data on behalf of the ministry. VFA’s Data Maintenance Service will assist the ministry in maintaining accurate information about the condition and requirements … Continued
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
Form 1701 collects the following information about individual students as at February 7, 2025 : name, birth date, gender, grade level and postal code language programs enrolment Aboriginal Education program enrolment Career program enrolment Special Needs category enrolment Number of courses for all students in the secondary grades including adults. This information is critical for determining … Continued
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 who may be enrolled in educational programs provided by the board in the next school year." The enrolment estimates received from school districts will be … Continued
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
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 Manual of Policy, Procedures and Guidelines. Instructions 1. Read Chapter 2: B.C. Graduation Program Handbook of Procedures (PDF) for information on the adjudication process. Complete a Request for Special … Continued
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
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
