The 2025-26 Student Learning Survey is now open and will remain available until May 1, 2026. The survey is open to students in grades 4, 7, 10, 11, and 12, as well as parents, staff and principals/vice-principals. The staff survey is available in English and French, and the parent survey is available in 18 languages. For guidance on administering …
Please invite your students to help raise awareness about the lasting impacts of residential schools and support the healing journey of survivors and their families by submitting a design of their own for the 2026 Orange Shirt Every Child Matters T-shirt contest. Entries will be accepted until January 31 at 9:00 pm PST.
School districts that have not yet submitted the 2025-2026 Mental Health in Schools Grant Questionnaire are reminded that the deadline for submission is January 21, 2026. Only one questionnaire is to be completed by each district. Please contact EDUC.MentalHealth@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
Register by Friday, January 30 for the March 6 All Superintendents Meeting at the Radisson Vancouver Airport hotel in Richmond. Discounted hotel rates are now sold out; if you are facing a challenge booking a hotel, please contact ECC.Partner.Relations@gov.bc.ca to help find a solution. The agenda will be provided closer to the date. We look …
District enrolment estimates for the 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29 school years are due to the ministry by Friday, February 13, 2026. The ministry will use these enrolment estimates to facilitate the development of operating grant estimates for 2026-27, which will be announced on or before March 15, 2026. As indicated in the enrolment estimates spreadsheet, specific …
School districts will be contacted by Gordian on January 6, 2026, to provide facility maintenance data and will have until January 31 to submit the list of completed capital projects to VFA. This data will assist the Ministry of Infrastructure in maintaining accurate information about the condition and maintenance requirements of school district facility assets …
School districts are invited to join Burnaby School District (SD41), the Ninandotoo Society and BC Black Educational Leaders Association to celebrate Black Excellence Day, a virtual event on Thursday, January 15, from 10 –11:30 am PST. Black Excellence Day is a day to stand in solidarity with Black Canadians and honour the rich history, contributions, achievements, resilience …
Online applications for the $5,000 BC Excellence and Pathway to Teacher Education scholarships are now open. Applications will be accepted until Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 3 pm PST. Please support students in applying, as appropriate, such as by nominating one student per high school to apply for the BC Excellence scholarship. Schools and students should …
Please share these year-end letters from Minister Beare with your school communities:
Applications for the Dual Credit Pathway to Teacher Education for First Nation Students Expression of Interest are due by 4 pm on January 30, 2026. This initiative aims to support more First Nation students to consider teaching as a career path through dual credit opportunities. Applications for this EOI must be developed and implemented in …
