The Ministry of Education and Child Care is conducting a School Health Information Request to gather information from districts on the current state of these school health topics: Please provide the requested information by completing this web survey by Friday, January 30, 2026. Only one submission is to be completed per district. Please contact ecc.strategicpriorities@gov.bc.ca …
Please remind students that applications for the BC Excellence and Pathway to Teacher Education scholarships will be accepted until February 17, 2026. Applicants must be on track to graduate and meet core eligibility and scholarship-specific requirements by August 31, 2026. Recipients are awarded a $5,000 scholarship voucher for tuition reimbursement after they attend a designated post-secondary institution or B.C.-authorized trades …
Starting February 23, 2026, graduation records and achievement data collection (currently known as “TRAX”) will move to the Education Data Exchange (EDX) platform. This means that EDX will fully replace the School Secure Web (SSW), consolidating student data collections into a single platform. School staff responsible for graduation data submission are encouraged to attend an …
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 …
