Year End Letters from Minister Beare
Please share these year-end letters from Minister Beare with your school communities.
TRAX Submission of June/Final School Marks Due July 18
Schools must submit June/final course marks to TRAX via the School Secure Web (SSW) by July 18 to ensure students’ transcripts are complete for graduation and post-secondary institution (PSI) selections. The ministry encourages schools to start reporting final June grades as soon as they are available, as early submission helps manage the high volumes of …
Discipline Outcomes
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, outcomes were posted regarding Ingrid Anne Stengler, who agreed to a one-day suspension, and John Peter Rocca, whose certificate was previously relinquished and who is subject to a one-year ban from reapplying …
Planning for Career Education Week November 24-28, 2025
Please be advised that Career Education Week will be celebrated in British Columbia from November 24-28, 2025. The Ministry of Education and Child Care, in collaboration with the Career Education Society of BC, invites school districts to include this important week in their 2025-26 school calendars. Further details and planning resources will be shared in the …
Homeschooling Requirements and Better Practices
To plan for the coming school year, schools and districts are reminded that under the School Act, home educators (families) are required to register homeschoolers with a school by September 30 each year and that public schools are required to enable homeschooler registrations. Schools may wish to remind homeschooling families of the requirement to register …
Empowering Indigenous Youth in Clean Energy Webinar
The Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions, in collaboration with Clean Energy BC and BC Hydro, is hosting a free webinar to inspire and inform Indigenous youth about career opportunities in the clean energy sector. Event Details: This virtual session will feature Indigenous leaders sharing their experiences in clean energy careers, information on training programs, …
Youth Work in Trades Scholarship Update
As the school year draws to a close, the ministry encourages career education leads to remind students that the online application for the Youth Work in Trades (WRK) Scholarship will be available on the ministry’s Career Programs web page in early September 2025; this fall is the first time students will apply for the WRK …
Deadline Reminder – District/Authority Scholarship Report Due June 30
The deadline to submit students selected for the 2024-25 District/Authority scholarship is June 30. Find instructions on the web page for administrators. Students should be aware that scholarships are only confirmed if ministry records show all eligibility requirements are met (by August 31). Did you know? The most frequently misreported data affecting scholarship eligibility are …
Reminder – Submit Student Information for June 20 Call with Premier Eby
A reminder that Premier David Eby is hosting a virtual call with two graduating students from each BC secondary school on Friday, June 20 from 1-2pm PDT. Premier Eby will speak to the graduates and respond to questions (thank you to those that were submitted). Please share the names and email addresses of the nominated …
Jack and Gillian Linington Scholarship
The Jack and Gillian Linington Scholarship Fund was created to provide students or workers who are entering into or looking to advance their careers in the road building, road maintenance or heavy civil construction industry. Successful applicants will receive a $4000 scholarship to be used towards their expenses while enrolled in a full- or part-time …