- Registrations are now open. Students can apply and phone the office to talk to an admissions counselor to get their courses set up.
- Registrations for summer term courses will close July 3rd, 2010. No applications for the summer term will be accepted after this date.
- On May 3rd, courses will be open for completing lessons and handing in homework. Courses will close August 6th.
- Students are allowed to register for one course for the summer term.
- All registrations can be completed online by clicking the enrollment tab on the home page.
- As previously mentioned, after registration, you need to contact the main office. A school representative will make sure your application is complete, explain the online format, answer questions, and activate you into the course (on or after May 4th), ship out necessary textbooks, and email you a username / password.
- Once activated (on or after May 4th), a student can start the course immediately.
- The tuition fee for all Canadian Citizen/Landed Immigrant school-age students going into grade 10, 11, or 12 is FREE.
- International, mature (19 years and older), or graduated students must pay BC Online $500.00 per course plus the cost of textbooks. BC Online will pay for shipping. BC Online will not accept the return of any books purchased by students who are required to pay for the course.
- All work and unit tests are done online. The teacher will determine if any need to be supervised over Skype.
- Communication with the teacher is done online through live Skype, Elluminate, or email.
- Academic courses will require a supervised final exam. The teacher makes the final decision if a course/student requires a supervised final exam. These will be given on August 6th to 8th. More information will be given by individual teachers as to the time and place of these exams.
- Summer term courses are closed August 6th. Students who have not completed their course at this time will receive an “Incomplete” or a “Fail”. Supervised exams take place August 6th to 8th, and provincial exams take place August 9th to 11th. (see more information on provincial exams below)
- Upon teacher discretion, students working responsibly in the course can be granted a fall extension. Due to technology / program upgrades and teacher turn around and training that take place the last three weeks of August, students granted a fall extension will not be able to continue with the course and teacher until September 1st.
- Final Marks for completed courses will be emailed to the student, submitted to the Ministry of Education, and faxed to the student's school of record. Final Marks will not be issued if students have not returned textbooks.
- BC Online will send out necessary resources by courier to all students. The first two weeks of text material is online so a student can begin right away.
- Canadian citizen or landed immigrants must return all textbooks at the end of their course, or they will be charged for the resources. Email / call the office for a courier code.
- International, mature, or graduated students who have paid for the textbooks do not need to return their textbooks, as they have been purchased.
- Final marks will not be issued if students have not returned textbooks.
Summer School Courses Offered:
- Advanced Placement Courses, Foreign Languages, and Comparative Civilizations 12 are not offered as summer term courses.
- Various courses have a provincial exam of which are mandatory (noted in the course list above).
- As per the BC Ministry of Education policies "The Ministry will no longer provide Grade 12 exam writing sessions at post secondary institutes across the province. For those exams offered, students will write at local school or district locations."
- Please contact your district/school to determine exam availability and registration procedures in your area. BC Online School will set up an exam center in Kelowna and the Lower Mainland. Students in these areas need to let us know of their intention to write the exam, and to reserve an exam seat.
- Not all Districts/Schools will be hosting August Exams. The majority of districts will not accept out of district students. In the event that a student is not able to locate a district to write in for August, they will have to write in the next available exam session offered in their home school.
- Only mandatory provincial exams are offered during the summer term (See list below).
August 2010 Provincial Exam Schedule for BC Online School:
Other districts may have slightly different times for exam sessions. Contact grobideau@bconlineschool.ca if you need to register for a provincial exam.
Vancouver Provincial Exam Sessions
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC (across the street from the Yaletown Skytrain entrance)
Monday, August 9th
- English 10 (9 – 11 am)
- Science 10 / All Math 10’s (9 – 11 am, or 1 – 3 pm)
Tuesday, August 10th
- English 12 (9 – 11 am)
- Communications 12 (9 – 11 am)
- Science 10 / All Math 10’s (9 – 11 am, or 1 – 3 pm)
Wednesday, August 11th
- Social Studies 11 (9 – 11 am)
- Science 10 / All Math 10’s (9 – 11 am)
Okanagan Provincial Exam Session
BC Online School / Heritage Christian Online School
3rd Floor Kelowna Christian Center
905 Badke Road, Kelowna, British Columbia
Monday, August 9th
- English 10 (9 – 11 am)
- All Math 10’s (1 – 3 pm)
Tuesday, August 10th
- English 12 (9 – 11 am)
- Communications 12 (9 – 11 am)
- Science 10 (9 – 11 am)
Wednesday, August 11th
- Social Studies 11 (9 – 11 am)