SECONDARY COURSE SELECTION

Secondary schools begin their course selection procedures for the following year in early January of the preceding year. Secondary counselors visit Grade 7 classes to register students for Grade 8.
The District Course Selection Booklet, available at all Surrey secondary schools, provides information on course descriptions, program requirements, and lists of what courses are offered in which secondary schools.

Course Credentials (Grade 11 and 12)
Go to: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/

Challenge, Equivalency and External Credit
Go to:www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/challenge.htm

Contact Person: Sandi Kostur, helping teacher
Phone: 604-595-5325
Fax: 604-595-5326
Email: kostur_s@sd36.bc.ca

POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

The Program Guide to BC’s Public Post-secondary Institutions is available on the Internet at
www.aved.gov.bc.ca/branches/psed/institut/institut.htm
This site provides direct links to the Web sites for all 28 institutions.

The following web sites provide post-secondary information.

Advanced Education
www.gov.bc.ca/aved/

Industry Training & Apprenticeship
http://www.itabc.ca/

Post Secondary Application Service of BC
www.pas.bc.ca

Student Employment Centre University of Victoria
www.stec.uvic.ca/

School Finder
Links to Canadian Colleges and Universities.
www.schoolfinder.com/

Youth Options BC web site!
Here, you can get resources for finding a job, getting funding for education, discover programs for you.
www.youth.gc.ca

Opening Doors 2000
Your electronic guide to post-secondary education in British Columbia. Funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training & Technology and is produced by the Centre for Education Information.
www.openingdoorsbc.com

SCHOLARSHIPS (GRADE 12) / BURSARIES / LOANS

Provincial Examination Scholarships ($1,000 or $2,000)
Students registered in English 12 and at least two of Math 12, Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12, English Literature 12, German 12, French 12 (or Français-Langue 12), History 12, Geography 12, Spanish 12, Mandarin 12, Japanese 12 or Punjabi 12 are eligible to write these provincial scholarship exams.

Provincial Examinations (Grade 12)
Go to: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/

Provincial District Awards ($500 or $1,000)
Students eligible for this award will have successfully completed a concentration of courses that are career-oriented in areas such as Business Education, Technology Education, Fine Arts, Hospitality, or a combination of the above. Only those candidates who are not writing provincial scholarship exams may apply for a district scholarship and award.

University Entrance Scholarships (up to $30,000)
Students apply directly to various post-secondary institutions for consideration based on the Grade Point Average and extracurricular involvement in athletics, the arts, community service and student government.

Passport to Education
The Ministry of Education provides guidelines and funding for this program which recognizes levels of student achievement. At the conclusion of a school year, passports stamps are awarded to students who have met the criteria developed by their school, within the Ministry of Education guidelines.
Passport stamps are valued as follows:
Grade 9, $125 Grade 10, $175 Grade 11, $225 Grade 12, $275

For information regarding using Passport to Education credits
Go to: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/awards/passport/passport_redeem.htm

SURREY DISTRICT AND SURREY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES AND AWARDS

Students are considered for a variety of school-based and community awards based largely on Grade Point Average and extracurricular involvement in athletics, the arts, student government and community service. In some cases, citizenship, humanitarianism, special needs and/or contribution to specific programs are an integral part of the scholarship and award. The Surrey and White Rock Scholarship and Bursary Foundation administers several of the district-based scholarships and provides application forms to schools each year.

Click here for information on Scholarships and Bursaries for students in the Surrey School District. Individual secondary schools’ have additional information on school specific awards.
Go to: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/awards/

Fast Web Scholarships and Bursary Info
www.fastweb.com/canada

Scholarships Canada
www.scholarshipscanada.com

Canada Student Loan
Facts and fallacies on a federal program that helps students afford post-secondary education.
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/program/cslp.shtml

Canada Student Loans Program
This site will give you the basics about federal loans and grants available to students at the post-secondary level. www.canlearn.ca/nslsc/index.cfm?langnslsc=en

Guide to Financial Aid
Simply the best financial aid site on the Net. Comprehensive and current information on topics as diverse as athletic scholarships, tuition in a foreign country, and budgeting. www.finaid.org/