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Submission Process for the Reporting of AP (Advanced Placement) and IB (International Baccalaureate) Examinations Results for inclusion in Provincial Scholarship Calculations

Effective for the 2006/07 school year, students are able to use specific AP and IB exam scores to count towards earning a Grade 12 Graduation Program Examinations Scholarship.

AP scores of 4 and 5, and IB scores of 5, 6, and 7, may be submitted to the Ministry by students’ schools and will be counted as one, two or all three of the required exam scores needed to earn a scholarship. AP exam scores of 4 will be considered as an 86% and scores of 5 as 96%. IB final results (both Standard Level and Higher Level) of 5 will be considered as 86%, results of 6 as 90% and 7 as 96%.

A score on a Grade 12 provincial exam and a score on a Grade 12 AP or IB exam on the same subject cannot count as two separate exam scores. For example, a student cannot us a score of 86% on the provincial Grade 12 Biology 12 exam and a 5 on the AP Biology exam to count as two separate exam scores.

More information on Provincial Scholarships is available in Chapter 5 - Handbook of Procedures.

Submission Process:

  1. Prior to the end of the school year, principals/coordinators should obtain written permission from students taking AP or IB examinations to report their AP scores of 4 or 5, or IB scores of 5, 6, or 7 to the Ministry of Education for provincial scholarship purposes.
  2. In late August principals/coordinators should review the Summary of Scholarship Winners report provided by the Ministry on the school secure website: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/princ_terms.jsp
  3. Principals/coordinators should have the summary of individual student results provided by the College Board or International Baccalaureate organizations.
  4. If students have received the appropriate AP or IB scores and ARE NOT on the Summary of Scholarship Winners reports, the principals/coordinators should review the detailed Scholarship Report, provided by the Ministry on the school secure web link, which lists the students who have one, two or three provincial exam scores of 86% or higher.
  5. If students have appropriate AP or IB scores for subjects that do not appear on the detailed Scholarship Report, principals/coordinators should complete the form “Grade 12 Graduation Program Examinations Scholarships AP and IB Scores” [11KB] and fax it to the Ministry of Education at (250) 356-0271.