The policies related to Graduation Program 2004 Scholarships and Awards were implemented over a period of three years. Changes to the Passport to Education Program began in the 2004/05 school year and were fully implemented by the 2006/07 school year. Changes to the Grade 12 Graduation Program Examinations Scholarships Program and the Dogwood District/Authority Awards Program were implemented in the 2006/07 school year.
For further information about all the changes to the Scholarships and Awards Program please refer to the Awards website and the Handbook of Procedures (available to schools annually in August).
Passport to Education
The Grade 10 and Grade 11 awards are worth $250 each. The Grade 12 award is worth $500. These are awarded to students according to Ministry of Education guidelines and the individual school's criteria, which may include academic achievement, demonstrations of citizenship and social responsibility, and school and/or community service. See Handbook of Procedures for further details.
Grade 12 Graduation Program Examinations Scholarships (In effect 2006/07 school year)
Students who have 86% or higher three Grade 12 Graduation Program examinations are eligible for a $1,000 scholarship.
Eligible students must meet graduation requirements and be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant (permanent resident).
Eligible students must earn at least a 'B' (73% - 85%) in a required Grade 12 language arts course in French or English.
The top 20 students are awarded $2,500 each.
The Ministry reserves the authority to treat results from specific external assessments on the same basis as results from provincially examined subjects.
Secondary School Apprenticeship Scholarship Awards
These $1,000 scholarships are available to Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) students who apply. To be eligible for SSA scholarships, students must be registered youth apprentices with the Industry Training Authority (ITA) and must have:
- been registered in a school district Secondary School Apprenticeship Program prior to graduation
- graduated with a Grade 12 Dogwood Diploma or Adult Dogwood
- successfully completed SSA 11A, SSA 11B, SSA 12A, and SSA 12B
- maintained a C+ average or better on Grade 12 numbered courses
- continued working or training full-time in the trade at least five months after secondary school graduation or have at least 1,100 hours reported to the ITA.
SSA scholarships are available to students from all BC public and Groups 1, 2, or 4 independent schools.
Completed SSA scholarship applications should be submitted to the Ministry of Education within five months of graduation, but may be submitted any time up to one year after successful completion of a BC Grade 12 Dogwood or Adult Graduation Program. Scholarship applications received more than one year after graduation will not be considered.
Further information about SSA scholarships, including an application form, can be found on the Ministry website at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/ssa/application/.
Dogwood District/Authority Awards (In effect 2006/07 school year)
Graduates who excel in Fine Arts (Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music) or Applied Skills (Business Education, Technology Education, Information Communication Technology, and Home Economics) or Physical Activity (not limited to Physical Education) or Second Languages are eligible to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Of the $1,000 awards, $500 is in the form of a direct award and $500 is in the form of an educational voucher. Direct award funds may be used to purchase educational or job-related supplies, tools or equipment.
School board or independent school authority ("board/authority") awards criteria and decision-making processes will be based on Ministry guidelines. (See Handbook of Procedures)
Three thousand awards will be pro-rated and allocated to boards/authorities based on Grade 12 enrolment in the Form 1701 data collection. |
