New Rules for Provincial Examinations Scholarships

As a result of the cancellation of optional provincial examinations, the Provincial Scholarship Program has been revised.

For students graduating on or after September 1, 2011, the following rules apply for the $1000 scholarship:

• Students must achieve at least a “B” (73% or above) final mark (provincial exam and school mark combined) in English 12.

• Students must achieve at least one “A” (86% or higher) and three “B”s (73% or higher) on four of his or her best provincial exams (can include the English 12 provincial exam).

• The examination rewrite rule will be relaxed for one year (September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012) to allow students to rewrite Grade 10 and 11 provincial exams to improve their exam result for the purposes of qualifying for a Provincial Examinations Scholarship under the new policy

The following will apply: 1. If a student has had two attempts, they may rewrite a their time to improve their result. 2. If a year has lapsed since the student’s last attempt, he or she may rewrite without retaking the course.

• AP and most IB scores will no longer count towards scholarship.

For more information consult the Ministry of Education website at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/handbook/

If, as a result of the new system, you are considering rewriting any of your Grade 10 or 11 Provincial exams in June, please contact Mr. Fester.  The exam schedule is available at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/handbook/schedules