Hi everyone, we hope you are using the flexibility of EBUS to enjoy the spring weather! We are down to 8 weeks of classes before the June 13 deadline for course completion this school year. Lots of information for full time high school students and families at EBUS to be aware of, please make sure you keep on top of the newsletters and announcements. The remaining newsletters will go out by email May 2nd and 16th, June 6th and the final one for the school year is June 20th.
REQUIRED GRADUATION ASSESSMENTS
Students graduating under the 2023 graduation programs will need to complete a total of 3 assessments to meet graduation requirements; Literacy 10, Numeracy and Literacy 12. These assessments must be written under the supervision of a teacher and are written in high schools across BC.
The next session EBUS will arrange for students is June 2-13 2025. EBUS can help you find a school close by for you to write in. You can register for that HERE by May 12 2025. Someone from EBUS will respond to your request in late May once we hear from schools over the coming weeks.
You can get all the details about the assessments at https://ebus.ca/welcome-package/grade-10-12-homeroomnews/graduation-assessments-provincial-exams/
For students looking at post-secondary education, UBC requires students applying there must score a 3 or better on the Literacy 12 assessment, with no requirements for the Literacy 10 or Numeracy. Currently, other colleges and universities have not indicated the Literacy 12 result will be used as part of their admissions requirements, and students are responsible to research their future college or university to ensure you meet all admissions requirements.
For the required graduation numeracy and literacy assessments, all BC students will need government issue photo ID. A BCID card or a public school ID card will qualify. If you need a school ID card please send a current colour photo to ebusresources@sd91.bc.ca well in advance of your assessment date.
SUMMER SESSION 2025
EBUS will be running summer session this year, info can be found at https://ebus.ca/online-learning-programs/summer-program/ The courses we will be offering will be listed here by April 24.
Sudents can take 1-2 courses with teacher supports in the summer, with the firm expectation to finish by the end of August, aiming for August 23. Full time EBUS students can email me after April 26 with the course name to register for a summer session course. It is strongly recommended students take one course only as you will have a very high success rate of completion.
A few things to be clear about with summer session:
- Summer courses will show up on your dashboard within 3 weeks of the request as space allows, and only the first unit or few assignments will be available until the last week of June
- The course must be finished in the summer, aim for August 23 as a hard deadline.
- If you have not completed 10% of the course by July 11, or 50% by August 1st you may be withdrawn
- This is not a head start for the next school year.
Some students wonder about taking 2 summer courses. Summer session is significantly more challenging compared to the regular school year and we want to see you successful and not disappointed or frustrated.
Because summer session is only 2.5 months long, compared to 10 months for a regular school year course, you will need to carefully plan your schedule. Also note that students who are not 80% complete by August 29 will not get an extension, and those that do must finish the course by the end of September at the absolute latest, or the student will be withdrawn and need to retake the entire course.
We are asking all students who are requesting 2 courses for summer session to email your advisor with a detailed plan with the following:
- What other activities, jobs, sports or trips or holidays you are planning for the summer and the dates these are happening
- When you will begin the course and submit the first completed assignment before June 10th
- Which days of the week will you be working on assignments and how many hours each day you will schedule for course work completion
- Confirmation that you have discussed this plan with your parent/guardian
As teachers return to their regular school year job in early September, it is essential students finish their course by the end of August. Note that due to ministry policy, courses students are active in between September and May 5 cannot be moved to summer session.
COURSE SELECTIONS FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR
For students continuing with EBUS for the next school year and wanting to do your course selections, we have arranged the following presentations:
Going into grade 10 Teams meeting May 6 1:30PM Pacific Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 260 601 972 353 Passcode: R2hL6CN6
Going into grade 11 Teams meeting May 7 at 10:30 Pacific Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 296 860 434 513 Passcode: vh6Li7Jh
Going into grade 12 Teams meeting May 6 at 10:30 Pacific Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 251 820 299 517 Passcode: hZ6Hq7Lu
For students considering leaving EBUS for the next school year, I recommend you contact the new school you are considering as they will be doing course selections much earlier, often around now. If you plan to leave EBUS at the end of June, please be sure to send your advisor a heads up so we can transfer your file. If you are staying with EBUS, all you need to do is course selections by the June deadlines.
IMPORTANT DATES
- April 18-21 Easter EBUS closed, courses open
- May 9 Pro D – teachers unavailable, courses open
- May 19 Victoria Day – EBUS closed, courses open
- May 31 Vanderhoof in person grad
- June 2-13 grad assessment session register HERE
- June 7 Vancouver in person grad
- June 13 work submission deadline for report cards
- June 27 report cards published
- June 27 EBUS closed for the school year, reopening September 2
You can find the full year school calendar HERE
PARENT ACCESS
Parents, you can access your student’s progress and report cards on the EBUS parent portal: https://my.ebus.ca/parentportal/login.php We recommend parents log in with their student at least once a week to stay actively engaged in their learning and progress. Students, you can access your report cards from your dashboard, look for the A+ icon in the upper right-hand corner. Report cards are published 3 times a year; December, March, June and for summer session courses only, September.
As I get asked this often, students working in a semester fashion should be about 65% complete. And for students working in a linear fashion to complete by the June deadlines, they should be about 85% complete at this time.
PHONE APPOINTMENTS
For students and families looking to connect with us by phone we are using an online system this year that is well received by our families.
Leal (for students with last names A-L) can be reached at lbaumann@sd91.bc.ca or book a phone appointment HERE
Chris (for students with last names M-Z) can be reached at cmushumanski@sd91.bc.ca or book a phone appointment HERE
The next newsletter will be May 2.