British Columbia Provincial Exams

Purpose

The purpose of the British Columbia Provincial Examination Program is to:

• establish performance standards at the provincial level.
• provide grade 10 and 12 students with the opportunity to demonstrate excellence.
• promote accountability through data obtained from the provincial examinations and school marks.
      * ensure equity to students who plan to enter into post-secondary studies, or for employment purposes.
      * enable schools, school districts and the ministry to make informed decisions.

Provincial examinations are held annually in January, April, June, August and November. All grade 110 and 2 students in Yukon schools participate in at least one examination session per year, depending on their school's semester system.

In order to be eligible to write a Provincial Exam, a student must:

• have completed the school course work, have successfully challenged the course, or have earned credit through equivalency.
• have a final school percent reported by the school.
• be enrolled in a Yukon public school, Distance Education Course, or be registered as a home schooler.
• grade 10 students write Provincial Exams in English 10, Science 10 and Math 10, starting with the 2004-05 school year.

Tests Resources

Test specification documents are available to teachers early in the school year. These documents outline and describe the tests, the types of questions, and in addition, provide practice tests and questions to use with students to prepare them for the actual tests.

Exam specifications can be found at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/specs.htm.

Previous tests and answer keys can be found at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/exsection.htm.

Schedules, and further information about the BC Provincial Exams can be found at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/. Results of the assessments are contained in the Department of Education, 2004-2005 Public Schools Branch Annual Report.

If you have further questions about the BC Provincial Exams, please contact: Coordinator, Student Information and Assessment at 667-3707.

Student Information and Assessment
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-3707
Toll free (In Yukon):
1-800-661-0408, local 3707
Fax: (867) 667-5876

student.assessment
 @gov.yk.ca