Camosun
College, Victoria |
Yearning
for learning? Whether you want a weeknight course on
Cooking or a Masters Degree in Mediation, British Columbia
has a comprehensive network of Universities, Private
and Public Schools, Community Colleges and other Training
Facilities.
British Columbia's Ministry of Education is responsible
for primary and secondary education, while the Ministry
of Advanced Education, Training and Technology is responsible
for post-secondary education.
The
provincial public school system is a free, universal,
non-sectarian system covering all grades from kindergarten
to grade 12. Attendance is compulsory for children from
kindergarten to 16 years of age. The system is currently
made up of 59 school districts and one Francophone Education
Authority. Each district has an elected board of trustees
that governs under the School Act.
There are six publicly funded universities in British
Columbia, three of which are in the Vancouver area,
and
an extensive college and institute system providing
academic, technical, vocational, career and adult basic
education programs. The programs are administered through
11 community colleges, five university-colleges (which
offer selected courses of study leading to bachelor
degrees), five institutes and the Open Learning Agency.
Distance education and open learning programs are co-ordinated
by the Open Learning Agency (OLA) with other post-secondary
institutions. The OLA consists of: the Open University,
the Open College, and the Knowledge Network.
| Public
Schools - September 2001 |
| Grade
Range |
Schools
|
Enrolment
|
| Elementary
(1-7) |
1,195
|
322,494
|
| Middle
(6-8, 7-9) |
66
|
32,898
|
| Elementary-Jr-Secondary
(1-10) |
38
|
4,512
|
| Elementary-Secondary
(1-12) |
85
|
14,542
|
| Junior
Secondary (8-10) |
59
|
16,618
|
| Secondary
(8-12) |
277
|
209,076
|
| Senior-Secondary
(11-12) |
15
|
5,076
|
| Electronic
Delivery |
|
2,221
|
| Continuing
Education |
35
|
17,743
|
| Distance
Education |
9
|
6,844
|
| Total |
1,779
|
632,024
|
| Post-Secondary
Non-Vocational Enrolment 1998/1999 |
| Type
of Institution |
Enrolment
|
Percent
|
| University
of British Columbia |
33,772
|
19.8
|
| Simon
Fraser University |
18,943
|
11.1
|
| University
of Victoria |
17,181
|
10.1
|
| University
of Northern BC |
3,183
|
1.9
|
| Royal
Roads University |
448
|
0.3
|
| Universities |
73,527
|
43.2
|
| Colleges |
68,809
|
40.4
|
| Institutes |
17,106
|
10.1
|
| Open
Learning Agency |
10,738
|
6.3
|
| Colleges
and Institutes |
96,653
|
56.8
|
| Total
Enrolment |
170,180
|
100.0
|
|
