1. Gr 12 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING STEVESTON-LONDON SECONDARY
Welcome!
Gr 12 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
STEVESTON-LONDON SECONDARY

2. Topics to Be Covered POST-SECONDARY: What you need to know
Options
Requirements
What you need to do
Application Process
Reporting Grades
Resources available to you
Websites
Financing

3. Apprenticeship/Trades College University
OPTIONS TO CONSIDER
Apprenticeship/Trades
College
University

4. APPRENTICESHIP/TRADES
School/College based program
Earn High School credits
Apprenticeship Training
For more information visit:

5. RESEARCHING INSTITUTIONS
Research Institution websites
Attend Information Sessions at SLSS during lunch or after school
Attend the CUE Session at McMath during the Fall (Oct. 3rd from 6:30pm-8:30pm)
Visit the PSIBC Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Shark Tank
Attend Institution specific information sessions

6. POST-SECONDARY REQUIREMENTS
Institution Specific
Program Specific
GPA Specific
May include “Broad based” admissions

7. COLLEGE ADMISSION High School Graduation Missing a course/courses
Completion of English 12
(May have a minimum English 12 grade required OR
Write the LPI OR Institution based English Placement Test)
NOTE: May also need to fulfill “Program” specific requirements
Missing a course/courses
Must be 18 years of age
Summer School
ABE in College if offered
Be at least 19 years of age (Mature Student)

8. Write the LPI OR Institution English Placement Test/Course
UNIVERSITY ADMISSION
Proof of English proficiency
Number of years in Canada
English proficiency test
English 12 for Graduation
Minimum grade for English 12
Minimum grade required for some BC Institutions OR
Write the LPI OR Institution English Placement Test/Course

9. “TYPICAL” UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
English 12
At least 4 to 5 other Gr 12 courses “approved” by the institution
May need to fulfill faculty specific courses at Gr 11 & 12 level

10. APPLICATION PROCESS Apply to more than one school
-Keep options open
Applications require a fee for processing which is non- refundable

11. HOW DO I APPLY TO A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE?
Through the Institution’s website
Centralized Service:
EducationPlannerBC (
OUAC (Ontario)
Applyalberta (Alberta)

12. BE ORGANIZED ATTEND: GR 12 POST-SECONDARY WORKSHOP Create folders
For each institution
Write down the student number generated for the institution (different for every institution)
Log onto the Student Services Portal
Create an account
Check frequently
Keep a copy of instructions/ sent from each institution in corresponding folders
Submission of Grades
Check: on-line portal or “official transcript”
And:
Fill in the Ministry STS Form
Note: Official Transcripts can be ordered at the school office and it costs $5
ATTEND:
GR 12 POST-SECONDARY WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 AT LUNCH IN THE THEATRE

13. FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION
What is available?
Post-Secondary Institutions
Private and Public Organizations
Steveston-London School Awards
Provincial & District/Authority Scholarships
Loans

14. WHAT IS AVAILABLE 1.INSTITUTION SCHOLARSHIPS Institution Specific
Automatic Entrance Awards
Nominated Entrance Awards
Open Entrance
Bursaries
Selection is based on:
Grades
Letters
Nominations
Application Process
On-line or Paper Application (Deadlines)
Automatically once you apply to the institution
2.PRIVATE & PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS
Research Career Centre website:
Places of employment, unions & organizations – parents and grandparents

15. WHAT IS AVAILABLE 3.STEVESTON-LONDON SCHOOL AWARDS
Apply to be considered
On-line Applications available in the Spring
4.PROVINCIAL & DISTRICT/AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIPS
ELIGIBILITY:
Must be a Canadian citizen/permanent resident and a B.C. resident
Meet the grad and eligibility requirements
BC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
BC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
PATHWAY TO TEACHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
DISTRICT/AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIPS
For details and selection criteria:
procedures.pdf

16. WHAT IS AVAILABLE 5.LOANS >Provincial & Federal Government loans
Visit:
>Financial Institutions

17. WHERE TO FIND THE INFO? VISIT:
m/calendar/
REGISTER & SEARCH AT:
CAREER CENTRE
Book appointment – appointment sheets located on the CC door
Office Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 10:30am -3:30pm