CHEK Across BC Lower Mainland office: 888-352-2435 Nelson Regional office: 250-352-0526 Toll Free: 888-352-2435 office@chekabc.ca
Graduation Program

Students who enroll in grades 10, 11 and 12 with CHEK Across BC will follow the Ministry guidelines to graduate with a Dogwood Diploma. The Graduation Program is the same for all students across the province, whether attending bricks and mortar schools or Distributed Learning (DL) schools. Students can also meet the goals of their educational program other than the pursuit of a Dogwood Graduation Diploma and will be awarded a School Completion Certificate.

CHEK'S HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES:

High School Counselling

CHEK provides a high school counsellor to work with students and regional teachers to help achieve the specific goals of each student.

Personal Contact with Local and Specialist Teachers
CHEK majors on the personal contact of teacher with students. All CHEK teachers have a commitment to historic Christian faith and are motivated by that faith to serve parents and students well. CHEK offers a fully prepared program containing all the required courses necessary for graduation.

Paper or Online Courses with Specialist Teachers

CHEK provides courses with teachers that are specialists in their field at the highschool level. The CHEK developed paper based and online courses are designed for students to work at their own pace within a school year. Online courses currently offered include:

     .Planning 10

     .English 10/11/12

     .Math 10/11/12

     .Socials 10

     .Science 10

     .Bible 10/11/12

     .Second Languages French, Spanish, German

     .Grad Transitions

Flexibility With Christian Commitment
CHEK Across BC, as a Christian school, offers a biblically guided and fully prepared program. Literature is selected that is in harmony with Biblical standards. CHEK also adds components to courses to provide a Biblical perspective. In all courses, the student communicates directly with the teacher for assistance, instruction and guidance. CHEK offers all courses necessary for high school graduation, making sure that a grad student is well prepared academically for a post secondary education. Where CHEK developed elective courses are not available, teachers and parents obtain resources from Christian publishers or participate in local community activities.

CHEK developed courses include:

. English 10, 11, and 12

. Planning 10

. Bible 10, 11, and 12

. Social Studies 10, 11, First Nations 12 and History 12 with added Christian content and perspective

. Math 10, 11, 12

. Science 10

 

For more information about courses and the graduation program, please refer to CHEK's course selection guide:

GRADUATION INFORMATION AND COURSE SELECTION GUIDE

PROVINCIAL EXAMS

Students enrolled with CHEK will write provincial exams, as required by the Ministry.
Provincial exam schedules are set by the Ministry of Education for different times during the year. Provincial Exams will be written at the local high school or Independent School in the city in which the student lives. The Principal or teacher is responsible for making arrangements for the students to write at the appropriate institution. Students will write Provincial Exams at the same time as other students in the Province who are in the Graduation Program. The teacher is responsible for assigning a school mark to the student, based on work samples that have been submitted.

Students can check their provincial exam results on the student secure web site at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/. The student's nine digit PEN number is required. Also available at this link is the PSI (Post-Secondary Institution) Choices Form. This form assists students applying to Post Secondary institutions. The Ministry sends a copy of students' transcripts to the schools they have indicated on the form once graduation status is confirmed in July.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Ministry’s “Passport to Education” booklet is issued to all CHEK students in grades 10 to 12 at the beginning of grade 10. At the end of each school year, and at the decision of the CHEK Principal, one student in each grades 10 to 12, who meet specific criteria based on academic performance, effort, work habits, citizenship and school or community involvement, will receive a “passport” stamp. At this time, these Ministry stamps represent award credits for tuition at approved universities and colleges. (For more specific details, visit the Ministry’s website at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/awards.)

Currently, the award amount for grades 10 and 11 recipients is $250.00 each, and the amount for grade 12 is $500.00. CHEK will match these amounts awarded so that the grade 10 and 11 students will receive a total of $500.00 each and the grade 12 student will receive $1,000.00 toward their post-secondary education.

The grade 12 student with the highest academic standing will also, upon graduation, be eligible for a special $1,000.00 scholarship from CHEK to be applied toward the student’s post-secondary educational studies.



RESOURCES FOR GRAD STUDENTS