BC Ministry of Education Data by Dataset

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SLDC Annual | Longitudinal | TRAX | FSA | School Information | Context of Education | School District Expenditures | Satisfaction Survey | Educator Data

The Ministry of Education has been maintaining its data collections based on the ways data are generated and how data are used for administrative purposes.

Available data sets:

Annual Student Level Data Collection (SLDC Annual)
Data about students’ demographics, school and special program/course registration information for each year since 1995.

Longitudinal
Longitudinal data about students and their school registrations as they move through the K-12 system.

Transcript and Examination (TRAX)
Individual student exam records on provincial and non-provincial examinable courses in Grade 11 and 12 to provide performance standards at provincial level.

Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA)
Reading, writing and numeracy assessment measuring critical skills that are embedded in the provincial curriculum.

School Information
Annual data collection on every public and independent school in the province, such as school name and contact information; facility/organization type; information about school educators.

Context of Education
Data on school and school district profiles as well as community profiles.

School District Expenditures
Data about school district expenditures over the years.

Satisfaction Survey
Data from Grade 4, 7, 10 and 12 students, Elementary and Secondary parents, and School Staff regarding their opinions on themes such as achievement, human and social development and safety. Beginning in 2002, this data is collected by the BC Ministry of Education on an annual basis.

Educator Data
The BC Ministry of Education collects data from a variety of BC educators on an annual basis.  The Ministry of Education has transferred the following educator data to Edudata Canada for the 1995-96 to 2002-03 school years.