Education Minister Mike Bernier toured the construction site of the almost $20-million Delta Secondary school seismic upgrade project with school district staff and officials, as well as construction representatives.

As families get ready to send over 600,000 students back to school, there are lots of great resources available to make the transition to the classroom easier – and get a start on getting ready for life after high school.

Students and families throughout B.C. will soon have access to expanded and more affordable transportation options thanks to $14.7 million, under the new Student Transportation Fund.

Jack Thomas, a recent Terry Fox Secondary graduate, has perseverance that can’t be shaken.

Karla Cumming hasn’t graduated from Parkland Secondary in Saanich yet. But she’s already connecting her love of gardening with her post-secondary education plans.

Giving back to the community comes naturally to Selina Shivji. The exuberant 17-year-old is a student at Semiahoo Secondary school in Surrey. But her classroom time takes up just part of her day.

More than $2 million from the new Rural Education Enhancement Fund will flow to four school districts to help keep seven rural schools open.

Langley Secondary school will be seismically upgraded and the Langley school district has been given the go ahead by the Ministry of Education to start planning for a new secondary school in the Willoughby Slope area.

Aboriginal student learning, success and well-being are the focus of the third Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement signed between the Ministry of Education, the Peace River South school district (SD 59) and the local Aboriginal community.