Elementary Grades K-7 is now Closed
Registration for Elementary students in Kindergarten to grade 7 for the 2025/2026 school year, is now closed.
Registration for grades 8 to 12 courses remains open. Please click on the Registration tab on this site for more information and to register for your courses. Note that registration is open to all students who are ordinarily residents of British Columbia.
For questions about academic programming for secondary students, please contact our academic advisor at monika.dhillon@burnabyschools.ca.
We are moving!
The Burnaby Online office is moving and will be closed July 25, 26, 27, and 28. Please be patient during the week of July 28th to August 6th as we fully move over and set up at our new location in Burnaby North Secondary School, at the North Burnaby Adult Education Centre at 751 Hammarskjold Drive, Burnaby, BC.
Our phone lines are open for voicemail. Please leave a message at our new number: 604-296-6901, press 3 for Burnaby Online.
We appreciate your patience as we set up the new office.
Burnaby Online Staff
Delay in Course Enrollment
Please note that due to summer hours, we are currently experiencing a delay in approval of registrations and placement in courses by up to 14 business days. We appreciate your patience.
Burnaby Online Staff
Update on Indigenous Studies Courses
Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 and BC First Peoples 12 courses are open for registration for a September 2025 start date.
Full Time Grade 8 and 9 Registration
Grade 8 and 9 full time registration opens on May 6th for the 2025/2026 school year. Please click here to begin the registration process.
Welcome to Burnaby Online
Welcome to the Burnaby Online website. We are the online school for the Burnaby School district as well as recognized as a Provincial Online School with the Ministry of Education. We offer full-time online programs for students K-12, as well as online courses for part-time study for grades 10-12.
Our grade 10-12 courses are designed to be completed within 10 months, but can be done at minimum, in 5 months. We invite you to check out our list of courses on the Courses tab. Our programs and courses are fully Ministry approved and available for full credit towards graduation. Details about registration can be found on the Registration tab.
Logging in to Your Courses
For all students enrolled in classes with Burnaby Online after Sept 1 2022, new registrations for our courses are now being hosted in Brightspace. You can login at http://online.burnabyschools.ca/brightspace. You will receive an email from Brightspace inviting you to join the course. For instructions on how to proceed once you receive the invitation, follow the instructions shown in the email you receive from Brightspace. (see below).
- Students Registered Using a Burnaby Schools Email Address
- If you registered with a Burnaby Schools email address, on the login page, click the Green button to log in with your Burnaby School District email address (PupilNumber@edu.burnabyschools.ca). This will take you to the Office 365 login page for the Burnaby School District. Enter your school district email and password to log in to Brightspace.
- Students Registered Using a Personal Email Address
- If you registered with a personal email address (Gmail, Yahoo, Telus, Shaw, iCloud, etc.), you will log in with your username: firstname.lastname and a password that you create. You need to set up your password before you can log in – Click here to set up a password for your account.
- After you have created a password you will be able to log in at http://online.burnabyschools.ca/brightspace/ by clicking the Blue login button and then entering your username: firstname.lastname and your password on the sign in screen.
- Forgot your password
- You can reset your password by going to Reset Brightspace Password. Fill in your username and click Submit to begin the process. Your username is in the form firstname.lastname
If you have questions about your Brightspace account, please reach out to Online.Info@burnabyschools.ca
Ministry of Education Tuition Free Courses for Graduated Adults
Adults who have already graduated from high school (in BC or anywhere in the world) can take the following courses (for no cost) to refresh their knowledge or upgrade their marks before applying to college or university.
English 11 courses
Workplace Math 11
Foundations of Math 11
Pre-Calculus 11
Life Sciences 11
Chemistry 11
Physics 11
English Studies 12
Foundations of Math 12
Pre-Calculus 12
Anatomy and Physiology 12
Chemistry 12
Physics 12
Office LOCATION
Location until July 24th:
8580 16th Ave, Burnaby BC V3N 1S6
Location as of July 29th:
751 Hammarskjold Drive, Burnaby, BC
Phone: 604-296-6940 (until July 24th)
1-888-479-8882
Phone: 604-296-6901 (as of July 30th)
register.online@burnabyschools.ca
OFFICE HOURS
Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 3:15 pm
We are moving! Office closed July 25, 26, 27 and 28.
Please call or email our office to confirm availability before coming in
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Important Dates for 2025
- July 25 – July 28th – Burnaby Online Offices are CLOSED for moving
- July 29th – Burnaby Online Office reopens at Burnaby North (North Burnaby Adult Education Centre)
- July 30th – Burnaby Online Office new phone number in effect (604-296-6901)
- August 5th – Summer Courses End
- September 2nd – School Resumes
- Sept. 30th – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Closed)
- October 13th – Thanksgiving Day (Closed)
- October 24th – Provincial Pro-D Day
- November 11 – Remembrance Day (Closed)
- Dec. 22nd – Jan. 2nd – Winter Break
- January 5th – School re-opens
- February 16th – Family Day (Closed)
- February 27th – District Pro-D Day
- March 16th – March 27th – Spring Break (School re-opens March 3oth)
- April 3rd – Good Friday (Closed)
- April 6th – Easter Monday (Closed)
- May 18th – Victoria Day (Closed)
- June 25th – School Year Ends