Burnaby Online – Temporary Summer Closure Notice
**Please note that Burnaby Online 10‑month courses will be unavailable for a two‑week period this summer.
- Course closure: August 8 – August 23
- Access during this time: Students will not have access to their courses, their teachers, or the ability to submit assignments.
- Courses reopen: August 24 in Brightspace
Grade 8 and 9 Registration
Registration for Grades 8 and 9 is now CLOSED for the 2025/2026 school year.
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.
Provincial Assessment Information 2025/2026
Grade 10 Numeracy and Grade 10 & 12 Literacy Assessments
The BC Graduation Program requires all grade 10-12 students to write the following Graduation Assessments.
Here are the 2026 dates for full-time Burnaby Online students:
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Grade 10 Graduation Numeracy Assessment – January 21st
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Grade 10 Graduation Literacy Assessment – January 14th
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Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment – January 14th
These assessments are mandatory for graduation.
The final assessments of this school year for full-time Burnaby Online students will be held June 11th and 18th.
Click here for more information about Provincial Assessments. This includes information on purpose of the assessment and how to prepare.
Burnaby Online Test Taking
Important Notice for Students in Grade 10–12 Core Academic Burnaby Online Courses:
As part of our commitment to academic integrity and quality assurance, students enrolled in Grade 10–12 core academic courses may be required to complete in-person assessment(s) at the Burnaby Online main office (in the North Burnaby Adult Education Centre at Burnaby North Secondary School; 751 Hammarskjold Drive, Burnaby), or another approved location. This process helps us verify that assessments accurately reflect each student’s individual learning and meet our academic standards.
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.
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
Located at Burnaby North Secondary School in the North Burnaby Adult Education Centre Office
751 Hammarskjold Drive, Burnaby, BC
Phone: 604-296-6901 (Press 3 for Burnaby Online)
register.online@burnabyschools.ca
OFFICE HOURS
Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 3:15 pm
Please call or email our office to confirm availability before coming in.
Test Writing
Important Dates for 2025
- 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



