Publications: Education
Oversight of International Education Programs in Offshore and Group 4 Schools
January 2021
This report looked at the ministry’s oversight of two types of for-profit K–12 schools that deliver the B.C. curriculum to international students: offshore schools operating abroad and Group 4 schools in British Columbia.
Executive Expenses at School District 36
August 2019
In this audit, we looked at the employer-paid executive expenses for School District 36, the Surrey School District.
Progress Audit: The Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System
June 2019
In this progress audit, we looked at changes government has made since our 2015 audit of the education of Aboriginal students in the B.C. public school system.
Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in K-12: An Independent Audit
May 2018
This audit looked at whether the Ministries of Health and Education were working together to effectively oversee public school programs and policies that promote healthy eating and physical activity for children and youth in kindergarten to grade 12.
An Independent Audit of Executive Expenses at School District 61
May 2018
In this audit, we looked at the expense payments for six executives from School District 61 in Victoria. Specifically, we looked to see whether expenses that the school district paid on behalf of these executives complied with the district’s policies, and followed the spirit and intent of core government policy.
Improving Budgeting and Expenditure Management in the Public Education System
May 2016
This audit looked at the development of budgets, and the monitoring and control of expenditures in a sample of four school districts.
Appendix A of the report contains a list of 20 questions that school boards can use to self-assess their budgeting and expenditure management. A printer-friendly version is available here.
An Audit of the Education of Aboriginal Students in the B.C. Public School System
November 2015
This audit looked at whether the Ministry of Education led the school system to meet government's commitment to close the gaps in education outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.