Student Transitions Project

The Student Transitions Project uses personal education numbers (PENs) to track B.C. student data across both K-12 and public post-secondary education systems. This information guides program planning and management to help students transition successfully to post-secondary education and graduate.

Strict procedures ensure that privacy is protected – data used for the project cannot be used to make decisions about individual students.

Steering Committee

The role of the steering committee is to:

• Determine policy-related research questions to guide analysis of data exchanged under the Student Transitions Project Information Sharing Agreement
• Determine how parties to the agreement can use the data and who can use it
• Assess third-party requests for access to the aggregate data that does not contain personal information
• Establish timelines, methods and procedures for the exchange of data
• Review data analysis reports
• Ensure that any exchange of personal information meets the requirements of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Find out more about project governance:

• Terms of Reference (PDF) 

Information & Data Usage Policies

• Information Sharing Agreement (PDF) 
• Data Access Policy (PDF)  
• Data Linkage Policy (PDF) 
• Data Use and Reporting Protocol (PDF)

Annual Reports

• Transitions of B.C. High School Graduates into B.C. Public Post-Secondary Education (PDF)
• Student Transitions Project Fast Facts: (PDF) or (Tableau)
• Student Transitions Project Highlights Newsletter (PDF, 1.7MB)
• Update on Student Mobility in the BC Public Post-secondary System (PDF)
• Student Transitions into Public Post-secondary by Regions (PDF)
• Student Mobility Between Regions and Sectors (PDF)
• Student Pathways by System, Region, Sector (PDF)
• Student Pathways by Institution (PDF)

Special Topic Reports

• Student Transitions into B.C. Public, B.C. Private and Non-B.C. Institutions (PDF) - prepared May 2020
• Does Music Make You Smarter? (PDF) - prepared October 2019
• International Student Report (PDF) - prepared December 2018
• Education Pathways of High School Graduates and Non-Graduates (PDF) - prepared February 2016
• B.C. Bachelor's Degree Completers of 2013/2014 (PDF) - prepared October 2015
• A Longitudinal Study of Entrants to Bachelor's Degree Programs in B.C. (PDF) - prepared December 2013
• STP Ten Year Review of Trends in B.C.'s Education Systems (PDF) - prepared May 2013
• Post-secondary Pathways of Non-Graduates from B.C. Grade 12 (PDF) - prepared March 2013
• Simultaneous Enrolment in Multiple B.C. Public Post-secondary Institutions (PDF) - prepared October 2012
• International Students in B.C.'s Education Systems (PDF) - prepared November 2011
• Post-secondary Credential Completion of BC Grade 12 Graduates (PDF) - prepared August 2010
• Student Transitions into Post‐Secondary Education Sectors – B.C. Public, B.C. Private and Non‐B.C. Institutions (PDF) - prepared May 2010