In ALL situations, it is mandatory for students to contact their subject teacher in order to arrange for your tests or test passwords to be sent either to a testing site or a test supervisor.
Testing update:
Cross-enrolled students can make arrangements to write their test at their home school or choose from our list of testing centers.
All costs associated with testing for cross-enrolled students, school aged grads, and graduated adults is at the student’s expense. Online supervision is not an option for these students.
Full-time students (school age or adult) working towards graduation should contact their teacher to write their test with our online supervisor.
Writing Tests
If you are a student enrolled in the Grade 8-12 Program at NIDES, you may be asked to write a test for your course. It is important to note that each course has different expectations, so please contact your teacher when you are getting close to writing your first test to make sure you know what the expectations are.
For local students (Comox Valley and surrounding areas) there are a few locations that you can access to write a test.
| School | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Tsolum Campus - all students adult and school age | 2505 Smith Road | 250-337-5300 |
| G.P Vanier Secondary (only Vanier students) | 4830 Headquarters Road | Amber.MacLeod@sd71.bc.ca |
| Highland Secondary (only Highland students) | 750 Pritchard Road | |
| Mark R. Isfeld Secondary (only Isfeld students) | 1551 Lerwick Road |
For students located in other areas of the Vancouver Island and Vancouver areas, there are two options available for you to write your tests:
- You can write at one of our approved testing centers as listed below (at your own expense).
- You can find a teacher either in your current school or in the community who would be willing to supervise your tests. Please have them complete a test supervisor form. There are restrictions on who is eligible to supervise a test for a student so please read the test supervisor form carefully for details.
Test Request Form – (to be filled out by student)
Test Supervisor Request Form – (to be filled out by test supervisor)
Please note: In ALL situations, it is mandatory for students to contact their subject teacher in order to arrange for your tests or test passwords to be sent either to a testing site or a test supervisor.
Vancouver Island
(Any testing fees are the responsibility of the student.)
| City | Testing Location(s) |
|---|---|
| Campbell River | North Island College 1685 South Dogwood Street, Campbell River assessmentcr@nic.bc.ca Phone: 250-923-9715 ext 7715 |
| Duncan | Vancouver Island University Cowichan Campus 2011 University Way Duncan, BC V9L 0C7 (250) 746-3536 or 3509 Hours: Tuesday and Thursday Invigilation Fee: $75 for 2 hours, $10 for every additional hour |
| Nanaimo | Sylvan Learning Center #202 3660 Dover Road Nanaimo, BC V9V 1S4 (250) 758-1526 Email: nanaimo.bc@sylvanlearning.com Hours: Monday-Thursday, Saturday Invigilation Fee: $95.00 per 2 hour exam, $25.00/hour for any additional time Vancouver Island University 900 5th Street Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5 (250) 740-6276 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday Invigilation Fee: $75.00 for exam up to 2hrs. $10.00 every additional hr. |
| Port Alberni | North Island College 3699 Roger St, Port Alberni Phone: 250 724 8741 Mona.fournier@nic.bc.ca |
| Port Hardy / Port McNeill | North Island College 9300 Trustee Rd, Port Hardy Phone: 250 956 7912 North Island Secondary School 2071 McNeill Road Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 (250) 956-3394 Hours: Monday-Friday Invigilation Fee: $25.00 |
| Powell River (Adults) | Vancouver Island University Campus |
| Powell River (Grades 8-12) | Brooks Secondary School – Learning Centre 5400 Marine Ave, Powell River Ian.Landry@sd47.bc.ca |
| Ucluelet | North Island College 10 – 1636 Peninsula Rd, Ucluelet Phone: 250 726 2697 Bill.morrison@nic.bc.ca |
| Victoria | Camosun College 3100 Foul Bay Rd Victoria, BC V8P 5J2 (250) 370-3597 Hours: Monday-Thursday Invigilation Fee: $75.00 +tax per exam (up to 3 hours) Book online: https://canada.registerblast.com/camosun/Exam/List |
Lower Mainland
(Any testing fees are the responsibility of the student.)
| City | Testing Location(s) |
|---|---|
| Abbotsford | University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Room S3125, Abbotsford https://www.ufv.ca/assessment/ |
| Burnaby | BCIT Burnaby Campus 3700 Willingdon Ave., Burnaby Bcit_burnaby_test_ctr@bcit.ca 604-456-1186 |
| Chilliwack | University of the Fraser Valley Building A, room 1351 at CEP 45190 Caen Avenue, Chilliwack Phone: 604-504-7441 ext.2460 Toll-free: 1-888-504-7441 ext.2460 Exam Fee: $55 Payment Methods accepted: Cheque or cash only (exact change required) – Please note only some students need to pay – Graduated adults and those XE students who choose not to write at their enrolling a school. https://www.ufv.ca/assessment/ |
| Coquitlam (school age only) | All SD 43 (Coquitlam) students must write with the weekly test supervisor at your school from Coquitlam Open. |
| Delta | BCIT AIC Campus 1608 Cliveden Ave., Delta Bcit_aic_test_ctr@bcit.ca 604-451-7054 |
| Langley | Kwantlen Polytechnic University https://www.kpu.ca/testing/distance-exams |
| Maple Ridge | Maple Ridge Public Library 130-22470 Dewdney Trunk Road Maple Ridge, BC V2X 5Z6 (604) 467-7417 Email: mapleridgeexams@fvrl.bc.ca Online Booking Form: https://www.fvrl.bc.ca/examproctoring.php Hours: Monday-Saturday Invigilation Fee: $30.00 for 3 hours |
| Mission | Mission Library 33247 Second Ave Mission, BC V2V 1J9 (604) 826-6610 Hours: Monday-Sunday Invigilation Fee: $10.00/hr, $30.00 Max |
| Richmond | Sylvan Richmond Suite 120-8171 Cook Road Richmond, British Columbia V6Y 3T8 604-273-3266 richmond@sylvan.bc.ca |
| Richmond | Kwantlen Polytechnic University https://www.kpu.ca/testing/distance-exams |
| Surrey | Kwantlen Polytechnic University Civic Plaza 13485 Central Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 0K2 civictesting@kpu.ca https://www.kpu.ca/testing/distance-exams |
| Vancouver | BCIT Downtown Campus (DTC) Room 480, 555 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC V6B 3H6 Tel: (604) 412-7500 Email: dtctestctr@bcit.ca Web: BCIT Downtown Campus Test Centre |
| West Vancouver | Sylvan West Vancouver 1425 Marine Drive, #230 West Vancouver, BC V7T 1B9 (604) 229-3097 westvancouver@sylvan.bc.ca |
Other areas
(Any testing fees are the responsibility of the student.)
Click here for a list of other Testing Centers around the province.
- For students living in an area where they cannot access one of our testing centers, there is the option of finding your own test supervisor at your local school or community college. Have the individual complete a test supervisor form and they must meet the requirements outlined on the test supervisor form and email it to navigateexams@sd71.bc.ca.
Test Supervisor Request Form – (to be filled out by test supervisor)
If you have any questions concerning any of our testing policies then please contact us at reach out to your teacher or navigate.support@sd71.bc.ca.