What does reciprocal tuition mean?
Currently, First Nations schools do not receive tuition for students who attend their schools who are not ordinarily resident on reserve. Under the Jurisdiction Agreement, the Province has agreed to pay, to First Nations schools, tuition for students attending First Nations schools who are not ordinarily resident on reserve. To qualify, the school must be certified by the First Nations Education Authority. Will Reciprocal Tuition Agreements only be available through this process? Yes. Right now, provisions for reciprocal tuition are only available through the education jurisdiction process; however, negotiations are underway to expand the provision to any certified First Nation school. Under jurisdiction would it be necessary for a First Nations school to continue to be Independent schools? Not necessarily. If the First Nations school is certified by the First Nations Education Authority, the school will be able to grant its own graduation certificate and to apply to grant the Dogwood.
