Personal Education Number (PEN) is a unique 9-digit number assigned to students entered at the education system in BC.  

Fastest Ways to Retrieve PEN:

• Refer to student documents such as K-12 report cards and secondary school transcripts.
• Log in MyEducation BC Family Portal to check.
• Request PEN on VSB Student PEN Request site.

Alternatively, current students and their parents/guardians could contact the school office for assistance.  PEN will be provided only upon verification of the identity.

Former students will email David Thompson with the following document/information to request PEN:

1. A copy of the current ID
2. A staff name (principal, counsellor or teacher) at the time of their attendance in David Thompson 
3. Period of attendance in David Thompson, for example, school year 1989/1990

Request for PEN retrieval will be processed only after all of the above-mentioned are received.  PEN will be provided upon successful verification of the identity.