Gain exclusive insight into life at Virtual High School from our carefully curated video and written reviews, including roundtable Q&As, that deliver in-depth insider info from parents, alumni and students.
Our Perspective on Virtual High School
There are many things that online instruction can offer that other schools simply can’t, including distance learning and remediation. Stephen Baker began developing the concept of the Virtual High School in 1995 with that in mind, and VHS gained accreditation—with it the ability to confer the OSSGD—in 2002. Courses can be started at any point, and students are able to work through the material at their own pace. There are many opportunities for interaction and collaboration with other students and instructors. At the end of the day, it’s a unique approach, and it has proven itself with a range of learners with a range of academic purposes.
Video reviews
Get crucial behind-the-scenes information about Virtual High School from video interviews with probing questions that we recorded live with parents, current students, and recent alumni.
Watch our Virtual High School Q&A discussion with Grace (Alum), Roseanne (Parent) to gain fresh insight into the school’s culture, values, and strengths.
Watch our Virtual High School Q&A discussion to gain fresh insight into the school's culture, values, and strengths.
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Written reviews
Dive deeply into the real culture of Virtual High School with reviews we’ve structured to highlight only the most valuable insights and opinions submitted by parents, students, and alumni.
Virtual High School has been a great experience for my daughter and son on every level. The cou...
Being an online school, we haven't had any experience with school discipline at Virtual High School, and it's tricky to describe the school environment when the work is done virtually. But I have no complaints with school lead...
Good quality of instruction? Passionate and knowledgeable teachers? Effective communication and constructive feedback? An overwhelming YES to all of the above! Every year, we have been impressed with the teachers at Virtual Hi...
Virtual High School, being an online school, is set up by people who thoroughly understand how an online school should work. The course work is laid out clearly and completely, with every assignment in the course listed from d...
Both of my children have expressed to me how much they have appreciated being Virtual High School students. The overall sense they have is one of empowerment - there is complete freedom to complete work at their own pace and o...
I absolutely love Virtual High School. It is an online school that allows the students to progr...
I have tremendous respect for the headmaster and all the staff of VHS. The teachers are very hands-on with their students even though they are not physically there in person. It's very hard to connect on a deeper level with yo...
With all the courses that I've done so far, I definitely feel that there was a good amount of communication for the expectation on assignments. Each assignment has a specific sheet of paper that states what's required of you, ...
The work is sometimes hard especially when you get into the older grades, but it's a good challenge. I definitely think that everything virtual high school teaches is very useful for later on in life. All the course content i...
Virtual High School offers courses that are not only flexible and time efficient, but extremely...
Teachers and guidance counsellors at Virtual High School are always at your disposal when looking for extra help on your college admissions, assignment inquiries, and tasks, and overall guidance on working your way through Vir...
When working on course assignments, every student is provided with a detailed rubric that explains exactly what is needed from you and has a detailed explanation on what you should and shouldn't include in your assignments to ...
The work provided at Virtual High School is just perfect with its challenging yet fun assignments that help you really dive deep into your course that helps you really understand what you're learning about. Assignments range f...
Virtual High School is a amazing online private school that has all of its class work online ri...
I respect the principal, guidance counsellors, teachers, and other staff tremendously as they do everything in their power to make sure that my needs and goals are accommodated in a proper manner. The reason that I switched t...
With almost every assignment that I have ever done there is a rubric that allows me to know exactly what the teacher is expecting me to do, and what I have to do to get the best marks possible. The rubric will state the expect...
In my opinion the work that the school has is just right. The work allows me to challenge myself to find the right answer, but is also easy enough that it wont take me hours to figure out the right answer. Everything in the co...
Virtual High School allows you the flexibility to move and pursue personal and professional asp...
I had limited interaction with leadership, but I can say that the few times I did interact with the school, it felt very much like just speaking with a normal school administration. I did get the feeling that they wanted to bu...
The quality of teaching was excellent. The coursework was well put together, but more importantly there was a surprising amount of social interaction. A lot of the courses include social components such as discussing assignmen...
I think the academics are on par with any high school, and like any other school, are basically what you make of it. I am not a very dedicated student, I wanted my diploma in the least amount of time and effort so I could move...
Online school enables the best quality of life I can imagine. I had the freedom to do anything I wanted. I would wake up, do an assignment or 2, golf, and have lunch in the afternoon, play sports in the evening. There are cert...
