Accreditation - Since 2002 Click here for the NDNVS 2010 Accreditation Report

The NDNVS Ontario Ministry of Education BSID# is 665681. This can be viewed at the Ministry website.

Click the "Continue" button at the bottom of the Ministry page and key in the name of our school "Virtual High School" into the Search box under "Quick search for private schools:"

Questions?

There are 10 frequently asked questions at NDNVS.

International Student?

Information for International students and parents

Students in Control

NDNVS courses must adhere to the required expectations or outcomes prescribed by the Ministry of Education in Ontario. However, the courses can still be flexible. Students can choose which novel from a choice of three or four that they wish to study in their English course or which unit they wish to start with first in their science course or which assignment they wish to complete first. Students are given total control of their own learning.

Studies of online learning indicate that average student performance in well-crafted online courses, such as the 64 courses at NDNVS, is at least equal to the average performance of students in traditional bricks-and mortar classrooms. Similarly, universities treat students taking online courses from NDNVS with the highest regard, even recommending to their own students wishing to change their University program, that they attend NDNVS to pick up the necessary high school prerequisite.

Flexible Courses

NDNVS places the student in control. The student decides when they ‘come to school’, how much time to spend on their course work on any given day, when to pass in their assignments, when to write their unit tests and even where and when they will write their final exam. Students needing more time to practice their learning can choose to move slowly through their course whereas they may move quickly through other portions of their courses to remain engaged.

After the student finishes the final exam, the teacher will submit the report card to the main office which then issues the report card and Ontario Student Transcript (OST) to the student. NDNVS will also send a copy of both report card and the OST to the home school, where the course is added to the student’s ongoing record of courses.

High Schools have Changed

Students can now choose among schools and courses like never before. Students registered fulltime or part-time in a public, Catholic or private school anywhere in Ontario can sign up for a course at NDNVS anytime. All the student needs is evidence that they have met the prerequisite for the course. The student does not need the permission of their current school because NDNVS will communicate with their school to inform them of the registration.

The NDNVS teacher is not focused on whether a student’s T-shirt is appropriate but rather is focused on guiding student learning through an individualized curriculum. This actually allows growth in the student-teacher interaction for all students as it tends to be more personal than in a traditional bricks-and-mortar classroom. Combine this with the outstanding teaching staff at NDNVS, and it makes for an exciting time for student learning.