BC Online School is a division of Heritage Christian Online School and is under the independent school branch of the BC Ministry of Education. We are a distributed learning (DL) school for grades 8 to 12 students in British Columbia, Canada. Students looking for more information can view our Course List to see the broad range of courses we offer. To take a course, please visit our Sign-Up page!

Fee Details

FREE Grade 10-12 Courses (funded by the Ministry of Education in BC) for:

• Students currently enrolled in a Secondary School
• Non–Graduated Adults - 19 years or older. There is a $50 application fee.
• Graduated students may qualify for funding based date of birth. Contact our office for more information.
• Students are required to pay for any textbook (prices vary based on the subject). Please note that only 8 out of our course selection (over 100 courses) require a textbook. Students will be informed prior to course enrollment whether the course they’ve enrolled in requires a textbook and how much it is. This is done when the student calls to go over their application.
• If you live outside our Proctored Exam Test Centre catchment (1 hour driving time) for either our Kelowna or New Westminster location, there will be a $50 Proctored Exam fee to schedule a session at a Sylvan Learning Centre or Post-Secondary Institution in your area.

To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:

• Student and Parents/Legal Guardians must reside in BC (paying BC taxes)
• Student must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
• Parent must hold a valid work/study permit

Non Funded:

• Graduated Canadian Adult (19 years or older) - $650 plus the cost of textbooks if applicable.
• International students (residing in BC) – $875 per course plus the cost of textbooks if applicable.

Grade 8-9

Courses are $200 each. For more information click here.