Virtual school

Wikipedia defines a virtual school as

an institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods.

We impose the further restriction that the courses are similar (in purpose and outcome) to those normally taken by school-age children - but there may be a few students in the virtual school who are beyond school leaving age.

Lists of virtual schools

See categories at the bottom of the page for quick links to other relevant initiatives.

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2020 List of virtual schools

The list curated for 2020 can be located here: 2020 Virtual Schools

2011 List of virtual schools

Our global list created in 2011 is at Category:Virtual schools - it is known not to have full coverage of US.

We also categorise virtual schools by major continental region

1. Category:Virtual schools in Africa
2. Category:Virtual schools in Asia
3. Category:Virtual schools in Australasia
4. Category:Virtual schools in Europe
5. Category:Virtual schools in Latin America

Because of the large number of virtual schools in North America, they are categorised by US and Canada.

Soon it is expected that we will have:

1. Category:Virtual schools in Caribbean
2. Category:Virtual schools in Pacific and Indian ocean islands

For those countries where a lot of virtual schools are expected we also categorise by country. So far the list is:

1. Category:Virtual schools in Australia
2. Category:Virtual schools in Brazil
3. Category:Virtual schools in Canada
4. Category:Virtual schools in New Zealand
5. Category:Virtual schools in South Africa
6. Category:Virtual schools in Turkey
7. Category:Virtual schools in the US

Some of these country categories seem too detailed, eg Turkey and South Africa. Others may be needed soon, eg for UK, Sweden and Finland.

Note that Ceased virtual schools (those that no longer exist) have their own category - Category:Ceased virtual schools

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