The South Carolina Virtual Charter School (SCVCS) is a virtual, tuition-free public school chartered by the South Carolina Public Charter School District in 2008. SCVCS uses the K12curriculum and patented online learning program. Together, SCVCS and K12offer a competitive, individualized kindergarten through twelfth grade school program.
Accreditation: South Carolina Department of Education
Memberships: NCAA, Alliance of Public Charter Schools, South Carolina Association of School Administrators
Enrollment: K-8 1,994; 9-12 1,324
Why a Virtual School?
Virtual schools exist to serve the students who would better thrive outside the four walls of a traditional classroom. Specific reasons why families choose a K12 education for their child:
• The student is academically advanced and the classroom pace moves too slowly.
• The student is an elite athlete or youth performer with a busy travel schedule.
• The student is homebound, undergoing medical treatment.
• The student can take individual courses not available in his or her own school or home district.
CLASS OF 2012
• 118 students graduated from SCVCS in 2012 compared to 37 graduates in 2011.
• 2.1 million dollars in Scholarships were generated by the class of 2012.
• 4 Palmetto Scholarship Nominees; 36 Life Scholarship Nominees; 18 Hope Scholarship Nominees