Ontario Virtual School Reviews 157

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Review summary

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Considering 140 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, often praising the helpful and responsive staff, including teachers and support teams. Customers consistently highlight the fast response times for questions and quick grading of assignments and tests, with many receiving feedback within a day or two. The service is frequently described as excellent, offering a flexible and well-organized learning environment that allows individuals to learn at their own pace. However, a small portion of people felt that there was a lack of oversight and accountability, with one instance mentioning lost assignments and tests.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I took calculus and vectors with ovs as it was a prerequisite needed for my university program. I decided to take calculus online so I can better manage my time with my other science courses. There we... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

During my time taking Advanced Functions at OVS my teacher was extremely helpful and encouraging. The website and learning methods made understanding this difficult course feel much easier and truly h... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best part of taking ENG4U on line was the flexibility and my ability to set my own pace and work around other commitments. My school offered summer online, but that ENG4U course was only 3 weeks l... See more

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  1. Education & Training

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Earn Ontario high school credits by studying online – on your own time, at your own pace, from anywhere.


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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

157 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience! I recommended it to some of my friends, in my opinion it’s way better than average school as you get a whole year to learn and understand the concepts in your classes.

September 9, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

We're glad you enjoyed your experience with OVS. Thank you for the positive review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The course was exelent!

The course was great! there was not a lack of course work, and the optional assessments were great for reviewing content that you were not familiar with. I liked that fact that you could work at your own pace, and the support from the chat was fast and effective. I really enjoyed this course and felt like a learned a lot.

August 30, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

We're glad that you enjoyed your course with us and that you found the self-paced nature of our platform to your liking. Thank you for the positive review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

NBE3U experience

I completed the NBE3U English course this summer, and I loved it! I loved being able to work at my own pace, and there was zero pressure to complete evaluations within a time limit. The lessons were well organized and related well to the assignments, test, and final exam. My teacher was amazing; she responded to any emails within hours and handed back evaluations within a day. I would recommend Ontario Virtual School to anyone, and I will definitely be completing another course in the future :)

August 1, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

Thank you for the positive review. It is great that you found your Grade 11 English: Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices enjoyable. We are happy to hear that you found the platform organize and well laid out. We wish you the best of luck with your future studies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I think one of the best parts…

I think one of the best parts e-learning with OVS is that I am able to learn at my own pace and availability and able to do better in the classes with this extra time. So I would definitely suggest OVS to other friends and families!

August 25, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

We're glad that you enjoyed the flexible, self-paced nature of our platform. Thank you for your positive review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed taking PSK4U with OVS

I really enjoyed taking PSK4U with OVS. The flexibility allowed me to work at my own pace while staying on track with both my graduation requirements and post-secondary goals. I chose OVS because of its clear course structure, which made the material easy to follow. My teacher was very responsive to questions and returned feedback quickly, which helped me monitor my progress throughout the course. The practice tests, exam reviews, and online textbook were especially useful in preparing for the final exam. Overall, my experience was very positive, and I even recommended the course to my sister, who also enjoyed the online school.

August 29, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

We're glad you enjoyed your Grade 12 Kinesiology course with OVS. We're happy to hear that you found the flexibly online learning to your liking and that your teacher was responsive and helpful through out the course. Thank you for the positive review and best of luck with your future academic pursuits.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Overall

I couldn’t ask for a better teacher, she marked my evaluations same day and was very fast to reply. When I faced issues the admin was fast to resolve it. The food and nutrition course is easy to follow and I was able to finish in less than a month, highly recommend if you need a credit fast.

August 20, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

It is great that you enjoyed your HFA4U Grade 12 Nutrition and Health course with us. We're pleased that you found your teacher responsive and helpful throughout the course. Thank you for the positive review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was such a great way to earn a better understanding in challenging courses.

This was such a great way to earn a great mark! The teachers were quick and response and extremely helpful. This was certainly a highlight in my high school journey and helped me regain prominent understanding of key math concepts and I loved the experience! I certainly recommend.

August 20, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

We're happy to hear that you enjoyed your course with OVS and that you found your teachers responses timely and helpful. Thank you for the positive review. Best of luck with your future academic pursuits.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As someone who goes to a regular day…

As someone who goes to a regular day school, where marks are often determined by who your teacher is, OVS offers a wonderful solution to the stress of possibly doing bad in a course due to reasons not in your control. The content itself is very viable and similar to that of day school, the teachers mark tests and respond to any inquiries very quickly, and the overall setup of the service is wonderful. Highly recommend

August 17, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

We're glad you enjoyed your course with us and felt that OVS provided a stress free solution to school. Thank you for kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding experience at OVS for grade 11 university math

very accommodating
lessons were very well structured
Flexibility in scheduling
Ability to study from anywhere
Teacher availability via email

Overall a very positive experience, I was able to complete a class at my own pace, and get ahead of my grade. Would highly recommend for other students

August 13, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

Thank you for the positive review. We're glad your liked the flexibility and structure of our program. We wish you be the best of luck with your future academic pursuits.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really Great

O.V.S is a really well put together and easy to use software. I did calculus and it was really clear and easy to learn.

August 12, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

Thank you for your positive review. We're happy to hear you enjoyed your MCV4U course with us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

MCV4U Calc and vectors OVS

I just finished MCV4U with OVS and loved the whole experience. I took it here because I wanted to work at my own pace during the summers and the flexibility was a game changer. My teacher always replied within a day (sometimes within hours) and marked my tests super quickly. The practice tests were almost identical to the real thing, which made me feel prepared for the final exam. The office team was also very quick to update my OUAC, which took a lot of stress off my mind. It was really easy to send this credit to my university through OUAC and my day school without any complications. Honestly, it was one of the smoothest courses I’ve ever taken online.

August 11, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

Thank you for your positive review. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors course. It's wonderful that you teacher was so quick with responses, and that you felt well prepared for your tests. We wish you the best of luck at university!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a nightmare

What a nightmare. The Admin staff do not know the curriculum. The teachers do not have any say on the content or structure of the course. The tutors don't know why questions are missing key information and are fragmented. The courses for grade 12 Physics, Calculus and Chemistry seemed to have been copied and pasted together with random changes to avoid copy right infringement. Everything is so piece meal and thrown together! The tests are like individual exams, long, extremely difficult to figure out what and why and how this is even relevant to the course syllabus?! OVS even turned off Google Reviews so you can't complain on Google!

March 3, 2025
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

Hello, while we always appreciate constructive feedback on our program, many of the statements made in your review are incorrect.

OVS is a Ministry accredited high school, so we follow the same curriculum as any other high school in Ontario. All of our courses are developed, created and recorded by our own Ontario Certified Teachers. All test and exams are also created by our teachers, and reviewed, before being added to a course.

In regards to the Google reviews, OVS has no choice in the disabling of Google reviews. In fact, we have had such wonderful Google reviews in the past, we often referred potential students to them to see what others had to say about our program. However, Google made the decision to disable Google reviews for all high schools, not just ours.

If you ever experience any issue with our program or have questions throughout the course, you are more then welcome to either email your teacher for course assistance, or contact the main office with any questions or concerns regarding course taken with OVS.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing teacher

Amazing teacher, really helped me understand this difficult course. A lot of complicated topic were made simple thanks to the lessons and the quick reply to emails for help.

August 14, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

OVS physics SPH4U

My physics teacher was fantastic in helping me grasp tough concepts and I excelled at going through the course at my own pace. I finished on time and was able to have an in-depth understanding of a lot of concepts.

May 26, 2020
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Reply from Ontario Virtual School

Hello Zev,
Thank you for the positive review. We are glad you had a positive experience with your OVS course.

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