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Full-Time Information

Full-Time Information

Spring 2027 Application

Orange County Virtual School offers full-time enrollment options for students in grades K-12. Full-time OCVS students are registered as OCPS public school students and are required to participate in state and district testing in person at their OCPS school or on the OCVS campus. A full-time student can earn a State of Florida high school diploma with OCVS. Choose the application link at the bottom to apply!

Full-Time Application Criteria

To be accepted as a full-time student with Orange County Virtual School for SPRING 2027, students must meet the following criteria:

Grades K-5 criteria:

  1. Reside in Florida
  2. Children who are five years old on or before September 1, 2026, are eligible to start kindergarten in August 2026.
  3. To enter first grade, a child must be six years old on or before September 1 and must have successfully completed kindergarten (Florida Statute 1003.21).
  4. Have demonstrated success in the previous 2 years of school.
  5. State/District testing scores, such as the FAST and other assessments from the last two school years, if available. If the student is entering Kindergarten, no test scores are required

Grades 6-12 criteria:

  1. Reside in Florida
  2. Have demonstrated success with a 2.0 GPA and success in fall term courses (A's, B's, C's). For high school, be on track for credits based upon 9th-grade cohort year.
  3. Have attained grade-level proficiency on at least one of the following standardized tests in the last two school years:
    1. Florida Assessment of Student Thinking Reading (FAST) (level 3 or higher)
    2. Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking Math (BEST) (level 3 or higher)
    3. End-of-Course Exams (EOC) that the student has already taken
    4. PSAT NMSQT (470 Reading and Writing, 430 Math)
    5. SAT Test (490 Reading/Writing tests, 420 Math test)
    6. ACT Test (18 average Reading/English, 16 Math)
    7. CLT Test (39 Reading/English, 14 Math)
    8. Grade level proficiency on an official standardized test administered by another public school system

How to Apply

Students currently enrolled in an OCPS school: Parents or Guardians only have to submit the online application. Students’ academic history and testing information are already in the database for review. However, you will be contacted if additional information is needed.

Students currently enrolled in a Non-OCPS school: Parents or Guardians must submit students’ academic records (transcripts or report cards), any and all standardized test scores for review. Within a week of the submission date, please submit via email to ocvs@ocps.net In the subject line, put OCVS Application, the student’s full name, student ID number, and grade. Example: OCVS Application Documents John Smith Grade 11. You will be contacted if additional information is needed.

All students with special needs who currently have an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan with accommodations must submit copies via email to ocvs@ocps.net within a week of the application submission date. In the subject line, put OCVS Application, the student’s full name, student ID number, and grade. Example: OCVS Application Documents John Smith Grade 11.

Application Notifications

Please note that with the high volume of applications we receive you will be notified as soon as possible.  The schedule is listed below

Applications received Nov 9 - Nov 20 will be notified by December 4

Applications received Nov 21 - Dec 11 will be notified by December 18

Applications received Dec. 11- Jan 8 will be notified by Jan 12

Full-Time Enrollment Information and Q&A Sessions

We invite you to join one of our Virtual Informational Q&A Sessions to learn more about our program, enrollment process, and the benefits of virtual learning with OCVS.

Select your level, elementary or secondary, to view the session date, time, and the link to join.

  • Nov 11 @ 9 amNov 18 @ 6 PMDec 2 @ 9 amDec 9 @ 6 pmDec 16 @ 6 pm

  • Having trouble accessing the Secondary meeting through the link? Copy and paste the direct link into your web browser on the date and time of the session.

    URL for session https://tinyurl.com/ocvssecqasession

  • Nov 19 @ 6 pmDec 3 @ 9 am

    Dec 17 @ 6 pmJan 7 @ 9 am

  • Having trouble accessing the Elementary meeting through the link? Copy and paste the direct link into your web browser on the date and time of the session.  

    URL for Session https://tinyurl.com/ocvseleqasession

Spring 2027 Applic­ation