- Am I able to get my high school diploma (academic upgrading) all online?
- Are Adults accepted at SCcyber (Adult Upgrading)?
- Do you offer GED?
- How much does it cost to take schooling with us?
- Can I register by myself or do I have to attend an Elearning site location?
- When can I register?
- What if I don’t finish my course during the allotted 5 month period?
- Are you fully online?
- How long have you existed as a school?
- How are report cards sent out?
- Do you offer summer school?
- Are you able to accept out of province students?
Am I able to get my high school diploma all online? (Academic Upgrading)
We are an Alberta Education accredited private high school and offer the full Alberta High School Program from a First Nations perspective. Our courses are Alberta High School courses that will be applied to the official Alberta high school transcript.
We do offer grades 7 to 9 core courses; however, Junior High students are required to be part of a supervised partner program within one of our school partners. We do not offer at-home learning or homeschool for Junior High for students not affiliated with a partner school.
All learning tasks except exams are done fully online. Students must do their exams in person at our Calgary testing centre or with an exam supervisor that is a professional that has been pre-approved by the SCcyber principal. We do not offer online or remote exam supervision. All exams must be done in person.
Are Adults accepted at SCcyber? Adult Upgrading
Yes – we fully welcome adults of any age under the arm of our SCcyber Elearning Community school.
Do you offer GED?
We do not offer the GED, but the regular Alberta high school diploma.
How much does it cost to take schooling with us?
We are a private school, so the cost per 5 credit course, per semester, is $700 (or $140 per credit). There is also a nonrefundable registration fee of $100. SCcyber Elearning Community receive no funding from the province. However, our sister school, SCcyber Elearning Institute can now provide FREE tuition for students 15 years old to less than 20 years old as of September 1st if the student meets the funding criteria and deadlines set by Alberta Educations.
Some students are funded through their First Nation bands while others pay their tuition personally.
Some adult Alberta resident students that make less than $35000 per year for their household can apply Foundational Learning to cover their tuition for part-time studies. For full-time studies, adult students may receive a living allowance depending on their circumstances, as determined by the government program. Students must be successful in their SCcyber courses for one full semester under part-time funding before they can apply for full-time funding that includes living allowance. Please contact Mrs Kam at kam@sccyber.net for more information regarding this funding program.
Can I register by myself or do I have to attend an Elearning site location?
Our students generally register under one of our learning sites or partner schools so if you are from a community that has an SCcyber learning site or partner school, please contact that Elearning site Mentor for registration info. Please email kam@sccyber.net if you need to contact the Mentor at an Elearning site on your First Nation and you don’t know who that is.
We also do have a few independent adult students and senior high students that work on their own from home because they are unable to register at one of our learning centres. Please contact kam@sccyber.net for more information.
When can I register?
Usually the bulk of our students register August/September and Jan/Feb for our semester start times. However, we do accept late registrations throughout the academic school year on a case by case basis as some students may need just one or two courses. The situation and needs of the individual student and the time remaining in the semester are carefully considered on a case-by-case basis for late registrations.
We follow a traditional school year calendar with semester end dates in January and June, but students can pay tuition again to continue into additional semesters if necessary to finish their course. We do not offer summer school and are closed during the months of July and August.
If you are interested in registering, please contact our Principal at kam@sccyber.net
What if I don’t finish my course during the allotted 5 month period?
After each semester, we allow for 3 week extensions to complete your course work. Fall semester courses have a extension deadline 3 weeks into February. Winter semester courses have an extension deadline 3 weeks into September. Please consult the SCcyber Academic calendar for exact dates. If you still are not able to complete your course by the extension deadline, you may continue into the next semester once you pay tuition for continuing into the next semester.
Are you fully online?
The course lessons are always fully online, with 6-9 hours of online sessions of live help available with the course teacher per week using Zoom video conferencing. Assignments are submitted via email and students do their exams at the learning centre or with an approved proctor. Diploma exams are done at the closest designated writing centre (usually a local high school or college).
All learning tasks except exams are done fully online. Students must do their exams in person at our Calgary testing centre or with an exam supervisor that is a professional that has been pre-approved by the SCcyber principal. We do not offer online or remote exam supervision, such as Proctorio. All exams must be done in person. This will usually take place during regular week-day school hours.
We have a short mandatory orientation course for all new students (free of charge) that is awarded one high school credit in CTS. This must be completed before the student begins other courses.
How long have you existed as a school?
SCcyber Elearning started our online school since 2000. Hence, we have over 2 decades of experience providing pedagogically sound online education by our highly experienced, certified teachers.
How are report cards sent out?
We practice real-time reporting. That means that all marks are updated and posted online Tuesday at 9am. Anything handed in before Thursday 5pm will be marked by your teacher with comments and marks posted online by Tuesday 9am. You simply click on the Grades icon under your course login. there is no waiting for weeks or months to have completed work marked and returned.
Do you offer summer school?
No, we do not offer summer school. We are fully closed in July and August and no staff is on duty.
Are you able to accept out of province students?
We are able to accept out of province students outside of Alberta on a case by case basis. Out of province students will be required to travel to Alberta to write their diploma exams. Tuition may need to be charged on a case by case basis.
If you are interested in registering, please contact our Principal at kam@sccyber.net