High School Registration

Yes! Williamsburg Academy Private School is a private online school available to students worldwide. You can pay privately for your student to take any number of courses with us, but we recommend registering for 4 or more courses for the best academic experience and results.

No, our school runs on an open-enrollment basis, so there is no application process for you to complete before registering for classes!

Yes, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. We have a limited number of seats in all courses, and we do not reserve seats for returning students. However, we always notify current families when registration opens for a new semester.

Results show that full-time students who enroll in the Williamsburg program (taking four or more courses) achieve higher grades, develop vital time management skills, and make deeper social connections with their peers and mentors. They also outperform their peers on ACT/SAT exams and are better equipped for life as adults after graduation.

No, students can’t register for themselves in SIS. Only parents have access to the Registration tab from their SIS parent account.

Yes. If needed, you can add, swap, or remove courses from your child’s schedule up to 14 days after the start of each semester.

In this case, you may enroll your student in a more advanced math or writing course. If they have already earned official high school credit for a recommended course, they should work with our Registrar to decide which course to take instead.

Students can transfer credit into Williamsburg Academy that can count towards graduation. We evaluate credit transferred in from other schools according to the following guidelines:

• The credit must be earned in a regionally accredited school for grades 9-12.
• The transfer credit must meet Williamsburg’s academic standards.
• The transfer credit will be evaluated as to whether or not it satisfies one of Williamsburg’s graduation requirements. If not, it will be listed as an elective credit.

Transcripts from other schools should be sent to the Registrar’s office via email, fax, or postal mail.

Please see our graduation requirements page for a detailed list. Enrolled high school students who meet these requirements can graduate with an accredited high school diploma.

Some ambitious students want to pursue their diploma in three high school years instead of four. If your student would like to pursue this path, please contact our Registrar to build a graduation plan and then register accordingly.

Honors Classes: Yes, our live-online Social Studies, Writing & Rhetoric, Literature, High School Math, and Pre-Calculus courses are offered in both Honors and Classic versions. (Self-paced courses are only available in the Classic format.)

Students in Classic and Honors courses meet in the same live class sessions but Honors students complete roughly 30% more work. You can select either the Classic or Honors version when you enroll in SIS.

AP Classes: We do not offer AP classes. However, Williamsburg students who study for and take AP exams often perform well.

Many of our online high school courses are offered in both “live” and “self-paced” formats. Most Fine Arts, PE, and Electives are offered exclusively in the self-paced format. The following courses are available in the self-paced format: 

• All Math courses
• All Science courses (except Astronomy)
• All Leadership courses (except Student Body Leadership)
• All Language Arts courses
• All Social Studies courses
• Fitness for Life
• Mind & Body Stewardship
• Second Language
• Electives

Whenever possible, we recommend taking live-online courses over self-paced courses for the best academic experience and results. Self-paced courses should be selected only if necessary.

We offer high school Independent Studies courses in PE, Fine Arts, and Electives. For more information on Independent Studies courses, please contact Customer Support.

Yes, we offer most core and Independent Studies high school courses in the self-paced format during summer. Offerings include:

• All Math courses
• All Science courses (except Astronomy)
• All Leadership courses
• All Language Arts courses
• All Social Studies courses
• All PE & Health courses
• Second Language
• Independent Math, PE, Fine Arts, and Electives

Once your student is registered, all that’s left is preparing for the first day of school! To help with this, we highly encourage you to review our How to Prepare for School page and on-demand Parent Orientation videos. We’ll also email you and your student with information about student orientation assignments they will need to complete in Canvas (our online learning management system).