Orange County Virtual School offers full-time enrollment options for students in grades K-12. Full-time OCVS students are registered as public school students, and are required to participate in state and district testing. A full time student can earn a State of Florida high school diploma with OCVS.  The spring term begins January 2026. The application is open now! (see below)

In order to be accepted as a full-time student with Orange County Virtual School for the spring term of the 2025-2026 school year, 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, 2025, are eligible to start kindergarten in August 2025.
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, FAIR, 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 in the previous semester's 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

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 and student ID number, and grade. Example: OCVS Application Documents John Smith 480xxxxxxx 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 and student ID number, and grade. Example: OCVS Application Documents John Smith 480xxxxxxx Grade 11.

Click here to apply for SPRING 2026 Full-Time

Spring application deadlines: Application closes Jan 9 2026.  Applications submitted prior to December 15 will receive an application status by  December 20 2025.  Applications received after December 15 will receive a status update by January 9 2026.