Veritas Scholars Academy in Georgia
K-12 Online School for Georgia Families
If you’re comparing online schools in Georgia, you’re asking important questions about your child’s mind, faith, and future. Veritas Scholars Academy offers Georgia families live classes with expert teachers and fellow students, a classical Christian education from kindergarten through 12th grade, and an accredited diploma, all from home.
- Accredited by Middle States
- Live classes, grades 3-12
- Classes on Eastern Time
- Every class recorded
- Classical and Christian
- Enroll year-round
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Classical Christian Education, From Atlanta to Savannah
Georgia families have more school choices than ever, and sorting through them can take weeks of research. If you’ve been comparing websites late at night, trying to tell one online school from the next, you’re not alone.
Here’s what sets VSA apart. Veritas Press has helped families teach classically for more than 30 years, and Veritas Scholars Academy brings that education into a live online classroom. Students walk through history in order, beginning with Creation, read the great books, learn Latin, and grow in their ability to think, reason, and speak well. Every class is taught from a Christian worldview, by teachers who know their students by name.
Families choose how much VSA to bring home:
- Full-Time Diploma Program. A full course load with VSA, a personal Academic Advisor, and an accredited diploma and transcript at graduation.
- Part-Time live classes. Many Georgia homeschool families keep teaching most subjects and add a few live courses where a seasoned teacher and real classmates make the biggest difference.
What Georgia Requires of VSA Families
Every family that leaves a traditional school wonders what the state will expect. Georgia keeps the list clear. Children ages 6 to 16 must attend a public school, a private school, or a home study program, and Georgia law gives VSA families two ways to meet that requirement (O.C.G.A. §20-2-690).
The Home Study Path
A Declaration and a Few Records
- File a Declaration of Intent with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting, then by September 1 each year.
- Teach the equivalent of 180 days a year, at least four and a half hours a day.
- Cover reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science.
- Write a short annual progress report for each child and keep it for three years.
- Give a nationally standardized test every three years, starting at the end of 3rd grade. Results stay with you.
- The teaching parent needs a high school diploma or its equivalent.
The Private School Path
Georgia Now Recognizes Virtual Schools
A 2026 update to Georgia law recognizes schools that teach entirely online as private schools, as long as they offer a full academic program in the required subjects. Private schools report their enrolled students to the local school superintendent each year.
Which path fits your family depends on how you enroll, full-time or part-time, and your Family Consultant can walk you through it before you start.
Leaving a Georgia public school? Talk with a Family Consultant before you withdraw, so your child’s VSA start date, your paperwork, and any Promise Scholarship timing line up. How switching to VSA works
Either way, your child’s VSA courses cover far more than the state’s required subjects, and VSA’s grades and teacher comments make the annual progress report straightforward. Is My Student Considered a Homeschooler When in the Diploma Program?
What VSA Costs for a Georgia Family
VSA tuition is priced by the course: a live Secondary course is $829 for the year, and a live Grammar course is $729. Full-Time Diploma students add a yearly enrollment fee for advising, records, and transcripts. Here are typical yearly totals.
| Plan | Yearly tuition | Paid in full | Monthly plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Time Grammar3 live courses + 3 You Teach Diploma courses + Premium Diploma enrollment | $2,786 | $2,711 | $884 at registration, then 9 payments of about $211.33 April 1 through December 1 |
| Full-Time Secondary5 live courses + 1 lab science + Premium Diploma enrollment | $5,828 | $5,678 | $1,299 at registration, then 9 payments of about $503.22 April 1 through December 1 |
| Part-Time2 live courses | $1,658 | $1,608 | $190 at registration, then 9 payments of about $163.11 April 1 through December 1 |
Families can pay in full and save on each course, or spread tuition across monthly payments with no interest. VSA scholarships are available, too. Learn about financial aid
Georgia Promise Scholarship
Up to $6,500 a Year
Georgia’s first education savings account provides up to $6,500 a year, paid quarterly through Odyssey, for students who attended a public school in the state’s lowest-performing 25 percent, or who are starting kindergarten in one of those attendance zones. Veritas Press works with Promise families through the Odyssey marketplace.
The final application window for 2026-27 runs November 1 to 30, 2026, for families at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level. A Family Consultant can help you see what your scholarship can cover at Veritas.
A Common Question
“Is Online School in Georgia Free?”
VSA is a private school, so there is tuition. For the value of that tuition, families receive a classical education taught from a Christian worldview, live classes with teachers who know their students by name, and an accredited diploma.
And because VSA is priced by the course, many families find it costs well under the national average for private school tuition.
A Diploma That Opens Doors
When your child starts thinking about college, the transcript suddenly matters a great deal. Many Georgia families choose VSA so their high schooler graduates with a record any admissions office will recognize.
An Accredited Diploma
Full-Time Diploma students graduate with a diploma and official transcript from a school accredited by the Middle States Association since 2014. Honors, AP, and dual enrollment courses appear on the transcript with a weighted GPA.
Ready for College
VSA graduates have gone on to schools such as Harvard, Hillsdale, Wheaton, Grove City, and New Saint Andrews. Your child’s Academic Advisor helps plan a course of study with their college goals in mind.
College Credit and NCAA
Eligible high school students can earn college credit through our dual enrollment partnership with Cairn University. VSA courses are also NCAA-approved (high school code 392122).
What a Week Looks Like for Georgia Students
Online school can be hard to picture until you see it. Here’s what a typical week looks like.
Live Classes, Twice a Week
Each live course meets twice a week at a set time, with the same teacher and up to 20 classmates all year. Students raise their hands, answer questions, and discuss ideas together, and friendships grow from there.
Never Behind
Every class is recorded. If a summer storm knocks out the power or a family trip gets in the way, your child watches the recording and stays on track.
Between classes, much of the work happens with books, paper, and pencil. Younger students sing their way through history and chant their Latin vocabulary. Older students read Homer and Augustine, work through formal logic, and learn to write and defend arguments of their own, the classical stages Dorothy Sayers described in “The Lost Tools of Learning” (1947).
Challenging, and Worth It
Parents sometimes worry that a classical school will be too hard. It’s a fair question. VSA is rigorous, and the first months can stretch a student. But no one is left to struggle alone: teachers, Academic Advisors, and Family Consultants work together to find the right challenge for each child, and every live class comes with real classmates working through the same books. Clubs, field trips, and our End-of-Year Gathering bring students together outside class, too.
My son graduated from Veritas last year. He now attends the United States Air Force Academy. His first year at VSA was difficult, but the skills and tools he learned throughout his time there are paying dividends at the Academy.
Michaela R., Veritas parent
Getting Started, One Step at a Time
Talk With a Family Consultant
Tell us about your child and your goals. A Family Consultant replies within 24 hours and can walk you through Georgia’s requirements and the Promise Scholarship alongside your course plan.
Apply and Find the Right Placement
We review your child’s records, and we may ask for a short placement test so your child starts in the right courses.
Take Care of Georgia Paperwork
File your Declaration of Intent if you’re taking the home study path, and apply for the Promise Scholarship if your child qualifies.
Build Your Child’s Plan
Full-Time students meet with an Academic Advisor to plan their courses and register for classes.
Questions Georgia Families Ask
Is online school free in Georgia?
Georgia has tuition-free public virtual options, which follow state standards and teach from a secular perspective. VSA is a private school with tuition, priced by the course, and offers a classical Christian education with live teachers and an accredited diploma. Some Georgia families also qualify for the Georgia Promise Scholarship. See what VSA costs.
How much does online school cost in Georgia?
It depends on the school and your child’s plan. At VSA, you pay for each live course, plus a yearly enrollment fee for Full-Time Diploma students. Our tuition calculator shows your real yearly number in a few minutes. Build your child’s plan.
Can I use the Georgia Promise Scholarship at VSA?
Veritas Press works with Georgia Promise families through the Odyssey marketplace. Which Veritas programs your scholarship can cover depends on the program’s rules, so we recommend talking it through with a Family Consultant before you enroll. Using the Georgia Promise Scholarship with Veritas Press.
Who qualifies for the Georgia Promise Scholarship?
Students generally need to have attended a Georgia public school for two consecutive semesters, or be starting kindergarten, and live in the attendance zone of a school on the state’s lowest-performing 25 percent list. Military families have some exceptions. The scholarship provides up to $6,500 a year, paid quarterly through Odyssey. The final 2026-27 application window runs November 1 to 30, 2026.
Do I need to file a Declaration of Intent if my child attends VSA?
Families who choose the home study path file a Declaration of Intent with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting and by September 1 each year after. Georgia law also recognizes virtual private schools. Your Family Consultant will help you see which path fits your family.
Is VSA accredited?
Yes. VSA is accredited by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), and our accreditation applies to students wherever they live, including Georgia. How accreditation works at VSA.
What time are classes in Georgia?
Class times are listed in Eastern Time, the same time zone as Georgia, so the time you see is the time your child logs on. Courses are usually offered at several times, so families can choose what fits.
Can my child start in the middle of the year?
Yes. VSA welcomes new students throughout the year. Students can join classes in progress, catch up with recorded lessons, and work with their teachers on any makeup work. How switching works.
Let’s Build Your Georgia School Plan Together
A Family Consultant would love to hear your child’s story, walk you through Georgia’s requirements, and help you find the right next step, whether that’s next month or next fall.
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