Small classes
Classes typically run a ten-to-one student-to-teacher ratio. Our teachers answer a question while it is still fresh, close a gap before it widens, and give an ambitious student the attention to go further.
Full-Time Studies
Earn the full Ontario diploma in classes of ten.
Our full-time program is for students in Grades 8 through 12 working toward the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. They study the full core curriculum in small classes, and we guide each one toward university.
An Immersive School Day
A full school day, organized around your child.
Full-time at Vaughan College means a complete Ontario curriculum (the same OSSD pathway as any publicly inspected secondary school), taught in classrooms small enough that no student is anonymous. Students enroll in Grades 8 through 12 and follow the full slate of compulsory and optional credits leading to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
A typical day runs across four instructional periods with a lunch break and after-school academic support. Semester one runs September through January; semester two, February through June. Families can choose in-person learning at the Woodbridge campus or a virtual live-classroom option that joins the same lessons from home.
Beyond the core, full-time students can layer in specialized programming (STEM, Business & Technology & Mathematics, Advanced Placement, and Cambridge International Examinations preparation), so that a student aiming further afield has a track to follow without leaving the school they know.
In-class learning, from anywhere
Be in the classroom from anywhere in the world.
Some of our online courses run alongside a live class in our Vaughan classroom, and which ones changes each semester. When a course offers it, you’ll see a Live now tag on the course or a Hybrid toggle on its page. Turn it on and you can join the real in-person lesson through Google Classroom instead of a separate online-only section, with the same teacher as it happens. Add it when you enrol or anytime after; in-person students can join the same way on the days they study from home.
How Full-Time Works
Inside a full-time week.
We organize the whole school around the student who shows up every morning, from the size of the class to the hours of the day.
Dedicated subject teachers
Every course is led by a teacher chosen for depth in their subject and patience at the desk. They follow the Ontario curriculum, but they teach it conversationally, through debate, problem-solving, and the slow rebuilding of any foundation a student arrives without.
In-person, live virtual, or both
Full-time runs in two formats: at the Woodbridge campus or via a virtual live classroom from home. Both options follow the same calendar, the same teachers, and the same diploma pathway. The line between them is flexible. Virtual students can call into the live in-person classroom through Google Classroom anytime they want extra guidance, and campus students can join the same way on days they need to attend from home. After-school tutoring is open to every full-time student, free of charge.
A clear path to university
Our guidance counsellors work with your child on Canadian and international university applications: OUAC, OCAS, out-of-province, UK, US, and beyond. 100% of our applicants have been admitted to university, year after year.
If this is the kind of school day you want for your child, we’d love to walk you through it.
Voices from the Program
What our students say about full-time here.
The students who do well in our full-time program tend to say the same thing: our teachers have the time to know them, and they offer help before a student has to ask for it.
As a student, you want a place that values education over financial gain, and that's exactly what Vaughan College provides. I was never once encouraged to leave after my tutoring sessions, even if I needed more help.
Adam Szocs — Alumnus, Grade 12
The Curriculum Itself
A glimpse of what you’ll study.
A representative slice of the Grade 12 university-preparation stack: the courses most of our full-time students take on the way to their OSSD and a university offer.
ENG4UEnglish (University)
Grade 121 CreditThis course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyse a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace.
$580
MCV4UCalculus and Vectors
Grade 121 CreditThis course builds on students’ previous experience with functions and their developing understanding of rates of change. Students will solve problems involving geometric and algebraic representations of vectors and representations of lines and planes in threedimensional space; broaden their understanding of rates of change to include the derivatives of polynomial, sinusoidal, exponential, rational, and radical functions; and apply these concepts and skills to the modelling of real-world relationships. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. This course is intended for students who choose to pursue careers in fields such as science, engineering, economics, and some areas of business, including those students who will be required to take a university-level calculus, linear algebra, or physics course. Note: The new Advanced Functions course (MHF4U) must be taken prior to or concurrently with Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U).
$580
SBI4UBiology
Grade 121 CreditThis course provides students with the opportunity for in-depth study of the concepts and processes that occur in biological systems. Students will study theory and conduct investigations in the areas of biochemistry, metabolic processes, molecular genetics, homeostasis, and population dynamics. Emphasis will be placed on the achievement of detailed knowledge and the refinement of skills needed for further study in various branches of the life sciences and related fields.
$580
- MHF4U
Advanced Functions
Grade 121 CreditThis course extends students’ experience with functions. Students will investigate the properties of polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; develop techniques for combining functions; broaden their understanding of rates of change; and develop facility in applying these concepts and skills. Students will also refine their use of the mathematical processes necessary for success in senior mathematics. This course is intended both for students taking the Calculus and Vectors course as a prerequisite for a university program and for those wishing to consolidate their understanding of mathematics before proceeding to any one of a variety of university programs.
$580
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