Online homeschool in Richmond, British Columbia
Live Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level for Richmond BC families. Built for UBC, SFU, KPU, plus Ivy League and Pacific Rim applications. BC DL Funding eligible. From USD 423 per month.
Richmond Chinese-Canadian families particularly value Cambridge IGCSE/A-Level because the qualifications are highly recognised in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Mainland China for university transfer — supporting future moves to top Pacific Rim universities (Hong Kong University HKU, Chinese University of Hong Kong CUHK, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST, National Taiwan University NTU, National University of Singapore NUS). Plus UBC, SFU, KPU all accept Cambridge directly. BC DL Funding (~$600 CAD/year) helps offset tuition.
Richmond is Canada's most demographically Chinese city — approximately 60% of residents identify Chinese-Canadian, with significant Hong Kong, Taiwanese, and Mainland Chinese populations. Richmond hosts Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Kwantlen Polytechnic University Richmond campus, plus the historic Steveston fishing village. Families homeschool to balance Mandarin/Cantonese heritage language education with English-language academic depth and university-pathway preparation.
210K Richmond city · Greater Vancouver · 60% Chinese-Canadian
University pathways
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU Richmond campus)
- Trinity Western University (Langley, 1hr east)
- University of British Columbia (UBC, 30min north)
- Simon Fraser University (SFU, 45min east)
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT, Burnaby)
- Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, 30min north)
Richmond neighbourhoods we serve
Steveston (historic fishing village) · Terra Nova · Boyd Park · Brighouse · Burkeville · East Cambie · Hamilton · Ironwood · Lansdowne · Quilchena · Riverdale · Saunders · Seafair · Thompson · West Cambie · Westwind · Woodwards
Fees
From USD 423/month for Primary, payable termly; varies by curriculum and level. One-to-one tuition: USD 15/hour.
Frequently asked questions
How does Smartious work with Richmond School District (SD38) and BC DL Funding?
Richmond families can register as homeschoolers with SD38 (Richmond School District) directly or register with a BC Distributed Learning school for DL Funding (~$600 CAD/year per child). DL Funding offsets Smartious tuition where families register through a DL school. We provide receipts and curriculum documentation.
Does Smartious support Richmond families targeting Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Singapore universities?
Yes. Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level qualifications are highly recognised by Pacific Rim universities — Hong Kong University (HKU), Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), National Taiwan University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore), Tsinghua, Peking University, Fudan all accept Cambridge qualifications. Plus UBC, SFU, KPU (BC universities) recognise Cambridge. Many Richmond families plan dual-path Canada + Asia university applications.
Which Richmond neighborhoods do you serve?
All of Richmond including Steveston, Terra Nova, Boyd Park, Brighouse, Burkeville, East Cambie, Hamilton, Ironwood, Lansdowne, Quilchena, Riverdale, Saunders, Seafair, Thompson, West Cambie, Westwind, Woodwards. Smartious is fully online.
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What parents say
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“What I love most about Smartious is how they make learning enjoyable. The tutors use engaging methods that keep children interested throughout the lesson. My child now looks forward to studying instead of avoiding it.” — Google reviewer, Google review