Online homeschool in Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Live Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level for Summerside and Western PEI families. Built for UPEI (especially Atlantic Veterinary College), Holland College, plus mainland Canada and Ivy League applications. From USD 423 per month.

Western PEI families benefit from access to UPEI Atlantic Veterinary College (one of Canada's five vet schools) — Cambridge A-Level Biology + Chemistry is exceptional preparation for AVC's highly competitive admissions. Plus PEI's annual-notification-only homeschool framework makes registration simple. Acadian heritage families in Prince County (Region évangéline including Miscouche, Wellington, Tignish) benefit from Smartious bilingual context support.

Summerside is Prince Edward Island's second-largest city, located in Prince County on the island's western side — Holland College Summerside Waterfront Campus, plus access to UPEI (45min east in Charlottetown). Significant aerospace industry (formerly CFB Summerside, now Slemon Park with Vector Aerospace and IMP Aerospace), plus agricultural heritage (potatoes, processing), plus Acadian heritage in Prince County (Region évangéline) create distinctive Western PEI homeschool community.

20K Summerside · PEI's second-largest city · Western PEI hub

University pathways

Summerside neighbourhoods we serve

Downtown Summerside · St. Eleanors · Wilmot · Sherwood · East Summerside · West Summerside · Slemon Park (aerospace industry) · Miscouche (Acadian heritage, 10min west) · Wellington (Acadian heritage, 15min west) · Tignish (Western PEI, 1hr west) · O'Leary (Western PEI, 30min west) · Kensington (15min east) · Borden-Carleton (Confederation Bridge area)

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 PEI homeschool law work for Summerside families?

PEI's School Act requires annual notification to the Public Schools Branch (or Commission scolaire de langue française for francophone Acadian families) by September 30 each year. No required curriculum, no testing, no portfolio review. Summerside and Western PEI families file directly with PEI Public Schools Branch. Smartious provides curriculum documentation for university applications.

Does Smartious help Western PEI families apply to UPEI Atlantic Veterinary College?

Yes. UPEI Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC at UPEI in Charlottetown, 45min east of Summerside) is one of Canada's five accredited veterinary schools serving all four Atlantic provinces. Cambridge A-Level Biology + Chemistry provides exceptional preparation for AVC's highly competitive admissions. UPEI Faculty of Science, plus Atlantic Provinces Reciprocity for inter-provincial applications (to Dalhousie, Saint Mary's, MSVU, UNB, Mount Allison, Memorial), all welcome Cambridge applications. We provide free Common App and Canadian university application support.

Which Western PEI areas do you serve?

All of Summerside including Downtown, St. Eleanors, Wilmot, Sherwood, East Summerside, West Summerside, Slemon Park (aerospace industry families), plus Acadian Prince County (Miscouche, Wellington), Western PEI (Tignish, O'Leary, Alberton), and Central PEI (Kensington, Borden-Carleton near Confederation Bridge). All Western PEI families across Prince County receive identical service. Smartious is fully online.

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