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Northwest Christian School is an established leader in private Christian education. NCS Online provides the same high-quality Christian education in a fully online format. 

With a strong history of world-changing alumni, a thriving on-campus culture, demonstrably strong academic outcomes, and a vibrant spiritual atmosphere, Northwest Christian School has been educating students for more than 40 years. In addition to traditional learning, our fully online school provides a rigorous, affordable, Bible-based program of education for K-11th grade students. Our curriculum is developed in-house by experienced Christian educators and aligns with our on-ground curriculum. 
NCS Online provides a rigorous, affordable, customizable online education rooted in Biblical worldview and established Christian community and culture.

Program Highlights

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  • Biblically Integrated Curriculum

    NCS Online Curriculum is Biblically integrated and aligns with state standards. It is developed in-house by experienced educators the NCS way. It aligns with NCS On-Ground curriculum.

  • Asynchronous

    NCS Online is an asynchronous program that allows students and families flexibility within their day and week, however, the program offers structure through daily and weekly due dates. Students do not have to log on at any certain time for face-to-face real time zoom meetings, instead they can work through their coursework on their own schedule within the constraints of daily and weekly due dates.

  • Academic Format

    NCS Online utilizes course facilitators to facilitate learning and guide students through curriculum. Facilitators set up weekly content, set due dates, grade assignments, offer feedback, and check-in with students and parents to ensure students are successful in course completion. NCS Online requires learning coaches (at home adults responsible for accountability and support for student learners).

  • Lesson Format

    NCS Online utilizes a variety of instructional components including videos, interactive media, physical textbooks (K-5th) and digital textbooks (6th-11th).

  • Assessment

    NCS Online facilitates assessment through project based learning, writing, proctored traditional tests, and proctored standardized tests. Proctored standardized tests include DIBELS (K-5th), Galileo (K-11th) and PreACT (9th).

NCS Online is Affordable

ESA Covers 100% of Tuition

The Arizona Department of Education administers Arizona's ESA (Empowerment Scholarship Account) program. This program allows parents of qualified students to utilize public monies to purchase education services from private schools - meaning this money can be used to cover the entirety of NCS Online tuition! 

To learn how your student can be an NCS Online student at no cost to you, visit the links below or contact our admissions team, admissions@ncsaz.org.

What Sets NCS Online Apart?

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Enrollment Process

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  • Step 1: Application & Fee

    Submit application & fee via your student's checklist. You will receive a confirmation email. *Application, testing, and registration fees are non-refundable. 

  • Step 2: Upload Required Documents

    Via each child's respective checklist, upload all required documents, send digital recommendations, and digitally sign required school forms. Requirements vary by age and program. Select "start" or "fill out" to begin a school form or recommendation. Please allow 1-3 business days for submitted items to be reviewed and marked complete. 

  • Step 3: Placement Testing

    Placement testing is BY INVITATION ONLY. It requires registration and payment of a $30 testing fee. The admissions team will send you an invitation to register and pay for placement testing once your child's checklist is complete with all documents and a comprehensive review of the complete checklist has been finalized. Not all K-9th grade candidates will be invited to take the placement test due to enrollment requirements. The placement test is online (non-proctored for K-5 applicants, proctored for 6th-9th grade applications). *Application, testing, and registration fees are non-refundable. 

  • Step 4: File Review & Acceptance

    Once a complete checklist is obtained and placement testing is complete, the Admissions Director will conduct a final file review. Upon review and principal approval, the Admissions Office will issue an Enrollment Agreement to the applicant!
     

Required Documents

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  • Elementary Online/Flex (K-5th)

    Required Documents include:
    • Birth Certificate
    • Immunization Records or Exemption Form (Flex only)
    • Parental Responsibility Agreement (signed)
    • Doctrinal Statement (signed)
    • Pastor Reference Form (Flex only)
    • Online Parent Interview Questionnaire (Digitally complete)
    • Report Card (1 year)
    • Standardized Test Scores
    • IEP/504 (if applicable)
    • Custody/Guardianship/Educational Rights (if applicable)

  • Middle School Online/Flex (6th-8th)

    Required Documents include:
    • Birth Certificate
    • Immunization Records or Exemption Form (Flex only)
    • Parental Responsibility Agreement (signed)
    • Doctrinal Statement (signed)
    • Pastor Reference Form (Flex only)
    • Online Parent Interview Questionnaire (Digitally complete)
    • Report Card (1 year)
    • Standardized Test Scores
    • Conduct Record (Flex only)
    • Attendance Record (Flex only)
    • IEP/504 (if applicable)
    • Custody/Guardianship/Educational Rights (if applicable)

  • High School Online/Flex (9th-12th)

    Required Documents include:
    • Birth Certificate
    • Immunization Records or Exemption Form (Flex only)
    • Parental Responsibility Agreement (signed)
    • Doctrinal Statement (signed)
    • Pastor Reference Form (Flex only)
    • Online Parent Interview Questionnaire (Digitally complete)
    • Unofficial High School Transcript
    • Standardized Test Scores
    • Conduct Record (Flex only)
    • Attendance Record (Flex only)
    • IEP/504 (if applicable)
    • Custody/Guardianship/Educational Rights (if applicable)

Additional Information

NCS Online Quick Links

- NCS Online Family

"We have truly appreciated our time with you. You have been very helpful, accommodating, and kind to our family. (Our Student) loved her experience with NCS online. It was very easy for her to navigate. Communication was extremely convenient and prompt. We truly appreciate all you have done to help (her) so far. It has been a blessing."

- NCS Online Family

"Our learning coach was wonderful.  She was kind, patient, helpful and always readily available to assist with any question or need we had.  She provided me with additional tools and tips to troubleshoot areas where my son was having difficulty.  She made the transition to online learning smooth, checked in with me regularly to see how we were doing and made me feel comfortable to contact her any time I needed."
NCS Online Testimonial - The Alvarez Family
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NCS is a private Christian school with a mission to provide an educational program which upholds high standards of scholastic and behavioral excellence and furnishes instruction in Bible-based Christian faith.
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Northwest Christian School admits students of any race, color, or national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to NCS students. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, or national origin in the administration of educational policies, admission procedures, scholarship awards, athletic or any other school-administered programs. We do, however, reserve the right to deny admission to any individual who cannot benefit from enrollment based on past academic achievement, disqualifying disability, or whose personal lifestyle is not in harmony with the stated mission statement and purpose of Northwest Christian School.