Blyth Academy Online Reviews

4.4 Rating 166 Reviews
83 %
of reviewers recommend Blyth Academy Online
4.4
Based on 166 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
On-time Delivery
96%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email
Queries Resolved In
6 - 12 Hours
The admin and guidance councillor was very good. But the teacher were difficult regarding redoing work, not answering in depth questions. Giving sudden deadlines. Besides one teacher I very respect their help with guidance and transcripts and easy access to complete courses.
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Posted 5 months ago
Wish there is more course available eg TEJ3m.
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Posted 1 year ago
Very good platform. I really wish there was more parental communication, especially in senior years. I appreciate the need to foster independence, but my son missed some crucial paperwork that I wished I would have known about in time to do something about it.
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Posted 1 year ago
Overall we are happy with the level of education that our child is receiving at Blyth Academy. Once our child was in the routine and understood what was expected of her things went quite smoothly. It was a bit of a bumpy start but she is enjoying it much more now that things are clear to her. Some of the teachers have been very encouraging and helpful.
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Posted 2 years ago
Blyth Online courses are great for the self-motivated student. Quality of instruction varies a lot.
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Posted 2 years ago
Access and service response seemed to work well for my son.
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Posted 2 years ago
Overall it was good, my son a little difficulty at the beginning trying to figure it out. With that said we are staying with Blyth for another year. Thanks
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Posted 2 years ago
Good feedback from teacher, good communication with admin staff.
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Posted 2 years ago
We've been extremely pleased overall with BAO. My daughter has very definitely received more out of her year academically than any of her cohort who stayed in the public school system. We appreciate the addition of optional tutoring in courses like math and science, and have found that most questions to teachers are answered within 1-2 days. We will definitely be continuing with BAO next year.
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Posted 3 years ago
Good online programs, sometimes more tech support needed for first timers. Workload can be heavy if you are taking other courses and are under time constraints to get a course finished.
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Posted 3 years ago
The online program was very good. I especially appreciated the fact that the text could be read out loud which really helped my son. There are some sections that should be updated and made more current. In addition, there are some grammatical and spelling errors in places. In general the content was well presented and the videos that were included were also excellent.
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Posted 3 years ago
Our kids loved the opportunity to work at their own pace! All questions were quickly answered and teachers were very engaged.
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Posted 3 years ago
The flexibility offered by the programme and the support from the academic and non-academic staff make it a great learning experience for the students
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Posted 3 years ago
This is our first semester with Blyth and we found the courses to be well prepared, challenging and thought provoking. Everyone is responsive to any questions we have. I would highly recommend it.
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Posted 3 years ago
The self-paced approach was convenient. The Brightspace program was a bit hard to navigate at first but my daughter figured it out fairly quickly. The teacher was very encouraging. Assignments were usually marked within a few days. The final exam was monitored through an external agency and my daughter struggled with the accent of the proctor but eventually they sorted out the technical issues and the exam went fine.
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Posted 3 years ago
Blyth Academy Online has exceeded my expectations of online learning. I have been impressed by the selection of courses, the teachers, and the online resources provided for students.
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Posted 3 years ago
The online course content was very clearly laid out. Instructor feedback was detailed and encouraged improvement when necessary.
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Posted 3 years ago
Very well put together courses. A lot of selection. Just need a little more access to the online teacher.
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Posted 3 years ago
High standards of education level which gives enough time for the student to understand and cooperate with the teachers
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Posted 3 years ago
Teaching staff excellent and committed to student excellence. I give the staff 5 stars and the concept 5 stars. I gave a lower overall reading for the following issues: 1. Course description doesn’t always match the course content. This happened in context of a Grade 12 health class which required a minimum of 8 weeks of journalling. This was an issue for my child to get his in before the deadline. He was able to switch without financial penalty but he had already done about several days work when the deadline issue became apparent. I would give course descriptions a 4 star due to this one issue. 2. Had a lot of technical issues with proctoring exams and technical issues with the support related to it. Was quite disappointing to see my son experience the stress of the prep for the exam and the letdown caused the proctoring system failing. For his learning purposes it was a good life lesson. However I dont think Blythe responded well. I understand Blythe relies on that third party operating out of India. But Blythe didnt seem to know about the problem at the time and provided no information during the outage or after the outage. This happened during both his exam. Once he got a notice from a proctor that he was late but he couldn’t sign in. My son to email the third party about refunds. In the end we paid for more sessions and they didn’t fully refund us. Never took it up with Blythe as it was clear thar Blythe didn’t see it as their issue despite it being under the Blythe brand. (I give 2 stars) Face it, Blythe Online is a technology company and needs full-time technology staff during all hours that students are writing exams. You have to be the on the ball and responsive. Can’t outsource outside the brand. You need live people to respond to students who can’t access Blythe technology which includes Blythe exams supported by third parties. Overall 4 is a good rating and far above any rating I would give the TDSB or competitor online schools that my son accessed. So keep it up and improve your technology staff and you will do well for the student.
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Posted 3 years ago
Blyth Academy Online is rated 4.4 based on 166 reviews