Your Homeschool Front Office

Hillcrest Private Academy helps homeschooling families, students and tutors manage the required documentation for their homeschool students. Enrolled students have 24/7 online access to our official forms and documents, plus a wealth of online resources for homeschool students and their families.

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Hillcrest Private Academy is an all-inclusive, non-invasive home education option.

Our goal is to advocate for all homeschoolers and support educational freedom. We aim to provide our families with valuable resources, community support, counseling, online record keeping, and more.

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Supporting Homeschool Families Since 2010

Hillcrest Private Academy is a Department of Education registered and recognized private school in the state of Florida, and our enrolled students meet the compulsory attendance laws in compliance with state private school statutes 1002.42(2)(b), 1012.32, 1002.01, 1003.23(2), 1003.22(1)(2), 1003.01(13), and 1003.21(1).

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Help Us Support Educational Freedom for All

Hillcrest Private Academy provides affordable homeschool services to students in Florida and beyond through the generous support of our sponsors. With your help, we can continue to provide a supportive environment for families who choose home education.

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DOE #5568. Our office is in Escambia County, Florida, school district number 01650. Our school district code number is 57-5568.

Homeschool Resources for Students, Parents and Tutors

At Hillcrest Private Academy we want to make things easier on our families.
We’ve compiled a variety of resources to help you through the homeschooling process.

  • MS Office 365 for Education

    MS Office 365 for Education

    We at HPA proudly partner with Microsoft 365 Education as a verified Microsoft 365 Education School. As such, Microsoft Education Edition is available to HPA-enrolled, annual tuition-paid families for FREE!

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  • Minecraft For Education

    Minecraft For Education

    For Educators and Students Connect students’ passion with purpose through game-based learning. Learn to teach with Minecraft, and find activities to engage your students across subjects. Minecraft Education is a game-based platform that inspires creative, inclusive learning through play. Explore blocky worlds that unlock new ways to take on any subject or challenge. To get…

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  • Florida Virtual School Flex Program

    Florida Virtual School Flex Program

    We are fortunate to have an affiliation agreement with the Florida Virtual School Flex Program. This means that all currently enrolled HPA middle and high school students residing in Florida may register and participate in the FLVS Flex Program free of charge*. (Please do not confuse this with the FLVS Full-Time K-12 program, a public school NOT affiliated with HPA.)…

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is an Umbrella School?

    An “Umbrella” or “Cover” School is the name often given to non-campus-based private schools, in other words, schools like HPA that exist to support homeschooling families. These schools are called this because they provide legal cover to the families enrolled in them.

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  • How much is tuition?

    One-Time Registration Fee Monthly or Yearly Costs* HPA Scholarships and Sponsorships We have a tuition assistance/sponsorship program for those in need. Please see the application process to qualify for the tuition assistance program. If you’d like to donate tuition to the scholarship fund, please visit our donation page. Sponsorship will get you or your business mentioned…

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  • When do you accept enrollments?

    HPA is a year-round school, meaning our school term is 365 days from September 1st – August 31st. We accept students at any point during the year. We offer monthly and yearly plans. If you are enrolling late in the year, please remember that our school year does not end until August 31st. If you…

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