{"id":16,"date":"2022-08-17T11:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T11:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsvs.ednet.ns.ca\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-11-12T19:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:18:33","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsvs.ednet.ns.ca\/index.php\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.8) 0%|rgba(255,255,255,0.24) 80%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.8)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.24)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;80%&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;140px|0px|50px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;120px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1280px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Nunito Sans||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;600px&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; text_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About NSVS<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nova Scotia Virtual School provides online high school courses to students enrolled in and attending public high schools in Nova Scotia. 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