It is an accredited public school, and as such is tuition free.

SCIDES offers over 150 courses, all of which are authorized by the BC Ministry of Education and taught by BC certified teachers.

SCIDES is open 12 months of the year and offers continuous enrollment.

SCIDES headquarters is located in Merritt, British Columbia, and is part of School District 58.

SCIDES is one of the 9 distance education schools initiated in BC in 1990, and is now one of over 50 in the province.