Alternative high schools may be a better fit for many students than traditional high schools, but this group transitions to post-secondary studies at a significantly lower rate than do traditional school students. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the practices of alternative high school principals of British Columbia, specifically those aimed at encouraging their students to go on to post-secondary studies. Concern for educational equity motivated this study, constructivism provided its framework, and Starratt's (1991) theory for practice in ethical educational leadership was the standard, against which findings were compared. Data for this basic qualitative study were obtained from semi-structured interviews with 13 practicing BC alternative school principals and then their content was analyzed thematically. Nine practices repeatedly came up in response to the Central Research Question (What are the practices of alternative high school principals which facilitate and promote the transitions of their academically capable students to post-secondary education?) All of them involved building social and emotional support into the students' programs, as needed, and presenting students with experiences outside the alternative schools as they became ready for them. Themes in the data were accommodations, integration, outside influences, making do, and financial need. The first two themes made it clear that the students' social and emotional needs must be the priority in the early stages but when their lives are under control, the approach should be more future-oriented so that the students could be exposed to, and even embrace potential careers. This suggests that a bi-level alternative high school may be a more effective model in that students' transitions to post-secondary education could then be encouraged and facilitated when they are ready. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]