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Georgia homeschool laws

How to homeschool in Georgia

Submit a Declaration of Intent to the Georgia Department of Education online within 30 days of starting, then every year by September 1. It lists student names and ages, the program address, the local school system, and the 12-month period you treat as your school year. Write a progress report for each child every year and keep it. Test each child at least every three years from the end of grade 3 and keep the results.

Requirements:
Moderate requirements
How you file:
Filed online
Law:
Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)
More:
HSLDA Georgia

Georgia homeschool requirements

Who can teach
High school diploma or GED (also for any tutor).
Days and hours
180 days, each at least 4.5 hours.
Subjects
Reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies and science at minimum.
Testing
A nationally standardized test at least every three years starting at the end of grade 3, administered by or in consultation with someone trained in test administration. Results are kept, not submitted.
Records
A written annual progress report for each child in each required subject, kept for three years. Not submitted.

Georgia homeschool forms and letters, filled out

The notice of intent, renewals, reports and letters Georgia asks for, in the state's own form where one exists.

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Also expected in Georgia

No form to fill out for these. The state expects them all the same.

  • Annual progress report

    At the end of every school year, for each student

    Write a report of each child's progress in each required subject at the end of the year. Keep three years. Not submitted.

  • Nationally standardized test

    From grade 3, every 3 years, for each student

    At least every three years starting at the end of grade 3, administered by or in consultation with a trained person. Keep the results three years. Not submitted.

Where it goes

File the Declaration of Intent online with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting, then every year by September 1. Nothing goes to the district.

GaDOE Declaration of IntentState pageHSLDA Georgia

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