Georgia homeschool laws

Georgia requires an annual Declaration of Intent to Utilize a Home Study Program, filed with the Georgia Department of Education. Programs must include 180 days of instruction with at least 4.5 hours per day. The parent needs at least a high school diploma or equivalent. A nationally standardized test is required at least every three years starting at the end of third grade, and parents write an annual progress report for each subject and keep it for three years. Test scores and reports are kept at home, not filed.

Expect a one-time or yearly notice. Some states in this group also ask for testing or records; see below.

• September 1: Annual Declaration of Intent to Utilize a Home Study Program

  Submit annually by September 1, or within 30 days after a program is established.

• Reading
• Language arts
• Mathematics
• Social studies
• Science

Programs must include 180 days of instruction with at least 4.5 hours per day.

A nationally standardized test is required at least every three years starting at the end of third grade, and parents write an annual progress report for each subject and keep it for three years.

Test scores and reports are kept at home, not filed.

A nationally standardized test is required at least every three years starting at the end of third grade, and parents write an annual progress report for each subject and keep it for three years.

Test scores and reports are kept at home, not filed.

Yes. HomeStudyPath can pre-fill a draft of this filing from your family's records:

• Annual Declaration of Intent to Utilize a Home Study Program

• Georgia state education agency (opens in a new tab)
• Annual Declaration of Intent to Utilize a Home Study Program (opens in a new tab)

Independent summary: HSLDA's Georgia page (opens in a new tab)