South Carolina homeschool laws

South Carolina offers three homeschool options: Option 1 is approval by your local school district board, Option 2 is membership in the SC Association of Independent Home Schools, and Option 3 is membership in a homeschool association with at least 50 members. All three require a parent with at least a high school diploma or GED and an instructional year of at least 180 days. Option 1 also requires a passing basic skills exam for the parent (unless the parent has a bachelor's degree), 4.5-hour school days, and statewide testing. Options 1 and 3 require a plan book or diary, a portfolio of work samples, and a semiannual progress report with attendance. Option 2 sets its records through the association's own standards.

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

Note: Reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies are required in all grades. Composition and literature are required in grades 7 through 12 only.

No fixed yearly filing date is listed for South Carolina. The summary above explains when, or whether, a notice is due.

• Reading
• Writing
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social studies
• Composition
• Literature

All three require a parent with at least a high school diploma or GED and an instructional year of at least 180 days.

Option 1 also requires a passing basic skills exam for the parent (unless the parent has a bachelor's degree), 4.5-hour school days, and statewide testing.

Options 1 and 3 require a plan book or diary, a portfolio of work samples, and a semiannual progress report with attendance.

Options 1 and 3 require a plan book or diary, a portfolio of work samples, and a semiannual progress report with attendance.

Not yet. HomeStudyPath does not have a pre-filled filing draft for South Carolina, but it can still remind you of any deadlines listed above.

• South Carolina state education agency (opens in a new tab)

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