Georgia homeschool requirements
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Homeschool Fox helps you understand Georgia's requirements, log activities, track progress, and generate records when you need them.
Georgia at a glance
Verified June 2026- Required hours
- 810 hrs/year
- School days
- 180 days/year
- Required subjects
- 5 subjects
- Notice
- Required
- Testing / evaluation
- Standardized testing
- Recordkeeping
- Recommended
Jump to the full Georgia requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.
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What Homeschool Fox tracks for Georgia
Everything Georgia expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.
- Hours toward your 810-hour goal
- Required subjects & core hours
- Daily activity logs
- Attendance records
- Notes & portfolio records
- Printable PDF reports
- High school transcripts
- State-specific progress tracking
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- Reading 45 min
- Math 30 min
- History / Social Studies 20 min
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1 hr 35 min
Your Georgia requirements, in plain English
Tap any item for the details.
Notice requirements
Required
Required hours
810 hrs/yr
Required subjects
5 subjects
Testing / evaluation
Required
Recordkeeping & portfolio
Recommended
Withdrawing from public school
Letter + notice
Full guide
Homeschooling in Georgia: the complete guide
Georgia treats homeschooling as a recognized alternative to public school, with a structured path families follow each year: a filing, instructional time, and evidence the learning happened. The state's compulsory school-age band is 6-16. A child outside those ages isn't legally required to be in formal instruction at all.
Georgia law sets a daily and yearly target: families must provide at least 4.5 hours of instruction per day across 180 school days. That works out to roughly 810 hours over the course of the year. There's no requirement to match a public-school bell schedule. Outings, reading, hands-on projects, and lessons at the kitchen table all count toward the total.
The one paperwork moment each homeschool year in Georgia is the notice of intent filed with the state Department of Education before (or soon after) teaching starts. The state-level filing model means one consistent process regardless of where in Georgia a family lives.
Georgia expects standardized testing at specified grade levels, which gives families a checkpoint for measuring progress rather than a surprise at the end of the school year.
Instruction must cover reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science, though families have wide latitude in how they teach each topic. In practice, Georgia homeschool families use Homeschool Fox to log daily activities, keep portfolios in one place, and generate the compliance reports that the state's paperwork moments call for.
Notice requirements
Notice is required
You must notify the state Department of Education of your intent to homeschool.
Need a head start? Use the free Notice of Intent generator to draft a Georgia-ready letter.
Deeper guides: how to write a notice of intent to homeschool covers the language admins look for, and when and where to file your notice of intent covers state-by-state deadlines and recipients.
Generate your notice of intentWithdrawing from public school
If your child is enrolled in a Georgia public school, file the electronic Declaration of Intent with the state DOE within 30 days of starting your home study program, and notify the school so attendance records show the transfer. The Declaration is your legal record; keep a copy. After the first year, file again by September 1 each year.
For the play-by-play, how to withdraw your child from public school walks through the conversation, the timing, and the paperwork. What to send the district when you pull your child covers exactly what the letter should and shouldn't say.
Assessment requirements
Assessment is required
- Type:
- Standardized testing
- Frequency:
- At specified grade levels
Standardized testing for homeschoolers walks through which test to choose, where to register, and how to prep.
Portfolio & records
Portfolio not required
Each year, a parent writes a brief progress report in every required subject for each child. Georgia law asks that these annual reports be kept at home for at least three years; they aren't turned in unless requested.
Required subjects
Georgia requires instruction in the following subjects.
Looking for curriculum?
Browse our curriculum directory to find the right fit for your family, then track your hours with Homeschool Fox to stay compliant with Georgia's requirements.
School choice & ESA
Not open to independent homeschoolersProgram
Georgia Promise Scholarship
Who qualifies and what you give up
Georgia's Promise Scholarship pays roughly $6,500 per student per year, but it is functionally a public-school-exit program rather than a homeschool ESA. Eligibility requires that a student either (a) was enrolled in a Georgia public school in a bottom-25% attendance zone for the two consecutive semesters before applying, or (b) is a rising kindergartener. Currently-homeschooling families do not meet either path.
For a Georgia homeschool family this means there's no direct way to take the funds. To become eligible an existing homeschooler would have to enroll their child in a qualifying public school for two semesters first — a step most homeschool families won't take. Once on Promise, recipients are reclassified out of standard homeschool registration and subject to program-specific testing, vendor approval, and reporting. Georgia's existing Section 20-2-690 home-study law remains the path for independent homeschooling.
Deeper guides: homeschool ESAs explained — which states offer them in 2026 covers eligibility and the trade-offs you sign up for. How to use an ESA for homeschool curriculum walks through what's reimbursable and where families get stuck.
Additional notes
Electronic notice of intent to DOE within 30 days, then by Sept 1 annually. Testing every 3 years from end of 3rd grade. 4.5 hours/day minimum. Parent must have HS diploma or GED.
Frequently asked questions
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Nearby states
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Free Georgia printables
Two ready-to-use PDFs for Georgia homeschoolers. No account needed.
Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.
Reviewed and sourced
Last verified: June 2026. We review Georgia's requirements against official sources and update this page when the rules change.
Sources
Homeschool Fox is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. We turn public homeschool requirements into practical tracking tools for families. Always confirm details with your state or a qualified advisor.
More Georgia guides
- How to Start Homeschooling in Georgia A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
- Homeschooling High School in Georgia Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
- Record Keeping in Georgia What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
- ESA & School Choice in Georgia Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.
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