Homeschooling High School in Georgia

Required hours

810 hrs/year

School days

180 days/year

Required subjects

5 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Standardized testing

Portfolio

Required

Jump to the full Georgia requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

Graduation requirements in Georgia

Georgia does not issue homeschool diplomas, so as the parent-administrator you set the graduation requirements and award the diploma yourself. A common college-prep plan covers 4 years of English, 3–4 of math, 3 of science, 3 of social studies, 2 of a foreign language, plus electives, which lands around 24 credits total. Check any Georgia-specific expectations for your situation, and align with the admissions requirements of the colleges your student is targeting.

Credits and GPA

A standard high-school credit (a Carnegie unit) represents roughly 120–180 hours of instruction in a subject over the year, or about a full-year course. Half-credit courses are common for semester-long electives. Track grades per course and compute a weighted or unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale. Our free GPA calculator can do the math, and Homeschool Fox tracks credits and grades for you as you log coursework.

Testing and assessment

Georgia requires a nationally standardized test at least once every three years, starting at the end of third grade. You may give it yourself, in consultation with a person trained in administering and interpreting norm-referenced tests (O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c)(7)). Scores stay with the family and are not submitted to the state. Since July 2025, a school system that offers the PSAT, SAT, PreACT, ACT, ASVAB or an AP exam to its own students must make it available to home study students in grades 6 to 12 who live in the system (O.C.G.A. 20-2-324.8).

Building a college-ready transcript

Selective colleges expect a clean, professional transcript listing courses, credits, grades, and GPA, often alongside a school profile and course descriptions. You can build one in Georgia yourself. A standard transcript is included with Homeschool Fox, and the $29 official transcript add-on generates AI-drafted course descriptions and a school profile that admissions readers expect.

Keeping records through high school

Keep coursework, reading lists, grades, and work samples organized from 9th grade on. Reconstructing four years at application time is painful. Georgia also has assessment or portfolio expectations to plan around, so consistent records do double duty for both college applications and state compliance.

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

More Georgia guides

• Georgia Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Georgia A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Record Keeping in Georgia What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in Georgia The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Georgia What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Georgia Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Hours Required in Georgia The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Required Subjects in Georgia The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Georgia Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• Georgia Homeschool Portfolio What belongs in it, who can ask to see it, and a printable checklist.
• Homeschool Testing in Georgia What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.
• ESA & School Choice in Georgia Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.