Homeschool Record Keeping in Georgia

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.

What to keep in Georgia

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Georgia, keep an organized set: a running log of what you teach and when, samples of your child's work, and any assessment or filing documents the state asks for. Depending on the rules you'll keep some at home and file others, so keep everything organized and dated.

Attendance and hours

Georgia requires at least 4.5 hours of instruction per day over 180 school days, which works out to roughly 810 hours per year.

Portfolio and work samples

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.

Assessment and evaluation records

Georgia requires a nationally standardized test at least once every three years, starting at the end of third grade, given by someone qualified to interpret results. Scores stay with the family — they aren't submitted to the state.

How to organize your records

Keep one folder per child per school year: a running activity log, a stack of work samples, any test or evaluation results, and copies of anything you filed. Homeschool Fox does this automatically, logging hours by subject from your phone, tagging core versus non-core, and generating the Georgia reports and year-end summaries you may need.

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.

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.
• Homeschooling High School in Georgia Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• ESA & School Choice in Georgia Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.