Homeschooling High School in Maine

Required days

175 days/year

Required subjects

10 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

Graduation requirements in Maine

Maine 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 Maine-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

Maine requires one annual assessment. Your first notice of intent needs only a statement that the program will include one. Each year after that, you enclose the assessment with the letter of intent you file by September 1. The options are a standardized achievement test given through your school unit or another arrangement the commissioner approves, a test your school unit develops, a review and acceptance of your child's progress by someone who holds a current Maine teacher's certificate, a portfolio review by a homeschool support group that includes a certified Maine teacher or administrator, or a review by a local advisory board the superintendent selects. A test given through the school unit, a test the unit develops, and the advisory board review all need the unit's agreement before you file the notice.

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 Maine 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. Maine 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 Maine

Maine leaves the records to you. Keep them in one place anyway. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Days toward your 175-day goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking
• High school transcripts

More Maine guides

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