Moving to South Carolina: Homeschool Checklist

Required days

180 days/year

Required subjects

7 subjects

Notice

Not required

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Portfolio

Required

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

Where are you moving from?

Pick your current state to see how to close it out before you go, and how its homeschool rules compare to South Carolina's.

Coming from a nearby state?

Rule-by-rule comparisons for the moves into South Carolina families make most often, with what changes on the way in and on the way out.

• Georgia vs South Carolina (6 rules differ)
• New York vs South Carolina (8 rules differ)
• North Carolina vs South Carolina (7 rules differ)

What to do when you arrive in South Carolina

Good news: South Carolina doesn't require you to file notice or register to homeschool, so there's no arrival paperwork with the state. Follow South Carolina's rules from the day you're a resident. If your child briefly enrolled in a South Carolina school during the move, send that school a short written note that they're now homeschooling so the district closes attendance cleanly.

Do your homeschool records transfer?

No state, including South Carolina, requires you to hand over homeschool records from your previous state, and there's no central transfer process. What matters is that you keep your own records: an hours or attendance log, work samples, and any grades or transcripts. Those travel with you and are what colleges and your new state may ask to see. This is exactly what Homeschool Fox is built for. Your log, hours, and reports live in one account and move with your family, so a cross-country move doesn't reset your records.

Timing your move: mid-year vs summer

Try to line your move up with South Carolina's school-year calendar where you can. Because South Carolina doesn't require notice, a mid-year move is low-stress, just keep homeschooling and logging as usual. The main thing to watch is closing out the old state cleanly if it required notice, so its district doesn't flag an unexplained withdrawal.

Moving as a military family

Military families move often, and the rule of thumb is simple: follow the homeschool law of the state you're physically living in. Once you're stationed in South Carolina, you homeschool under South Carolina's rules, even if your legal residency for taxes or voting is another state. The Military Interstate Children's Compact smooths public-school transfers, but it doesn't override homeschool law, so plan around South Carolina's requirements. Keeping portable digital records makes each PCS move far less disruptive.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for South Carolina

Everything South Carolina expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Days toward your 180-day goal
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More South Carolina guides

• South Carolina Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in South Carolina A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in South Carolina Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• Record Keeping in South Carolina What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in South Carolina The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Public School Sports in South Carolina Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Days Required in South Carolina The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Required Subjects in South Carolina The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• South Carolina Homeschool Portfolio What belongs in it, who can ask to see it, and a printable checklist.
• ESA & School Choice in South Carolina Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.