Homeschool Record Keeping in South Carolina

Required hours

810 hrs/year

School days

180 days/year

Required subjects

6 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Portfolio review

Portfolio

Required

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

What to keep in South Carolina

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In South Carolina, 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

South Carolina 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

Option 1 and Option 3 families keep a portfolio including a semester book list, a log of educational activities, samples of the student's academic work, and a record of evaluations (§ 59-65-40(A)(4) and § 59-65-47(d)). Option 2 families follow SCAIHS's own member documentation requirements rather than a state-level portfolio rule.

Assessment and evaluation records

South Carolina's assessment requirement depends on your accountability option. Option 1 (district oversight, § 59-65-40) requires an annual standardized test in reading, writing, and math. Option 2 (SCAIHS membership, § 59-65-45) and Option 3 (an approved association with 50+ members, § 59-65-47) don't mandate standardized testing — each sets its own member standards.

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 South Carolina reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Free South Carolina printables

Two ready-to-use PDFs for South Carolina homeschoolers. No account needed.

Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for South Carolina

Everything South Carolina 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 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.
• ESA & School Choice in South Carolina Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.