Homeschooling High School in Vermont

Required days

175 days/year

Required subjects

10 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

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

Recordkeeping

Required

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

Graduation requirements in Vermont

Vermont 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 Vermont-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

Vermont requires an assessment of your child's academic progress at the end of each school year, under 16 V.S.A. § 166b. Since H.461 (2023) nothing is submitted to the Agency of Education. Families attest on the enrollment notice that they will assess and keep the record. Accepted forms are a standardized assessment, a review by a teacher with a current Vermont license, a parent report and portfolio with a summary of the year and at least four work samples, grades from an online academy or school, or passing the GED.

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 Vermont 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. Vermont 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 Vermont

The records Vermont asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Days toward your 175-day goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• The records Vermont asks you to keep
• Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking

More Vermont guides

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