Homeschooling High School in Washington

Required hours

1000 hrs/year

School days

180 days/year

Required subjects

12 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

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

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

Graduation requirements in Washington

Washington 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 — typically around 24 credits total. Check any Washington-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

Washington requires one annual assessment. Families may use a state-board-approved standardized test given by a qualified tester, or a written assessment prepared by a Washington-certified person working in education. Results aren't submitted to the district.

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 Washington 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. Washington 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 Washington

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

• Hours toward your 1000-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 Washington guides

• Washington Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Washington A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Record Keeping in Washington What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.