Homeschooling in Georgia

The Georgia law, in plain English — and how Larose Christian Academy keeps your family covered.

📌 The short version

Georgia requires the family to file a Declaration of Intent and keep the records the statute lists, whatever else they enrol in. LCA supplies the records side, report cards, a transcript and a diploma in its own name, so families have documentation for college and transfers.

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Compulsory Attendance

Ages 6 to 16

Notification / Registration

Parents must file a Declaration of Intent to homeschool with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of establishing the program (and by Sept 1 each year thereafter).

How a Cover School Helps

Georgia law (O.C.G.A. §20-2-690) requires parents of a home study program to file a Declaration of Intent with the Georgia Department of Education annually by September 1, whatever else the family enrols in. Nothing in the statute gives a cover school a legal umbrella over that filing. What LCA provides to Georgia families is the records side, report cards, a transcript and a diploma in its own name, while the parent keeps the DOI current.

Curriculum

Instruction must include reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science.

Attendance

180 days per year, at least 4.5 hours per day.

Records & Testing

Parents keep an annual progress assessment report covering each required subject, retained for at least three years, plus the standardized test records, which are kept but not submitted to public authorities (O.C.G.A. §20-2-690(c)(7)-(8)). Nationally normed standardized test at least every 3 years after completing 3rd grade (results kept at home, not submitted to public school officials).

Teacher Requirements

The teaching parent (and any tutor) must have a high school diploma or GED (O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c)(3)). A Georgia home study program may teach only their own children.

Official sources

Informational only — not legal advice. Laws change, and this summary may not be perfect. Please double-check what we wrote against your state's education department or the linked statutes before relying on it.

Want Georgia families to be legally covered — the easy way?

Enroll with Larose Christian Academy. We handle the school-of-record side, file what needs filing, and issue official report cards and transcripts.