Utah Homeschool Requirements Checklist
Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in Utah, based on Utah Code 53G-6-201 et seq.. Utah is classified as Low regulation.
This is the general checklist for Home School Exemption. Our free wizard customizes this for your family, including grade, pathway, enrollment status, and IEP.
Your compliance checklist
Do first
File your Notice of Intent
Submit to local school board (board of education of the school district where the child resides). Deadline: when the parent withdraws the child from school to home school, or chooses not to enroll the child.
Deadline: when the parent withdraws the child from school to home school, or chooses not to enroll the child
Ongoing
Review curriculum requirements
Check the cited source for curriculum requirements that may be described without a subject-by-subject list.
Review instructional-time requirements
Check the cited source for the school-term or instructional-time rule that applies to your pathway.
Good news
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Filing requirements
- What to file
- simple notice
- Send to
- local school board (board of education of the school district where the child resides)
- Deadline
- when the parent withdraws the child from school to home school, or chooses not to enroll the child
- How often
- one time
Ongoing requirements
What you don't need to worry about
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Education savings available
Utah offers 2 education savings programs. Learn about ESA programs
Get your personalized checklist
This is the general checklist for the most common pathway. The wizard customizes it for your family's specific situation, including grade, pathway, and IEP status.
Get your Utah checklistRequirements sourced from Utah Code 53G-6-201 et seq.. Last reviewed October 2026