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Georgia Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Key homeschool deadlines for Georgia, based on O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c).

These are general deadlines for Home Study Program, the most common of Georgia's 2 pathways. Our free wizard calculates exact dates for your family and sends email reminders.

Key deadlines at a glance

Sep

1

File Notice of Intent

Annual

Within 30 days of establishing the home study program, and by September 1 of each subsequent year (File within 30 days of starting the program, then by September 1 each year. The declaration goes to the Georgia Department of Education, which accepts written or electronic filing.)

Filing deadlines

Initial filing deadline
Within 30 days of beginning the home study program
  • File within 30 days of starting the program, then by September 1 each year. The declaration goes to the Georgia Department of Education, which accepts written or electronic filing.
Annual renewal deadline
September 1
Send to
Georgia Department of Education

Starting mid-year? Submit declaration of intent within 30 days after establishment of the home study program. No separate mid-year process.

Practical tip: You can file online on the Georgia Department of Education website, or print the form and send it by email, fax or mail. The Department sends a copy to your local school system.

O.C.G.A. §20-2-690(c)

Assessment deadlines

Varies by pathway. Home Study Program: "triennial"; Private School / Umbrella School Enrollment: null

  • At least every three years beginning at the end of third grade; administer in consultation with a person trained in administering and interpreting norm-referenced tests. Retain the results.
Frequency
triennial
Practical tip: Use an appropriate nationally standardized test, given in consultation with a person trained in administering and interpreting norm-referenced tests. There is no passing score. Keep the scores and records; you do not submit them.

See our full assessment guide for Georgia for accepted test types and scoring details.

O.C.G.A. §20-2-690(c)

Reporting deadlines

Varies by pathway. Home Study Program: ["written_progress_assessment"]; Private School / Umbrella School Enrollment: null

Annual renewal
Required by September 1
Evidence required:
written progress assessment
Practical tip: Each year, write a progress assessment with your own assessment of your child's progress in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies and science. Keep it for at least three years. It is not submitted to anyone.

O.C.G.A. §20-2-690(c)

Month-by-month calendar

September

  • •September 1: File Notice of Intent

Other ways to homeschool in Georgia

These deadlines are for Home Study Program. Georgia offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

  • •
    Home Study Program(this page): You file a Declaration of Intent with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting and by September 1 each year after that. You teach reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies and science for the equivalent of 180 school days of at least 4.5 hours, give a nationally standardized test at least every three years starting at the end of third grade, and write an annual progress assessment that you keep for at least three years. Test results and progress assessments stay with you.
  • •
    Private School / Umbrella School Enrollment: You enroll your child in a private school instead of running a home study program, so you do not file a Declaration of Intent. Under O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(b), the school must teach reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies and science, provide 180 school days of at least 4.5 hours (a school that teaches only virtually is exempt from the day and hour minimum since July 1, 2026), and report enrollment to your local superintendent. The state testing rule for home study programs does not apply.

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Deadlines sourced from O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c). Last reviewed October 2026