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Georgia Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Georgia, based on O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(c).

These are general templates for Home Study Program, the most common of Georgia's 2 pathways. Our free wizard generates personalized documents with your name, address, and district filled in.

What documents do you need?

Notice of Intent

Required. Send to Georgia Department of Education by Within 30 days of establishing the home study program, and by September 1 of each subsequent year

Annual Renewal

Required by September 1

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
Georgia Department of Education
Deadline
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.
How often
annual

Your notice must include:

  • •student names
  • •student ages
  • •program location
  • •school year period
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)

First-time vs. renewal

First-time filing

Deadline: Within 30 days of beginning the home study program

Annual renewal

Deadline: September 1

Starting mid-year?

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

Annual Renewal

Deadline
September 1
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)

Other ways to homeschool in Georgia

This page covers Home Study Program. Georgia offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    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.

Our wizard helps you choose the right one and generates the correct documents. Compare all pathways for Georgia

Education savings available

Georgia offers Georgia Promise Scholarship (ESA). ESA programs may have additional documentation requirements. Learn about ESA programs

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