South Carolina Legal Home Schooling Options:  1  2  3  

Option: 1

Option: 2

Option: 3

Legal Option:

Establish and operate a home school as approved by the local school board

Establish and operate a home school under the membership auspices of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS)

Establish and operate a home school under the membership auspices of an association for home schools with no fewer than fifty members

Attendance:

180 days per year, 4½ hours per day

180 days per year

180 days per year

Subjects:

Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; also composition and literature in grades 7-12

Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; also composition and literature in grades 7-12

Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; also composition and literature in grades 7-12

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED or a baccalaureate degree

High school diploma or GED

High school diploma or GED

Notice:

None

None

None

Recordkeeping:

Maintain evidence of regular instruction including a record of subjects taught, activities in which the student and parent engage, a portfolio of the child’s work, and a record of academic evaluations, with a semiannual progress report

None

Maintain evidence of regular instruction including a record of subjects taught, activities in which the student and parent engage, and a portfolio of the child’s work, with a semiannual progress report

Testing:

Participate in the annual statewide testing program and the Basic Skills Assessment Program

None

None