S.C. Homeschool Option Three

Option Three:
Legal Option: Establish and operate a home school under the membership auspices of an association for homes schools with no fewer than fifty members.

Attendance: 180 days per year

Qualifications: High school diploma or GED

Record Keeping: Maintain evidence of regular instruction including a written 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: None

Contact: HEA (803) 496-4511 or visit www.homewarded.com

S.C. Homeschool Option Two

Option Two:
Legal Option: Establish and operate a home school under the membership of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS)

Attendance: 180 days per year

Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED

Record Keeping: Periodic progress reports

Testing: None

Contact: SCAIHS(803) 407-2155or visit www.scaihs.org to request an application

SC Homeschool Options

CHSB strongly encourages families to select one of the legal options outlined in South Carolina Home Schooling Statutes. There are currently three options from which to choose. However, compulsory school age* and required subjects** apply to all home educators regardless of which option they select.

South Carolina Law Compulsory School Age: "five years of age before September first until...seventeenth birthday or graduation from high school"; five-year-olds may be excused from kindergarten with submission of written notice to the school district.

South Carolina Law Required Subjects: Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; Also composition and literature in grades 7-12