Virginia homeschool checklist for this year

Answer two questions and get the year's deadlines with their dates, the notice, testing and records, each linked to the law. Print it or tick it off here.

This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Virginia's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.

Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on October 29, 2026 against the sources linked on this page.

Virginia homeschool checklist, school year

Things to do, with their deadlines

By August 15
Notify the division superintendent of your intention to provide home instruction, with a list of subjects for the coming year and evidence you meet one of the four criteria.
Source: Code of Virginia 22.1-254.1, home instruction (General Assembly)
If you move in or start after the school year has begun
Notify the division superintendent as soon as practicable, and meet the rest of the requirements within 30 days.
Source: Code of Virginia 22.1-254.1, home instruction (General Assembly)

Need the letter? Fill in the Virginia letter of intent and print it.

All year

All year
The statute lists no records a parent must keep at home. What goes to the division superintendent is the August 15 notice and the August 1 evidence of progress. The superintendent and school board may not share that information outside the school division without the parent's written consent, other than reporting to the state the number of students receiving home instruction.
Source: Code of Virginia 22.1-254.1, home instruction (General Assembly)

Good habits (not in the law)

Keep a copy of everything you send, and of any acknowledgement you get back, with the date.
Start simple records on day one: the days you teach, the books you read and a few samples of work in each subject. They help if you move, return to school or apply to college.

Dates shown are the next time each deadline comes round from today. Your ticks and answers stay in this browser; nothing is sent.

Where this comes from

Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Virginia; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.