Homeschooling in Idaho

Applies to resident children who have reached age seven at the start of the district's school year but have not reached sixteen. The statute recognizes private instruction by or at a parent's direction.

The Department of Education states there is no registration or sign-up procedure for homeschooling.

Instruction must cover subjects commonly taught in Idaho public schools, including age-appropriate language arts, math, science, and social studies, along with other subjects suited to the child.

There is no state-set homeschool curriculum; parents select their own curriculum and bear all associated costs.

No parent teaching certificate requirement was identified in the baseline state sources.

Statutory language refers to an annual period corresponding to the public school session and attendance policy, but public-school seat-time rules are not established as a specific homeschool hourly mandate; final current statutory verification is held for legal review.

No statewide annual home-study report or routine standardized assessment requirement was identified in baseline sources.

Parents are advised to keep an instructional calendar, dated withdrawal correspondence, course descriptions, materials, attendance notes, work samples, progress records, and high school transcripts, though these are not universal state submission mandates.