Washington homeschool requirements

Homeschooling is legal in Washington if families follow the state's home-based instruction law or use another recognized education option.

Medium: Washington allows independent home-based instruction, but families must qualify to teach, file an annual declaration of intent, cover the required subject areas, provide an average of 1,000 instructional hours each year, and complete a yearly test or assessment.

8-18

Yes. Families using home-based instruction file a Declaration of Intent every year. Notify: The superintendent of the local public school district where the child lives.. Deadline: By September 15 each year, or within two weeks of the start of the public school quarter, trimester, or semester if you begin later.

Occupational education, Science, Mathematics, Language, Social studies, History, Health, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Appreciation of art and music

An annual average of 1,000 instructional hours.

Yes. Each student must complete either an annual standardized achievement test approved by the state board or an annual assessment by a certificated person who is currently working in education. Frequency: Annually.

Keep annual test or assessment results and immunization records. Families often also keep attendance logs, course lists, and work samples for their own files.

The parent must meet at least one qualification pathway, such as being supervised by a certificated person, earning enough college credit, completing a qualifying homeschool course, or being approved by the local superintendent as sufficiently qualified.

Moderate. Parents choose the curriculum and day-to-day teaching approach, but they still need to cover the required subject areas, meet the hour requirement, and complete the yearly assessment.