Virginia homeschool checklist
What Virginia asks, in plain words
2026–27Checked Oct 30, 2026
Children and grades
School year starts
What to send
Notice of intent, with a list of subjects and proof of your qualification, to your superintendentBy Aug 15 (as soon as you can, if you start or move in later)
Done onEvidence of progress: a standardized test (4th stanine or higher) or an evaluation letter, to your superintendentBy Aug 1 at the end of the school year
Done onWhat to teach
You can teach if you have a high school diploma, or a teacher’s license, or a correspondence program, or evidence you can teach. The yearly evidence isn’t needed for a child 5 or younger on Sep 30.