Homeschooling in Virginia, Made Simple

Homeschooling in Virginia? Virginia has a large, thriving homeschool community and a clear path to join it: file one notice, teach your way, and show progress once a year. The hard part is carrying every subject yourself — and that’s what Get Classically Educated was built to solve. Live, expert-led classical classes carry the teaching load, so your child gets a rigorous education and your family keeps its time — on just four hours a week.

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Is Homeschooling Legal in Virginia?

Yes. Most families use Virginia’s home instruction statute. Here’s what the state asks of you:

• File a notice of intent by August 15. Each year, notify your local school division that you intend to provide home instruction, and include a list of the subjects you’ll teach. (Start mid-year? Notify as soon as practicable.)
• Meet one qualification option. The simplest is holding a high school diploma or higher. You can also qualify as a certified teacher, by using an approved distance-learning program, or by providing evidence you can give an adequate education.
• Submit evidence of progress by August 1. After each school year, provide either a nationally normed test score in or above the fourth stanine, or an evaluation showing your child is making adequate progress.

Virginia also offers a religious exemption that removes these requirements for qualifying families — worth asking about if it applies to you.

What Virginia Requires You to Teach

Virginia doesn’t hand you a rigid subject list — you submit your own — but your child’s annual evidence of progress covers core academics. Here’s where Get Classically Educated fits: we deliver a full classical education — great books, writing, logic, rhetoric, history, and civics — plus science, research, and hands-on experiments. The one subject we intentionally leave to you is mathematics, so you can pair GCE with whatever math curriculum fits your child. Because our program runs only about four hours of live class a week, you’ll have plenty of room to add math and keep your child ready for the annual assessment. You stay fully compliant with Virginia law, and your child gets a classical education most schools can’t touch.

How to Start Homeschooling in Virginia

1. If your child is in public school, withdraw them before you begin.
2. File your notice of intent with your school division by August 15, including your list of subjects.
3. Choose your curriculum and teach through the year.
4. Submit evidence of academic progress by August 1 — a test score or an evaluation.

We take the heaviest part — the actual teaching — off your plate.

Why Virginia Families Choose Get Classically Educated

Virginia gives you the freedom to homeschool. We give you a way to do it well without losing your life to it. That promise has a name: 4 Hours to Freedom. Your child attends about four hours of live, expert-led class each week and does no more than four hours of independent work a day — leaving real time for family, faith, activities, and rest.

What sets the program apart:

• Live, expert-led classes. Real teachers, real discussion — not videos your child watches alone.
• A true classical education. The trivium — grammar, logic, and rhetoric — taught through great books, writing, and Socratic discussion, so your child learns to think, not just memorize.
• Science, research, and experiments built in. The base program trades rote math drills for hands-on science and real research skills.
• Grades 3 through 12, one continuous journey. A coherent, rigorous path from the elementary years to graduation.
• One flat tuition. $1,200 per year for the full-year base program — no per-course surprises.

Virginia Homeschool FAQ

Do I have to notify the state of Virginia to homeschool?
Yes — file a notice of intent with your local school division each year by August 15, including a list of subjects.

Does my child have to take standardized tests?
You must submit evidence of progress each year by August 1 — either a nationally normed test score in or above the fourth stanine, or an evaluation showing adequate progress. You choose which.

Virginia’s assessment covers math — does GCE include math?
The GCE base program does not include math; it focuses on classical subjects plus science and research. You pair it with any math curriculum you like. With only about four hours of class a week, you’ll have time to add it easily.

Do I need a college degree to homeschool in Virginia?
No — holding a high school diploma is one of several ways to qualify.

What grades do you serve?
Grades 3 through 12 — one continuous classical education from the elementary years through high school graduation.