UTAH HOMESCHOOL LAW

Compulsory School Age: 6 - 18

Utah state law offers two legal homeschooling options: 1) operate a homeschool or 2) establish a multi-family homeschool group as a private school.

1. The first option is to operate a homeschool. Parents wishing to homeschool their children must complete and file an affidavit each year with the local school board. Children schooling under this option are required to attend instruction for as many days as required for public school students. Homeschool students must also study the same core subjects as required for public school students, which are as follows:

   • Grades K - 6: reading/language arts, math, science, social studies, art, health education, physical education, and educational technology

   • Grades 7 - 8: language arts, math, science, social studies, art, physical education, health education, and career and technical education, life, and careers

   • Grades 9 - 12: language arts, math, science, social studies, art, physical and health education, career and technical education, educational technology, general financial literacy, and library media skills

   There are no regulations requiring teacher qualifications, recordkeeping, or testing for this option.

2. The second option is to establish a multi-family homeschool group as a private school. Under this option, the Department of Education has no authority, and therefore there are no state regulations requiring attendance, subjects, teacher qualifications, school board notification, recordkeeping, or testing.

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View these websites for more information about Utah homeschool laws:

• Home School Legal Defense Association

• National Home Education Network

• Utah Education Code for Homeschooling

• Utah Department of Education

Please note: This is a brief summary of Utah homeschool law and is presented for informative purposes only and not as legal advice.