California homeschool requirements

Homeschool as a private school under a California PSA filing.

Program

United States — California · California Private School Affidavit (PSA)

What the California process looks like

1.File the PSA

  • File the Private School Affidavit (PSA)

    File the annual PSA with the California Department of Education (window Oct 1–15).

  • Maintain attendance & course records

    Keep attendance records and a list of courses of study as required of private schools.

2.During the Year

  • Keep instruction in required subjects

    Provide instruction in the branches of study taught in California public schools.

3.End of Year

  • Retain records for audit

    Retain the year's records; be prepared to produce them on request.

Take the California checklist with you

The same phases and tasks as a one-page PDF you can print, plus the app that tracks them for you.

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