Summary

South CarolinaA Legal Analysis
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Compulsory School Age
"five years of age before September first until . . . seventeenth birthday or" graduation from high school; five-year-olds may be excused from kindergarten with submission of written notice to the school district

South Carolina Legal Home Schooling Options:  1  2  3
	Option: 1	Option: 2	Option: 3
Legal Option:	Establish and operate a home school as approved by the local school board	Establish and operate a home school under the membership auspices of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS)	Establish and operate a home school under the membership auspices of an association for home schools with no fewer than fifty members
Attendance:	180 days per year, 4½ hours per day	180 days per year	180 days per year
Subjects:	Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; also composition and literature in grades 7-12	Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; also composition and literature in grades 7-12	Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies; also composition and literature in grades 7-12
Qualifications:	High school diploma or GED or a baccalaureate degree	High school diploma or GED	High school diploma or GED
Notice:	None	None	None
Recordkeeping:	Maintain evidence of regular instruction including a record of subjects taught, activities in which the student and parent engage, a portfolio of the childs work, and a record of academic evaluations, with a semiannual progress report	None required by statute; SCAIHS requires some recordkeeping	Maintain evidence of regular instruction including a record of subjects taught, activities in which the student and parent engage, and a portfolio of the childs work, with a semiannual progress report
Testing:	Participate in the annual statewide testing program and the Basic Skills Assessment Program	None required by statute; SCAIHS has certain testing requirements	None