Idaho homeschool law for high school: graduation, diploma and records

Idaho Code § 33-202 requires a parent of a child of compulsory age to cause the child to be instructed in 'subjects commonly and usually taught in the public schools of the state of Idaho', either by private instruction by or at the direction of the parent, or by enrollment in a public, charter, private or parochial school. Under § 33-207(3), a school board that finds, with due process, that the parents of a child not enrolled in public school are not meeting § 33-202 notifies the county prosecuting attorney.

Idaho Code § 33-202; Idaho Code § 33-207(3)

The law as of September 29, 2026.

Idaho at a glance

As of September 29, 2026

Notice to the state: No notice required
No statute requires a parent to notify the state or a school district before or during home instruction.Idaho Code § 33-202
Records the law asks for: None required by law
No statute requires records to be kept or submitted. Keeping attendance, curriculum and test records is recommended by HSLDA for later uses such as a minor's driver's license or college applications; that is advice, not law.Idaho Code § 33-202
Testing or evaluation: None required by law
No testing is required. A nonpublic student who dual enrolls in a public school and wants to join nonacademic activities that require academic eligibility must show grade-level proficiency on a State Board recognized test, portfolio or other mechanism, or an average-or-higher composite score on a nationally normed test.Idaho Code § 33-203(4)
Graduation requirements: None set by the state
Idaho sets no graduation or credit requirements for home instruction. The only curricular standard is instruction in subjects 'commonly and usually taught in the public schools of the state of Idaho'.Idaho Code § 33-202
Diploma: Issued by: parent
No Idaho statute provides for a home school diploma or a state-issued credential for home-instructed students; in practice the parent issues the diploma and transcript.
Compulsory school ages: From age 7 at the time school begins in the child's district until age 16. Section 33-202 contains no exception for a child who has already completed high school.Idaho Code § 33-202; Idaho Code § 33-207(1)

How homeschooling is authorized in Idaho

Private instruction by or at the direction of the parentA parent or guardian may meet compulsory attendance by causing the child 'to be privately instructed by, or at the direction of, his parent or guardian' in subjects commonly and usually taught in Idaho public schools. The statute sets no notice, testing, record or teacher-qualification requirement. Basis: statuteIdaho Code § 33-202

What Idaho law means for your transcript

No Idaho law defines a high school credit for home instruction; a year-long course counted as one credit is a common convention, not a requirement.
Because Idaho requires no records, the parent's transcript and course descriptions are usually the only record of high school work, so keeping them as the work is done is practice worth following.
Nationally normed test scores are optional in Idaho but can be listed on the transcript, and an average-or-higher composite score also satisfies academic eligibility for public school activities under Idaho Code § 33-203(4).

Recent changes to Idaho homeschool law

No change to the home instruction statute (§ 33-202, last amended 2009) was found for 2023 to 2026. H.B. 93 (2025 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 9) created the Idaho parental choice tax credit in Idaho Code § 63-3029N for qualified education expenses of students not enrolled in public school; the statute provides that home schooling does not count as public school enrollment for the credit, and it was amended in 2026 by H.B. 934 (2026 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 302). Claiming the credit is optional and does not change the requirements of § 33-202.

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What we could not confirm

These points could not be checked against the statute or regulation text, so treat them with care:

We did not find an Idaho statute on admission of home school graduates to public colleges or on their eligibility for the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship; college_access is null on that basis.
The session law chapters (2025 ch. 9, 2026 ch. 302) come from the history note to § 63-3029N and were matched to H.B. 93 and H.B. 934 from the bill texts' subject; the effective dates and the credit's current dollar limits were not confirmed from the session laws; the Idaho State Tax Commission's statement that homeschool families may claim the credit for curriculum and similar expenses comes from its web page as quoted in search results.
The Idaho State Department of Education's homeschool guidance was not reviewed.

Sources

General information about Idaho law as of September 29, 2026, not legal advice. Laws change, so check the statute before you rely on it. Found an error? Email [email protected].