Homeschool Transcript Kit

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

Ind. Code § 20-33-2-4 requires a student to attend a public school or another school taught in the English language, and § 20-33-2-28 makes it unlawful for a parent to fail to send the child to public school for the full term unless the child is being provided with instruction equivalent to that given in public schools. State law does not define equivalent instruction; the Department of Education and State Board of Education treat a homeschool as a nonaccredited nonpublic school.

Ind. Code § 20-33-2-4; Ind. Code § 20-33-2-28; Indiana SBOE, Withdrawal to Non-Accredited Nonpublic School form; Indiana DOE, Homeschool Information

The law as of September 29, 2026.

Indiana 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 district before homeschooling; the Department of Education says registering a homeschool through its online form is not required. When a high school student withdraws from a public school to a nonaccredited nonpublic school, the principal and parent sign a department form acknowledging the legal requirements, and if the parent refuses to sign, the student is treated as a dropout. On request of the secretary of education, the school must report the number of students by grade level.Indiana DOE, Homeschool Information; Ind. Code § 20-33-2-28.6; Ind. Code § 20-33-2-21(a)
Records the law asks for
Required
Every nonpublic school must keep an accurate daily attendance record for each student of compulsory school age; in a nonpublic school the record is kept solely to verify enrollment and attendance on request of the secretary of education or the superintendent of the school corporation where the school is located. The statute sets no retention period, and no other records are required by law; the Department of Education recommends keeping high school course records for colleges and employers.Ind. Code § 20-33-2-20(a), (c); Indiana DOE, Homeschool Help Sheet
Testing or evaluation
None required by law
Indiana law requires no testing of homeschooled children. A nonaccredited nonpublic school student who also enrolls in a program at an accredited school may be offered state standardized assessments, but participation is not required; the Department of Education recommends, but does not require, periodic standardized achievement testing.Ind. Code § 20-33-2-12(c); Indiana DOE, Homeschool Help Sheet
Graduation requirements
None set by the state
Indiana sets no graduation or credit requirements for homeschools: a nonpublic, nonaccredited school that is not otherwise approved by the state board is not bound by any requirement in IC 20 or IC 21 on curriculum or program content. The state diploma requirements in IC 20-32-4 apply to students of public, state accredited nonpublic and state board approved schools.Ind. Code § 20-33-2-12(a); Ind. Code § 20-32-2-3
Diploma
Issued by: parent (as the person who administers the nonaccredited nonpublic school)
A diploma or credential issued by the person who administers a nonaccredited nonpublic school is legally sufficient to show the recipient has met the requirements to complete high school, and that person has authority to execute documents evidencing enrollment, full- or part-time status, grades and the transcript. The Department of Education states that homeschooled students do not receive a diploma from the local public school or the department.Ind. Code § 20-32-4-20(d), (f); Indiana DOE, Homeschool Help Sheet
Compulsory school ages
From the earlier of official enrollment in a school or the start of the fall term of the school year in which the child turns 7, until the child graduates, turns 18, or (at 16 or 17) meets the exit interview and withdrawal conditions. If the superintendent asks, a parent who certifies an intent to enroll the child in a nonaccredited nonpublic school or begin equivalent instruction by age 7 is not bound until the child turns 7.Ind. Code § 20-33-2-6; Ind. Code § 20-33-2-8; Ind. Code § 20-33-2-9

How homeschooling is authorized in Indiana

What Indiana law means for your transcript

  • Under Ind. Code § 20-32-4-20(f), the parent who administers the homeschool has authority to execute any document required to evidence the student's enrollment, full- or part-time status, grades and transcript.
  • No Indiana law defines a credit or requires particular high school courses in a nonaccredited nonpublic school (Ind. Code § 20-33-2-12(a)); the 120-hour Carnegie unit is a common convention, not a requirement.
  • The daily attendance record under Ind. Code § 20-33-2-20 is the only record Indiana law requires; keeping course descriptions and grades for colleges and employers is recommended by the Department of Education, not required.
  • For the Next Generation Hoosier Educators scholarships, a nonaccredited nonpublic school graduate qualifies through a top 20th percentile SAT or ACT score (Ind. Code § 21-12-16-5(b)), so a homeschool GPA or class rank alone does not establish eligibility.

College admission and state aid for Indiana homeschoolers

A state or local agency or Indiana institution of higher education may not reject or otherwise treat a person differently based solely on a diploma or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic school (Ind. Code § 20-32-4-20(e)). Graduates of nonaccredited nonpublic schools are listed as eligible applicants for the high value workforce ready credit-bearing grant (§ 21-12-8-9(a)(3)), but for the Next Generation Hoosier Educators and Minority Educators scholarships they qualify only through a top 20th percentile SAT or ACT score (§§ 21-12-16-5(b), 21-12-16.5-5(b)). Participation in the 21st Century Scholars program requires enrollment in grade 7 or 8 at a public or accredited nonpublic school unless commission rules extend eligibility (§ 21-12-6-5(a)(2)), and the Department of Education states that homeschooled students are not eligible.Ind. Code § 20-32-4-20(e); Ind. Code § 21-12-8-9(a); Ind. Code § 21-12-16-5(b); Ind. Code § 21-12-16.5-5(b); Ind. Code § 21-12-6-5(a)(2); Indiana DOE, Homeschool Help Sheet

Recent changes to Indiana homeschool law

HEA 1348 (P.L.61-2025), effective July 1, 2025, added Ind. Code § 20-32-4-20, which makes a diploma or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic school legally sufficient to show completion of high school, bars state and local agencies and Indiana colleges from rejecting or treating a person differently based solely on such a diploma, and gives the school's administrator authority to execute enrollment, grade and transcript documents. SB 483 (2025), which would have added supervision requirements for parents who withdraw chronically absent students to homeschool, was not enacted. The 2026 edition of the Indiana Code shows no 2026 amendment to the home instruction sections (§§ 20-33-2-5, -8, -12, -20, -21, -28 and 20-32-4-20).

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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:

  • No Indiana statute uses the word homeschool; the classification of a homeschool as a nonaccredited nonpublic school comes from the Department of Education and State Board of Education documents and HSLDA, not from statutory text.
  • The 180-day figure is the Department of Education's description; the statute (Ind. Code § 20-33-2-5) ties the requirement to the number of days public schools are in session.
  • The State Board of Education withdrawal form we found is dated 2018 and still says the board recognizes only diplomas from accredited schools; it predates Ind. Code § 20-32-4-20 (2025), and we did not find a revised version.
  • We did not confirm whether a homeschool graduate counts as a graduate of an 'approved secondary school' (Ind. Code § 21-12-1-5) for the Frank O'Bannon grant (§ 21-12-3-1); that depends on the secretary of education's judgment and commission practice.
  • The SB 483 (2025) status comes from IAHE Action's report that its author would not move the bill; we did not open the legislature's bill history.

Sources

General information about Indiana 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].