Homeschool requirements · Illinois
Homeschooling in Illinois
No filings · Nothing to send; keep records for yourself and for college.
Homeschools operate as private schools with no notice or reporting; instruction must be in English and cover the branches taught in public schools.
What Illinois asks
| Notice | None (a voluntary registration form exists but is not required). |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | 180 days |
| Subjects | Language Arts, Math, Biological & Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Physical Development & Health |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | None required by statute; keep attendance and samples. |
| Parent qualification | None. |
| Worth knowing | Watch for legislative changes; proposals to add notice requirements have been debated. |
Deadlines
These are the dates the app tracks for Illinois. Districts vary; the app lets you edit any of them.
| What | When | To whom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing to file: keep your own records Records · Keep in your files | By the end of the school year | Keep in your files | No notice or assessment is required. An attendance record and course of study cover most questions if anyone ever asks. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Illinois
- Nothing to file: keep your own records: Prepares the attendance and hours report and the course of study; reminds you 14 days before; keeps it in records.
Attendance and hours fill in from the lessons you check off, so the documents above come from records you already have.
Read the law yourself
Illinois State Board of Education · HSLDA’s Illinois summary
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-07. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Illinois’s current law or a homeschool legal organization before you file anything. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Illinois.