About 60,000 - 75,000 of those 2 million students live in Georgia and are happily and legally learning at home. This has not always been the case. There were families quietly homeschooling their children in Georgia in the 1970’s. The operative word here is "quietly." In order to home school legally, a parent had to inform the local superintendent and get permission to operate as a private school. Most superintendents were not cooperative. The other option was to homeschool underground. If the lo...

If you wish to withdraw from home school to obtain your GED, this is one of the required forms.

This timeline details the important events leading to the growth of the homeschool movement in Georgia.

The Holy Family TORCH chapter of North Atlanta was formed to bring the principles and practices of the established national organization to families in the North Atlanta area. TORCH supports the families of the North Atlanta area as they seek to more fully integrate the Catholic faith into their lives through such activities as First Friday Masses, Little Flowers groups, Blue Knights groups, home school co-ops, family feast celebrations, service projects, field trips, and other youth formation e...

HEIR Talk is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, discussion list for working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education.

Printable monthly attendance report provided by the Georgia Department of Education. This form has an enabled reset button to clear the form.

Creative Homeschoolers of Georgia - Southeast is a casual, inclusive homeschool support group serving Rockdale, Newton, Henry, Gwinnett, and surrounding counties. They offer play dates, monthly parents night out, field trips, and more.

Northwest Georgia Homeschoolers is a support group for home educating families in this area. Offers support, activities, a newsletter, special events, and more.

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia supervises and regulates the activities of the thirty-two institutions of the University System. Of particular interest and concern to homeschoolers is the fact that the Board of Regents specifies a "college preparatory curriculum" as a requirement for admission, and other admissions requirements.

This is a Georgia Department of Education form. It is in Word format. Provided by HEIR.

Homeschool Friends of Roswell is a homeschool support group that started off serving Roswell, Georgia, but has grown to support all of Cobb, Fulton and Cherokee counties in Georgia. The purpose of this group is to serve in an advisory manner and to post homeschool events and happenings to benefit other likewise homeschooling parents and their children.

HEIR Updates is an announcement list for Home Education Information Resource (HEIR), a non-partisan, non-sectarian, volunteer-only organization working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education.

Georgia Home Education Association (GHEA) is a Christian organization that serves and assists any home schooling family or support group in Georgia.

This list of FAQ is a summary of the law provided by the Georgia Department of Education.

A short list of some of the legal issues homeschooling parents in Georgia have faced in the past.