Home educated students, per Florida law, complete a home education program as designed by the parent or guardian. Once the student completes all needed courses, the parent or guardian is responsible for filling out the Home Education Affidavit, therefore attesting that their student has completed high school as a homeschool student.
 
Homeschool students may choose to fulfill diploma requirements through an "umbrella school" that offers a diploma.  Alternatively, some homeschool students may elect to take the General Education Development (GED) test and be awarded a Florida High School diploma from the Florida Department of Education, if the student receives a passing score. Once the test is passed, the Florida Department of Education will send the student a diploma.
 
Earn a diploma, a home education student may opt to enroll their senior year into their zoned high school or into Florida Virtual School Full Time, our full-time online public school option. Students enrolling into the local public school or transitioning into Florida Virtual School Full Time will be held accountable for all district graduation requirements and will no longer be considered a homeschool student.

Please contact your district home education office. To learn more about this letter and homeschool requirements, please click here.

View the Course Progression page for course recommendations by grade level.

Parents must verify a student's course request once a selection is made. To verify a request, log into your account and go to the student dashboard page. Click on the green checkmark next to the red “X” icon on the right-hand side of the page to complete the parent/guardian enrollment verification. Students do not have the verification feature within their own account, so you will need to verify all course requests before your student can begin a course. Once parent approvals have been completed, your student will be placed with the next available instructors. Please be sure to have your student monitor their account for placement information.

Visit the Counselor Office to speak with a FLVS counselor.

View our list of homeschool district office contacts.

Upon completion of your Kindergarten – grade 12 schooling, you will need to submit the homeschool completion affidavit. According to State University System (SUS) general admission requirements, homeschool students should submit an affidavit (page 15) attesting that they have completed a home education program including the 4-4-3-3 core curriculum plus 2 consecutive levels of a Foreign Language. This affidavit must be signed by the student's parent or legal guardian.

For information related to the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA), please reference the Florida Department of Education website for homeschooling. Although home education students are not required to take End of Course (EOC) exams, if a home education student returns to a public school, the student may be asked to take these tests at that time. If you have any additional questions regarding the EOC, please contact our testing team at [email protected] or visit Test Prep for EOC.

Unique requirements apply to Florida homeschool students who receive a school choice scholarship to receive educational services, including the Gardiner Scholarship (PLSA). Learn more here.

Yes, homeschool students can dual enroll. Find out more about dual enrollment here.