Homeschool laws · State guide
Homeschooling in Alaska
Alaska exempts children educated at home by a parent or legal guardian from compulsory public school attendance, with no notice, testing or records set by that statute.
Alaska at a glanceLevel: No notice
- Notice to the state
- No
- None for a child educated at home by a parent or legal guardian under AS 14.30.010(b)(12); the statute sets no filing.
- Immunization
- Not required
- Immunization rules cover school enrollment, not independent homeschooling (4 AAC 06.055(a)). Public correspondence and private-school students must comply or have an exemption.
- Required subjects
- None specified
- Instruction time
- Not specified
- Parent qualifications
- None for parent-led home education
- certificated personnel are required only for the tutoring option, AS 14.30.010(b)(1)(B)
Ways to homeschool here: Home education by a parent or legal guardian (AS 14.30.010(b)(12)) · Tutoring by a certificated teacher · Religious or other private school (AS 14.45.100–14.45.200) · District or state correspondence study program (public)
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Overview
Under AS 14.30.010(b)(12), the compulsory attendance law does not apply if a child “is being educated in the child’s home by a parent or legal guardian.” The statute attaches no filing, testing or curriculum conditions to this exemption.
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development explains that in Alaska, correspondence programs are district-supported schooling options in the home, while “homeschooling” refers to schooling without district affiliation.
Legal options
- Parent-led home education (AS 14.30.010(b)(12)).
- Tutoring by certificated personnel providing an academic education comparable to the local public schools (AS 14.30.010(b)(1)(B)).
- Religious or other private school operated under AS 14.45.100–14.45.200 (AS 14.30.010(b)(1)(C)).
- Full-time correspondence study program approved by the department (district or centralized), which is a public option (AS 14.30.010(b)(10)(B)).
Compulsory attendance
Ages 7 to 16. A 6-year-old enrolled in first grade at a public school becomes subject to the law, but may be withdrawn within 60 days and is then exempt until age 7 (AS 14.30.010(c)).