Indiana Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar
Key homeschool deadlines for Indiana, based on IC 20-33-2-4 (Compulsory Attendance); IC 20-33-2-6 (Equivalency Exemption).
These are general deadlines for Non-Accredited Non-Public School (Homeschool), the most common of Indiana's 2 pathways. Our free wizard calculates exact dates for your family and sends email reminders.
Key deadlines at a glance
Indiana's deadlines are relative to when you start homeschooling (e.g., “within 30 days”) rather than fixed calendar dates. See the sections below for details, or use the wizard to calculate your exact dates.
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Other ways to homeschool in Indiana
These deadlines are for Non-Accredited Non-Public School (Homeschool). Indiana offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:
- •Non-Accredited Non-Public School (Homeschool)(this page): You teach subjects equivalent to public school for 180 days — no notification, testing, curriculum approval, recordkeeping requirements, or progress reports are legally required. The IDOE provides a voluntary enrollment form, and filing is strongly recommended to avoid potential truancy inquiries, but it is not mandatory. Most Indiana homeschool families use this pathway.
- •Accredited Non-Public School: You operate as a state-accredited private school, which requires certified teachers, a curriculum meeting accreditation standards, and more extensive recordkeeping and oversight. This pathway is rarely used by individual homeschool families due to the teacher certification requirement.
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Get your Indiana deadlinesDeadlines sourced from IC 20-33-2-4 (Compulsory Attendance); IC 20-33-2-6 (Equivalency Exemption). Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026