Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between the ages of 6 and 16.
Required Days of Instruction: No specific number of days is mandated.
Required Subjects: Reading, spelling, mathematics, science, history, civics, literature, writing, and English grammar, if operating under the home school statute. For those operating a nonpublic school the subjects must be “comparable to those taught in the public schools.” These include mathematics, reading, English, science, and social studies in all grades, and the U.S. Constitution, Michigan Constitution, and the history and present form of civil government of the U.S., Michigan, and the political subdivisions and municipalities of Michigan in the high school grades.
Home Schools have two options:
They can either operate under the home school statute or qualify as a nonpublic school.
Teacher Qualifications: Varies.
Standardized Tests: None
For more information, please see the HSLDA website.
