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Pennsylvania homeschool: affidavit, hours

Content last reviewed · Source: www.education.pa.gov · Not legal advice.

Pennsylvania is a high-regulation state in FaithSchool’s sourced row. The citation we surface is 24 P.S. § 13-1327.1 — affidavit, portfolio, and evaluator. Hours are mandated (900; 990 secondary), with 180 days, day-by-day attendance, annual notice, and an annual report plus evaluation or test.

The portfolio-plus-evaluator pair is the Pennsylvania-specific record burden. New York also tracks hours tightly but reports quarterly; Pennsylvania’s review is annual and evaluator-centered. Confirm current PDE or district instructions. Not legal advice.

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What this jurisdiction expects

Regulation levelHigh
Instructional hours / year900
Instructional days / year180
Day-by-day attendanceExpected
AssessmentAnnual evaluation or test
Notice / registrationAnnual notice
ReportingAnnual

Documented subjects

  • English
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Art
  • Music
  • Health
  • Physical Education

Primary source

24 P.S. § 13-1327.1 (affidavit + portfolio + evaluator)

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Review date = the last time the Pennsylvania source data on this page was updated in FaithSchool's version-controlled repository. Rules change; confirm current requirements with the official regulator before you rely on them.

Pennsylvania requirements, hours, notice, and records

Notes written for Pennsylvania only, drawn from the sourced rule on this page, not invented hour or statute numbers. Always re-check the official regulator before you file or move.

What Pennsylvania asks for on this site

  • Sourced regulation level: high — affidavit, hours, attendance, portfolio, and an evaluator.
  • Annual affidavit plus a portfolio reviewed by an evaluator.
  • Annual reporting on the sourced row — not New York’s quarterly cadence.
  • Subjects: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Health, and Physical Education.
  • Citation already used on this site: 24 P.S. § 13-1327.1 (affidavit + portfolio + evaluator).

Mandated hours and days in Pennsylvania

  • Mandated: 900 hours (990 secondary).
  • 180 instructional days.
  • Attendance expected day by day — the evaluator meeting goes faster with a calendar, not a memory.
  • Hours-by-subject logs are what turn a portfolio into evidence instead of a scrapbook.

Annual affidavit — Pennsylvania’s filing rhythm

  • Notice type: annual affidavit.
  • Reporting: annual (portfolio + evaluator), not quarterly.
  • Keep the signed affidavit and the evaluator letter together.
  • If you move out of Pennsylvania, you may drop filings you cannot drop in New York — re-read the destination state’s page before you assume Texas-style freedom.

The Pennsylvania portfolio, not a June pile

  • Affidavit, attendance, hours, work samples, and the evaluator’s review.
  • Art and music are separate line items on the sourced subject list.
  • A dated portfolio is the artifact Pennsylvania families are usually asked to show.
  • Use the homeschool-records workflow so the binder is built as you teach, not rebuilt in June.

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