Homeschool Sports Eligibility in Idaho
Yes. Idaho's dual enrollment law lets a homeschooled student take part in any public school program, sports included, at the school whose attendance area includes the family's home.
How homeschool participation works
Idaho Code 33-203 lets a nonpublic student, homeschoolers included, enroll in a public school for dual enrollment purposes and enter any program available to other students. The homeschooler has the same responsibilities and standards of behavior and performance as enrolled students.
Each school board adopts its own dual enrollment procedures, and when space is short, priority goes to students enrolled full time. The Idaho High School Activities Association (IDHSAA) runs high school athletics under those terms.
Because the law covers any program the school offers, the same procedure also lets a homeschooler take a single class or join a club.
Rules that decide participation
Academic proficiency
Instead of grades, your child shows composite grade-level proficiency on a state-recognized test or other approved measure, or scores in the average range or higher on a nationally normed test. The result counts for the current and next school years.
Switching after ineligibility
A public school student who lost academic eligibility cannot become eligible by switching to homeschool until after the following school year.
Before the season
First step
Ask the school that serves your address for its dual enrollment procedure, and schedule a nationally normed test if your child has no qualifying score.
When to start
Have a qualifying test score in hand before the season, since one score covers two school years.
School that fits around the season
Lessons start at your child's level and go wherever practice and travel do. We grade the work as it is submitted and keep the grades and transcript a school or league may ask to see.
$149/month per child after the trial.