Vermont Homeschool PE Requirements

Vermont requires PE specifically for children under 13. Even for older students, maintaining PE documentation strengthens your year-end assessment.

In Vermont the law calls homeschooling home study.

Last checked: not yet. None of the figures on this page has yet been checked against a source.
Primary source on file: US Department of Education — regulation of private and home schools, Vermont

Regulation Level
Moderate Regulation
PE Mandate
Required (Under age 13)
Compulsory Ages
6-16
Hours Required
175 days

These figures come from our state requirements registry. We hold no statutory citation for Vermont yet, and nobody has checked the figures above against a statute text; we would rather say so than invent one. Requirements change — confirm with your district before relying on them. See what we hold for Vermont, open it in the checker, or read how we source this. This is a homeschool PE reference, not legal advice.

Vermont Homeschool PE Overview

Vermont requires PE specifically for children under 13. Even for older students, maintaining PE documentation strengthens your year-end assessment.

Key Requirements

  • File annual Notice of Intent with parent attestation
  • PE required for children under age 13
  • Document PE activities across 175 days
  • Maintain year-end assessment records

Reporting & Verification

Reporting cadence: Annual

Verification: Annual Notice of Intent + year-end assessment

Documents required:

  • Notice of Intent
  • Year-end assessment

Deadlines on file:

  • Enrollment period: Notice of Intent

PE Credit & Standards

We hold no Vermont-specific credit rule. The credit calculator uses the conventional 120 hours for a full Carnegie credit; confirm the figure your evaluator or umbrella school applies.

Vermont Homeschool PE: Common Questions

Yes. Our registry records physical education as required for homeschoolers in Vermont. Note on file: Under age 13. We hold no statutory citation for Vermont yet.

Not recorded. We have not recorded a PE hour figure for Vermont, which is not the same as a rule of none. The instructional-time rule on file is: 175 days.

The documents on file for Vermont are: Notice of Intent; Year-end assessment. Reporting cadence: Annual. 1 dated deadline is on file, listed under Reporting & Verification above.

We hold no structured assessment record for Vermont yet: which tests, in which grades and who may evaluate are not recorded. The verification method on file is: Annual Notice of Intent + year-end assessment.

We hold no Vermont-specific credit rule. The conventional figure is 120 hours for a full Carnegie credit; confirm the figure your evaluator or umbrella school applies.

Our registry records physical education as required in Vermont and holds no list of approved activities, so the subject is what is asked for, not a sport. Soccer training that is planned, taught and logged is PE instruction: keep the date, the minutes, what was taught and who taught it. Your evaluator, umbrella school or district decides whether the record is enough.

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How Spatrian Helps Vermont Families

  • Logs every session against the PE requirement on file, with the date, the time and what was done
  • Issues a transcript with a fingerprint an evaluator can check at spatrian.com/verify without an account
  • Names the documents and deadlines it holds for the state, and says where it holds none

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