Virginia Homeschool PE Requirements
Virginia gives families a choice: 180 days or 990 hours. PE is a natural way to fill those hours while keeping your child active and healthy.
Last checked: not yet. None of the figures on this page has yet been checked against a source.
Primary source on file: Va. Code §22.1-254.1 — home instruction
These figures come from our state requirements registry, which names VA Code § 22.1-254.1 for Virginia. We hold that citation; nobody has yet checked each figure above against the statute text itself, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise. Requirements change — confirm with your district before relying on them. See what we hold for Virginia, open it in the checker, or read how we source this. This is a homeschool PE reference, not legal advice.
Virginia Homeschool PE Overview
Virginia gives families a choice: 180 days or 990 hours. PE is a natural way to fill those hours while keeping your child active and healthy.
Key Requirements
- File annual Notice of Intent
- Submit curriculum description
- Annual progress assessment (test or certified evaluation)
Plan for Virginia
Two free tools, opened on Virginia.
Reporting & Verification
Reporting cadence: Annual
Verification: Notice of Intent + annual progress assessment
Documents required:
- Annual Notice of Intent
- Curriculum description
- Annual assessment
Deadlines on file:
- August 15: Notice of Intent due
PE Credit & Standards
Virginia sets its own hours-per-credit figure: 140 hours for one credit, with 2 PE credits required for graduation. The credit calculator uses that figure for Virginia.
Standards framework on file: VA Standards of Learning for PE
Virginia Homeschool PE: Common Questions
No. Our registry records physical education as not mandated for homeschoolers in Virginia.
None specified. Our registry records PE as not mandated in Virginia, and holds no PE hour figure. The instructional-time rule on file is: 180 days or 990 hours.
The documents on file for Virginia are: Annual Notice of Intent; Curriculum description; Annual assessment. Reporting cadence: Annual. 1 dated deadline is on file, listed under Reporting & Verification above.
We hold no structured assessment record for Virginia yet: which tests, in which grades and who may evaluate are not recorded. The verification method on file is: Notice of Intent + annual progress assessment.
Virginia sets its own figure: 140 hours for one credit, with 2 PE credits required for graduation.
Our registry records PE as not mandated for homeschoolers in Virginia, so there is no PE requirement for soccer to meet. Logged soccer hours can still earn a high-school PE credit on a transcript: keep the date, the minutes, what was taught and who taught it. Your evaluator, umbrella school or district decides whether the record is enough.
How Spatrian Helps Virginia Families
- Documents PE even though the state does not mandate it, which is what a transcript and a college application read
- Converts hours to credit at the state's own 140 hours per credit
- 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
See the free printable PE log sheet, sample portfolio and transcript before you sign up.
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