Homeschool laws in Oklahoma
Checked Oct 12, 2026 against 3 sources · General information, not legal advice.
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What Oklahoma asks
Oklahoma's constitution and statutes allow children to be educated by "other means" than school, so homeschooling parents do not register, test or need a teaching certificate. The education department lists the subjects Oklahoma law requires and suggests, but does not require, 180 days a year and telling your local school that you homeschool.
School age: Ages 5–17. The statute covers children over age 5 and under 18. A 5-year-old may skip kindergarten until the school year after turning 6 if the parent notifies the district superintendent by certified mail. The education department describes the ages as 5 through 18 (see Sources disagree).
Home instruction (other means of education)
Okla. Const. art. XIII, § 4; 70 O.S. § 10-105 · Level 1: Very light
- Notice: none required
- Time: no set days or hours; teach for the full district school term
- Subjects: reading, writing, math, science, citizenship and more
- Assessment: none required
- Records: none required by the law
All the details and notes
- Notice
- No notice to file
- Time
- No set number of days or hours
The law asks for other means of education "for the full term the schools of the district are in session" but sets no number of days or hours. OSDE suggests (not required by law) the equivalent of 180 days a year and 6 clock hours a day, as appropriate for the child's age. - Subjects
- reading
- writing
- math
- science
- citizenship
- U.S. Constitution
- health
- safety
- physical education
- conservation
- Assessment
- No assessment required
- Portfolio
- Not required
- Reports
- No reports to send
- Records to keep
- No records required by the law
- Teacher
- No qualification required
A child who re-enters public school must take a standardized achievement test given by the receiving school, and the parent must show documentation that equivalent instruction was provided.
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- The statute (70 O.S. § 10-105) covers children over 5 and under 18; the education department's home school page says ages 5 through 18. This record uses the statute (5 to 17).
Sources
- Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School · State education agency · checked Oct 12, 2026
- Oklahoma Statutes Title 70 (complete title, RTF): § 10-105 Neglect or refusal to compel child to attend school (last amended Laws 2024, c. 128) · Statute · checked Oct 12, 2026
- Oklahoma Constitution Article XIII (RTF): § 4 Compulsory school attendance · Statute · checked Oct 12, 2026
General information, not legal advice. Laws change: we check every source at least every 6 months and before each school year. If something looks wrong, tell us. The state agency for homeschooling questions is the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
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