Private & Home Educators of California
"LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
There are no statutes in California that specifically and exclusively deal with private "home education" as distinct from private schools.
Compulsory attendance at public schools is required for all pupils who are age 6 by Sept. 1st (of the new current school year) until they reach the age of 18 years [E.C. §§48200, 48400, et al.], with special provisions and exemptions for 16 and 17 year olds [E.C. §48410]. Exemption from attendance in a public school is provided by the first three of the following four legal alternatives."