Driver Education Information for Home Schoolers

If you are an approved home schooler, driver education can be taught at home. The student must currently be enrolled in a home-schooled program approved by your school division superintendent.

Classroom Component

The student can complete the classroom portion of the course at a Driver Training School, a public or private school, or through one of the correspondence courses listed below.

• DriversEd.com
  Attn: Virginia Home Study Course
  436 14th Street, Ste. 420
  Oakland, CA 94612
  1-888-651-2886
  www.DriversEd.com



• I Drive Safely
  294 LaMoree Road
  San Marcos, CA 92078
  1-800-723-1955
  www.idrivesafely.com



• National Driver Training Institute
  4432 Austin Bluffs Parkway
  Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918-2934
  1-800-942-2050
  www.usdrivertraining.com



• VADETS OnLine Driver Education Course
  Virginia Association of Driver Education and Traffic Safety
  A non-profit Virginia association for driver education teachers
  (804) 512-0101
  www.vadriveredu.org

[DISCLAIMER: Approval of correspondence courses by the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not an endorsement of the educational or operational philosophy of the school. The approval of the courses is also not intended as an endorsement of the quality of the courses nor is it a conclusion that they are appropriate to meet the educational needs of the student. The Superintendent of Public Instruction assumes no liability for damages of financial loss to parents using any of the courses listed above.]

NOTE: Beginning with the academic year 2010-2011, students under age 19 in Planning District 8 (counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) along with a parent or guardian, must participate in an additional 90-minute driver education component as a part of the in-classroom portion of the driver education curriculum.

In-Car Component

For information regarding the in-car portion of the course, refer to the Home-Schooled In-Car Driver Education Information Sheet (HS-3). This form contains information on:

• Parent/guardian qualifications
• Instructions
• Student requirements
• Issuance of the driver's license

To apply for authorization to teach the in-car portion to your child, complete a Home-Schooled In-Car Driver Education Parental Authorization Application (HS-1). Attach a letter from the school division superintendent or designee acknowledging that the child is home-schooled OR a copy of notification to the school division superintendent or designee of your intent to home-school the child, enclose the original proof of completion of the classroom portion of the Driver Education program, and mail to: Department of Motor Vehicles
Commercial Licensing Work Center
P. O. Box 27412
Richmond, VA 23269-0001

A separate HS-1 form, letter and proof of completion must be submitted for each child.

Three Exam Failure

The home-schooled student who fails the Driver General Knowledge or Behind the Wheel (Road Skills) test three times cannot take the test a fourth time until he/she has successfully passed a driver education course. For information, refer to the Home-Schooled Requirements Information Sheet (HS-4).