Quick answer
High School Packets is a supplemental curriculum for grades 9–12, not an accredited school. Packets arrive weekly (36 per year) as a printable PDF and a fillable PDF, with a parent answer key. Attendance is the Day complete box. We grade uploaded work into a private gradebook and a quarterly report card. We do not issue official transcripts. Families are responsible for their own state’s rules.
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Questions
What grades do you serve?
Grades 9–12 for High School Packets. For kindergarten through 8th grade, see our sister site, Homeschool Packets.
How often do packets arrive, and what is in them?
Weekly. There are 36 packets in a school year. Each arrives by email as a printable PDF and a fillable PDF, with a full parent answer key. Packets include a Side Quest card, a boss problem, XP, and a collectible character card.
What are the plans and prices?
Single Subject is $7 per month for any 1 subject, 4-Pack is $25 per month for any 4 subjects, and All Subjects is $40 per month for all 8 subjects. Billed monthly, cancel anytime. One-off worksheets are $1 each. Prices are in US dollars.
Which subjects can I choose?
Algebra/Geometry, English Lit & Comp, Biology/Chemistry/Physics, US/World History, Spanish, Coding, Personal Finance, and College & Career Prep.
Can my teen complete packets on an iPad or tablet?
Yes. Type into the fillable PDF on an iPad, Android tablet, or computer, or print the printer-friendly PDF for handwriting. You can also use a stylus in a free PDF app.
How does attendance work?
Your teen taps the Day complete box at the end of each day in the packet. That is the attendance record. It appears on your private gradebook and the quarterly report card. You do not have to keep a separate attendance sheet unless you want to.
How does grading work?
When your teen finishes a week, they upload the PDF or up to 10 photos (JPG, PNG, or HEIC), up to 25 MB, on their private upload page. We check the work against the answer key, including open-ended answers scored with the rubric, and log scores, days complete, XP, and cards. Grades usually land in the gradebook within 2 school days. Grading is included on all three plans. We do not send a weekly summary email; you check the gradebook anytime.
Is there a report card?
Yes. Each quarter (weeks 9, 18, 27, and 36) ends with a report card that totals grades, estimated hours, and attendance. It fills in on your private gradebook after weeks are graded. You can also type weekly scores into the fillable report card, which adds them up in Adobe Reader, Chrome, or Firefox. It is a parent-issued progress report, not an official transcript.
Do you issue official transcripts or diplomas?
No. High School Packets is a supplemental curriculum, not an accredited school. We do not issue diplomas or official transcripts. Packets include a credit and hours log, and you keep dated weekly work and answer keys. You decide final grades and how credits appear on the transcript you issue. See our guide on how to make a homeschool high school transcript.
How do credits and hours work?
Families usually treat a year-long high school course as 1.0 credit. Packet guidance notes that one credit is commonly about 120 to 180 hours of work, and that a full year of these packets provides roughly 90 to 120 hours per subject before outside reading, labs, and projects, which you can log too. Conventions vary. Check your state’s rules and any college application instructions. The gradebook can estimate hours from days complete; you can record actual hours as well.
What is the California Private School Affidavit (PSA)?
In California, one legal path for a parent-run home school is to operate as a private school and file an annual Private School Affidavit with the California Department of Education. HSLDA’s public compliance article (October 7, 2026) says the affidavit is filed with the California Superintendent of Public Instruction between October 1 and October 15, and that the form is on the CDE website. This is general information, not legal advice. Read the official CDE pages and follow your state’s current rules. Our PSA basics page links to those sources.
Does buying High School Packets satisfy my state’s homeschool law?
No curriculum purchase, including this one, automatically satisfies a state’s requirements. The packets, gradebook, report cards, and hours log can give you a dated record of work, but you remain responsible for notice, affidavits, attendance, testing, or other rules where you live.
Is High School Packets an accredited school?
No. It is a supplemental curriculum, not an accredited school. We do not claim college or NCAA acceptance, and we do not guarantee that any audit or review will pass. See our Terms.
Will you mail printed packets?
A US print-and-ship option is on the roadmap (Coming soon). Join the mailed waitlist — there is no price yet. Until then, every plan is digital: printable plus fillable PDFs emailed weekly.
Is my teen’s uploaded work private?
Yes. Upload and gradebook links are private, are not listed in the public sitemap, and are not meant to be indexed. Please do not share the links publicly. Email hello@highschoolpackets.com if you need work or records deleted.