Delaware Homeschool Requirements Checklist
Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in Delaware, based on 14 Del. C. Section 2703A. Delaware is classified as Low regulation.
This is the general checklist for Single-Family Home School Program, the most common of Delaware's 3 pathways. Our free wizard customizes this for your family, including grade, pathway, enrollment status, and IEP.
Your compliance checklist
Do first
File your Notice of Intent
Submit to Delaware Department of Education (DDOE). Deadline: September 30 each year (statement of pupil enrollment, 14 Del. C. § 2704(b)).
Deadline: September 30 each year (statement of pupil enrollment, 14 Del. C. § 2704(b))
Ongoing
Review curriculum requirements
Check the cited source for curriculum requirements that may be described without a subject-by-subject list. Conditions: Delaware law exempts homeschooled students from compulsory public school attendance without listing subjects. Private-school students must receive regular and thorough instruction in the subjects prescribed for public schools; whether that condition reaches homeschools is not stated.
Review instructional-time requirements
Check the cited source for the school-term or instructional-time rule that applies to your pathway.
Keep basic records
You must maintain: attendance records.
Renew each year
You must renew your homeschool notice each year by Enrollment by September 30; attendance report by July 31.
Good news
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Filing requirements
- What to file
- simple notice
- Send to
- Delaware Department of Education (DDOE)
- Deadline
- September 30 each year (statement of pupil enrollment, 14 Del. C. § 2704(b))
- How often
- annual
14 Del. C. §2703A; 14 Del. C. §2704(b)
Ongoing requirements
Recordkeeping
Varies by pathway. Single-Family Home School Program: false; Multi-Family Home School Program: false; Single-Family Homeschool Coordinated with Local School District: true
- ✓Attendance records
14 Del. C. §2704(a)
Reporting
- Annual renewal
- Required by Enrollment by September 30; attendance report by July 31
14 Del. C. §2704
What you don't need to worry about
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Other ways to homeschool in Delaware
This checklist covers Single-Family Home School Program, the most common pathway. Delaware offers 3 different ways to homeschool, each with different requirements:
- •Single-Family Home School Program(this checklist) : A parent educates their own child, mainly at home (14 Del. C. § 2703A). Each year you send the Delaware Department of Education a statement of pupil enrollment by September 30 and end-of-year attendance information by July 31 (14 Del. C. § 2704). State law sets no subject list, no instructional day or hour minimum, and no testing for this type of homeschool.
- •Multi-Family Home School Program : Parents educate children from more than one family, in one or more homes or other facilities (14 Del. C. § 2703A). One person acts as the liaison to the Delaware Department of Education and reports enrollment by September 30 and attendance by July 31 for all the families involved (14 Del. C. § 2704). State law sets no subject list, no instructional day or hour minimum, and no testing for this type of homeschool.
- •Single-Family Homeschool Coordinated with Local School District : You homeschool using a curriculum approved by your local school superintendent or designee, who determines in writing that your child is or will be receiving regular and thorough instruction in the subjects prescribed for the public schools (14 Del. C. § 2703A). You also send the enrollment statement by September 30 and attendance information by July 31 (14 Del. C. § 2704).
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Get your Delaware checklistRequirements sourced from 14 Del. C. Section 2703A. Last reviewed October 2026