New Hampshire Homeschool Requirements Checklist
Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in New Hampshire, based on RSA 193-A (Home Education). New Hampshire is classified as Low regulation.
This is the general checklist for Home Education (RSA 193-A). Our free wizard customizes this for your family, including grade, pathway, enrollment status, and IEP.
Your compliance checklist
Do first
Send a withdrawal letter
If your child is currently enrolled in school, send a withdrawal letter to their school. Conditions: A declaration of home education is still required upon withdrawal from a public school, or to obtain access to public school programs (RSA 193-A:3). RSA 193-A:3: "A declaration of home education shall not be required, except to obtain access to public school programs pursuant to RSA 193:1-c or upon withdrawal from a public school." The declaration is a written statement, signed by a parent, that the student is home educated and meets the New Hampshire compulsory attendance requirements, identifying the student by name, date of birth, and current address (RSA 193-A:1, III). RSA 193-A does not say who receives the declaration or set a deadline for it. RSA 193-A:3 requires a declaration upon withdrawal from a public school but does not name who receives it. RSA 193-A:4, II: "No superintendent, school board, school principal, other school district official, local official, or state official shall propose, adopt, or enforce any policy or procedure governing home educated students except for policies related to the courses and programs described in RSA 193:1-c."
Deadline: Before you start (if enrolled)
Ongoing
Notice to start homeschooling: what applies to you
A declaration of home education is still required upon withdrawal from a public school, or to obtain access to public school programs (RSA 193-A:3).
Review curriculum requirements
Check the cited source for curriculum requirements that may be described without a subject-by-subject list.
Review instructional-time requirements
Check the cited source for the school-term or instructional-time rule that applies to your pathway.
Good news
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Ongoing requirements
What you don't need to worry about
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Education savings available
New Hampshire offers Education Freedom Accounts (EFA). Learn about ESA programs
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This is the general checklist for the most common pathway. The wizard customizes it for your family's specific situation, including grade, pathway, and IEP status.
Get your New Hampshire checklistRequirements sourced from RSA 193-A (Home Education). Last reviewed October 2026