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Arkansas Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Key homeschool deadlines for Arkansas, based on A.C.A. 6-15-501 through 6-15-507.

These are general deadlines for Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.), the most common of Arkansas's 2 pathways. Our free wizard calculates exact dates for your family and sends email reminders.

Key deadlines at a glance

Aug

15

File Notice of Intent

Annual

August 15, or at least 5 school days before withdrawing the student if starting mid-year (The superintendent or school board of the resident school district may waive the five-school-day waiting period (6 CAR § 33-104(d)(2)).; Families moving into a district during the school year must file a copy of the current-year notice of intent within 30 calendar days of establishing residency (6 CAR § 33-104(e)).)

Filing deadlines

Initial filing deadline
August 15, or at least 5 school days before withdrawing the student if starting mid-year (the superintendent or school board may waive the five-day waiting period)
  • The superintendent or school board of the resident school district may waive the five-school-day waiting period (6 CAR § 33-104(d)(2)).
  • Families moving into a district during the school year must file a copy of the current-year notice of intent within 30 calendar days of establishing residency (6 CAR § 33-104(e)).
Annual renewal deadline
August 15 annually
Send to
superintendent of local school district
Practical tip: File through the state's online system at noihs.ade.arkansas.gov, or send a written notice to the superintendent by email, mail, fax or in person (6 CAR § 33-104(c)). No approval is required, and no additional criteria or information may be required beyond what the law requires (6 CAR § 33-104(g)).

A.C.A. 6-15-503(a); 6 CAR § 33-104

Reporting deadlines

Varies by pathway. Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.): "August 15"; Private/Umbrella School Enrollment: null

Annual renewal
Required by August 15
Practical tip: Your only ongoing obligation is the annual notice by August 15 each year. No end-of-year reports, test scores, or curriculum reports required.

A.C.A. 6-15-503(a)

Month-by-month calendar

August

  • •August 15: File Notice of Intent

Other ways to homeschool in Arkansas

These deadlines are for Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.). Arkansas offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

  • •
    Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.)(this page): You file a notice of intent with the superintendent of your resident school district each year by August 15, or five school days before withdrawing your child if you start during the school year. State law sets no required subjects, instructional hours or recordkeeping, and no curriculum approval. Homeschooled students who do not take part in the Education Freedom Account program are not required to take standardized tests.
  • •
    Private/Umbrella School Enrollment: Some curriculum suppliers describe themselves as a "private school" or "umbrella school" and say families who enroll will not need to file a Notice of Intent. The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education says this is false. A home school is a school a parent provides for their own child (A.C.A. 6-15-501), so if you teach at home you still file the Notice of Intent to Home School each year by August 15 (A.C.A. 6-15-503). The other home school rules are the same, with no required subjects, hours, records or testing set by state law.

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Deadlines sourced from A.C.A. 6-15-501 through 6-15-507. Last reviewed October 2026