Delaware Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Initial filing deadline

Register via EdAccess Nonpublic School Application (available after August 11). Enrollment due by September 30 (statutory deadline).

Annual renewal deadline

Enrollment reported via EdAccess by September 30 each year (per 14 Del. C. §2704). Attendance report due by July 31.

Send to

Delaware Department of Education (DDOE)

14 Del. C. §2703A

Annual renewal

Required by Enrollment by September 30; attendance report by July 31

14 Del. C. §2703A

These deadlines are for Single-Family Home School Program. Delaware offers 3 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

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  Single-Family Home School Program(this page): You register through the state's EdAccess system between August 11 and September 30, teach core subjects, and report attendance by July 31. No testing, no curriculum approval, and no portfolio reviews are required. This is the most common pathway and the simplest option for a single family.
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  Multi-Family Home School Program: You homeschool together with one or more other families under the same legal framework as the single-family program. A designated liaison handles enrollment and attendance reporting to DDOE for all families involved. Best for families who want to share teaching responsibilities while keeping the same simple compliance structure.
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  Single-Family Homeschool Coordinated with Local School District: You homeschool using a curriculum approved by your local school superintendent, who determines in writing that your child will receive regular and thorough instruction in the subjects prescribed for public schools. This pathway has been largely discontinued in practice, though it remains on the books. Involves more oversight than the standard single-family pathway.

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