Montana Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Initial filing deadline

once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30); statute sets no specific date

Annual renewal deadline

once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30); statute sets no specific date

Send to

county superintendent of schools (NOT the local school district superintendent)

MCA 20-5-109 (annual notification to county superintendent)

Varies by pathway. Home School Under MCA 20-5-109: true; Non-Public (Private) School: null

Annual renewal

Required each year

MCA 20-5-109 (annual notification to county superintendent)

These deadlines are for Home School Under MCA 20-5-109. Montana offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

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  Home School Under MCA 20-5-109(this page): You notify the county superintendent of schools in your county once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30), keep attendance records that the county superintendent may ask to see, provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of instruction (720 hours for grades 1-3 and 1,080 hours for grades 4-12), and provide an organized course of study that includes the subjects required of public schools (MCA 20-5-109(2); MCA 20-1-301). Montana sets hours, not a number of days. No testing is required.
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  Non-Public (Private) School: Your child attends a nonpublic (private) school. To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment, a nonpublic school keeps attendance and immunization records available to the county superintendent on request, provides at least the minimum aggregate hours of instruction under MCA 20-1-301, is housed in a building that meets local health and safety regulations, and provides an organized course of study that includes the subjects required of public schools (MCA 20-5-109(1)). Section 20-5-109(1) does not include a notice or testing requirement for nonpublic schools.

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