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Wisconsin Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Key homeschool deadlines for Wisconsin, based on Wis. Stat. 118.165.

These are general deadlines for Home-Based Private Educational Program (HBPEP), the most common of Wisconsin's 2 pathways. Our free wizard calculates exact dates for your family and sends email reminders.

Key deadlines at a glance

Oct

15

File Notice of Intent

Annual

October 15 of each school year

Filing deadlines

Initial filing deadline
October 15 of each school year
Annual renewal deadline
October 15 of each school year
Send to
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
Practical tip: File Form PI-1206 through your HOMER account with the Department of Public Instruction by October 15 each school year (Wis. Stat. 115.30(3)). The report covers enrollment and whether your program meets the criteria in Wis. Stat. 118.165(1).

Wis. Stat. 118.167(1)

Reporting deadlines

Varies by pathway. Home-Based Private Educational Program (HBPEP): "October 15"; Private School: null

Annual renewal
Required by October 15

Wis. Stat. 118.167(1)

Month-by-month calendar

October

  • •October 15: File Notice of Intent

Other ways to homeschool in Wisconsin

These deadlines are for Home-Based Private Educational Program (HBPEP). Wisconsin offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

  • •
    Home-Based Private Educational Program (HBPEP)(this page): You file Form PI-1206 with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by October 15 each school year (Wis. Stat. 115.30(3)), and provide at least 875 hours of instruction each year in a sequentially progressive curriculum of reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and health (118.165(1)). There is no testing, curriculum approval, portfolio, or progress report.
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    Private School: A private school that meets the criteria in Wis. Stat. 118.165(1), including at least 875 hours of instruction a year and the same six-subject curriculum, is structured as a school rather than a home-based program. The school's administrator files the school's enrollment report with DPI by October 15 (Wis. Stat. 115.30(3)); a family whose child is enrolled in a Wisconsin private school does not file a PI-1206. State teacher licensing (Wis. Stat. 118.19(1)) does not apply to private schools.

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Deadlines sourced from Wis. Stat. 118.165. Last reviewed October 2026