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New Mexico Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in New Mexico, based on NMSA 22-1-2.1.

These are general templates for Home School, the most common of New Mexico's 2 pathways. Our free wizard generates personalized documents with your name, address, and district filled in.

What documents do you need?

Notice of Intent

Required. Send to New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) by Within 30 days of establishing the home school

Annual Renewal

Required by By August 1 of each subsequent year of operation

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)
Deadline
Within 30 days of establishing the home school
How often
annual
Free-form letter accepted?
Yes. You can write your own letter instead of using an official form.

Your notice must include:

  • •Name(s) of the child(ren)
  • •Address of the home school
  • •Grade level(s) of the child(ren)
  • •Name of the parent providing instruction
  • •Parent's qualifications (high school diploma or equivalent)

NMSA 22-1-2.1 (home school notification within 30 days; annual renewal)

First-time vs. renewal

First-time filing

Deadline: Within 30 days of establishing the home school

Annual renewal

Deadline: By August 1 of each subsequent year

If withdrawing from school

Status
Not required, but recommended to prevent truancy concerns
Send to
current school (and file NMPED notification)
Practical tip: Also notify the current school to prevent truancy referrals. Request educational records at time of withdrawal.

NMSA 22-1-2.1 (notification to NMPED satisfies compulsory attendance under NMSA 22-12-2)

Annual Renewal

Deadline
By August 1 of each subsequent year of operation

NMSA 22-1-2.1 (annual notification renewal)

Recordkeeping requirements

Varies by pathway. Home School: true; Private School: false

  • ✓Attendance records

Records may be reviewed by the district.

NMSA 22-1-2.1 (attendance records); NMAC 6.10.3 (recordkeeping regulations)

Other ways to homeschool in New Mexico

This page covers Home School. New Mexico offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    Home School(this page): You notify the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) within 30 days of starting, teach five core subjects for 180 instructional days, and maintain attendance and immunization records. The teaching parent must have a high school diploma or GED. No testing required, and no curriculum needs to be submitted for review. Annual renewal by August 1.
  • •
    Private School: You register as a private school with the Public Education Department. Requirements differ from the home school pathway, and this option is less commonly used for individual home-based education. Most families choose the home school pathway for its clearer legal framework.

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Requirements sourced from NMSA 22-1-2.1. Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026