Homeschool laws in New Hampshire
Checked Oct 12, 2026 against 2 sources · General information, not legal advice.
Your New Hampshire to-do
- Give a declaration of home education If leaving a school
Only when you withdraw your child from a public school (or to use public school courses and programs under RSA 193:1-c). The law sets no number of days.
Homepen turns this into reminders and ready-to-send letters, and counts your days and hours.
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What New Hampshire asks
Since July 1, 2026 (HB 1268, the Home Education Freedom Act), New Hampshire parents can home educate without yearly notices, records, portfolios or evaluations; a declaration of home education is needed only when withdrawing a child from public school or to use public school courses and programs. School and state officials may not set policies for home educated students except for those public school courses and programs, and information you do submit is confidential.
School age: Ages 6–17. The home education law (RSA 193-A:1) covers a child "at least 6 years of age and under 18 years of age" who lives in New Hampshire. The general attendance law (RSA 193:1) and its birthday cut-off were not read for this record.
Home education program (RSA 193-A)
RSA 193-A:1 to 193-A:5 (repealed and reenacted by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297 (HB 1268), eff. July 1, 2026); RSA 193:1-c · Level 1: Very light
- Notice: none, except a declaration when you leave public school
- Time: no set days or hours
- Subjects: not verified yet
- Assessment: none required
- Records: none required by the law
All the details, deadlines and notes
- Notice
- No notice to file
- Time
- No set number of days or hours
- Subjects
- Not verified yet: check with your state
- Assessment
- No assessment required
- Portfolio
- Not required
- Reports
- No reports to send
- Records to keep
- No records required by the law
- Teacher
- No qualification required
Deadlines
- Give a declaration of home education: Only when you withdraw your child from a public school (or to use public school courses and programs under RSA 193:1-c). The law sets no number of days.
A parent may sign an optional certificate of completion; if it is sent to the Commissioner of Education, the department issues a certificate within 30 days.
Home education ends when the child enrolls full time in a public, charter or nonpublic school, or starts an Education Freedom Account (EFA).
HB 1268 repealed the old record-keeping and evaluation section (RSA 193-A:6) and directed the state board to repeal rules Ed 315.
How Homepen helps
Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons, and makes: Notice-of-intent letter, filled in, Attendance & hours report, Daily log, Reading list, Portfolio and evaluator packet, Year-end summary, High-school transcript.
Sources
- N.H. RSA ch. 193-A Home Education (official text; blocked from this network, quotes taken from the enacted 2026 ch. 297 text, needs a manual browser check) · Statute · checked Oct 12, 2026
- NHLA bill tracker: HB 1268 (2026) final version, Chapter 297 (copy of the enacted text) · Secondary source · checked Oct 12, 2026
General information, not legal advice. Laws change: we check every source at least every 6 months and before each school year. If something looks wrong, tell us. The state agency for homeschooling questions is the New Hampshire Department of Education.
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