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Fill out one form online before you start.Teach for nine months each year.Give each child a test every year.Keep shot records, attendance and test scores at home.
Your year
The state says. Teach on a regular schedule.Teach at least nine calendar months a year.Don't count normal holidays and breaks.The law does not set a number of days or hours.The state's home school office suggests five hours of teaching a day.It does not require it.
You do. 1.Plan a regular nine-month schedule.2.Keep an attendance record for each child, every year.
The Lesson Planner makes this easy.
It counts the days and hours you teach, for each child. It prints the record for you.
The state says. There is one way: a home school.The state counts it as a kind of private school.When you file, you pick one of two parts.Part 1 is a religious school.Part 2 is a qualified private school.The rules are the same either way.
You do. Pick Part 1 or Part 2 when you file.Nothing else changes.
Where. Step 1 of Do the steps
The state says. Ages 7 to 16.
You do. Check that each child aged 7 to 16 is enrolled in a school or in your home school.
The state says. Yes, once.You file a form online with the state's home school office.It is called "Notice of Intent to Operate a Home School."File it at least five business days before teaching starts.
You do. 1.File it.2.Wait for the reply from the state's home school office.3.Keep that reply.
Where. Step 1 of Do the steps
Proof of compliance makes this easy.
It prints one page that shows what you did, step by step, with the dates.
The state says. The person teaching has a high school diploma.Or they have the equal of one.
You do. 1.Send proof with your notice.Send it for the person in charge of your home school.Send it for every adult who teaches, too.2.Keep a copy.The state takes any one of these as proof:A high school diploma or GED.A transcript with the graduation date.A college diploma or transcript.Military papers.A work license that needed a diploma.
Where. Step 1 of Do the steps
The state says. The home school law does not name any subjects you must teach.The yearly test covers English grammar, reading, spelling and math.
You do. Choose what to teach.The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.
The Academic Planner makes this easy.
It lays out every subject, every year, for each child.
The state says. Every year, give a nationally standardized test.That is a test used all over the country.It covers reading, spelling, grammar and math.
You do. Keep the result at home for at least a year.Send it only if the state's home school office asks.
Where. Step 3 of Do the steps
Standardized Testing makes this easy.
It picks the right test and keeps each child's score.
The state says. Each child needs a shot record on file.Or keep a medical or religious exemption instead.An exemption is a paper that lets a child skip a shot.
You do. Keep it in your home school folder.The state's home school office says to keep required records at your home school.
Where. Immunizations
Read it from the state
Every fact above comes from these pages.
Checked against North Carolina's own law on October 19, 2026.
Something changed in North Carolina? . You will hear it before we do.
This is a summary of public law, not legal advice. Requirements change, so always confirm with your state before you file.