The state says. •Your days and hours do not have to match the school district's calendar.•Your school year does not have to match the district's year.•No part of the home education law sets a number of days or hours.

You do. •Pick your own days and hours.•The Lesson Planner can count the days you teach, if you want a count.

The state says. •New Hampshire has one homeschool route.•It is called a home education program.•The law calls a parent's right to direct a child's education a natural right.•A parent may choose to teach their own child at home.•No official may set rules for it, except for public school classes and programs.•A child with an Education Freedom Account does not count as home educated.

You do. 1.Choose to teach your child at home.2.Is your child in a public school now?•When you take your child out, send the signed declaration. Step 1 shows how.

The state says. •The home education law covers a child from age 6 until the 18th birthday.•The child must live in New Hampshire.•A child who turns 6 after September 30 does not have to start until the next school year.•School age can end sooner if your child finishes high school.

You do. •Is your child done with high school before age 18?•You may send a certificate of completion to the education commissioner.•The state sends back a certificate within 30 days after it gets yours.

The state says. •You do not have to tell anyone to start.•The law asks for a written declaration in two cases.•One: you take your child out of a public school.•Two: your child will use public school classes or programs.•The declaration is a short note a parent signs.•It says your child is home educated and meets the state's school attendance rules.•It gives your child's name, birth date and address.•The law keeps what you send private.

You do. 1.If neither case fits you, file nothing.2.If one fits, sign a declaration.•The law does not say who gets it.•Send it to the school you are leaving.•Or send it to the district whose classes you will use.3.Keep a copy.

The state says. •The law gives a parent the right to teach their own child at home.•That right holds whatever the child's ability, disability or needs.•No part of the home education law sets a degree, license or test for parents.

You do. •Start teaching.•You do not need to get anything first.

The state says. •The law used to list the subjects a home education program had to teach.•That list was taken out on July 1, 2026.•The home education law now names no subjects.•A child in the Education Freedom Account program follows that program's subject list.

You do. •Choose what to teach.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges look for.

The state says. •The law used to ask for a portfolio and a yearly evaluation.•A portfolio is a saved set of your child's work.•Both were taken out on July 1, 2026.•The home education law now asks for no test.•A child in the Education Freedom Account program is different.•That program asks for a test score or a teacher's review each year.

You do. •There is nothing to schedule.•You may still test your child for your own records.

The state says. •The home education law does not mention shots.•A separate health law speaks to all parents and legal guardians.•It says they shall have their children who live in New Hampshire immunized.•You file nothing about shots to homeschool.•A school or child care must see the shots or an exemption first.•A child still catching up on shots may start as state rules allow.

You do. 1.Keep the shot record at home.2.Do you object to shots for religious reasons?•Sign the state religious exemption form.3.Does a health provider say a shot may harm your child?•Get a signed medical note.4.Hand it in when a school, child care, class or team asks.