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Homeschooling in New Hampshire

Homeschool rules in New Hampshire, in plain English

New Hampshire's 2026 Home Education Freedom Act (HB 1268) removed the old requirement to notify a school district or the state before homeschooling under RSA 193-A. Your child must still be educated from age 6 until under 18, and you must file a written declaration if your child leaves public school or if you want access to public school courses or programs. Because the 2026 law replaced the older notice, portfolio and evaluation rules, check the current statute before you act.

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This explains each state's homeschool rules in plain English, from the state's own published sources. It isn't legal advice, and we aren't lawyers. Laws change and every family is different, so check with your state, your school district or a lawyer before you rely on it.

How much it asks
Light: few or no forms
School age
6 through 17 (at least 6 and under 18)
Time
No set number

Option 1

Home education under RSA 193-A (parent teaches own child at home)

Parents who teach their own child at home and do not take state education funds or enroll in a public or private school.

  1. Before you startTime

    Check the age range

    Compulsory attendance applies to children who are at least 6 and under 18. A child who turns 6 after September 30 starts the following school year.

  2. Before you startPaperwork

    No state notice needed to begin

    Under the 2026 law, a declaration of home education is not required to start a home education program.

  3. When leaving public school or requesting public school accessPaperwork

    Declaration when leaving public school

    If your child is withdrawing from a public school, or you want access to public school courses or programs, you must file a written declaration. It should identify the child by name, date of birth and current address.

  4. OngoingTime

    Teach at your own pace

    The law sets no required number of school days or hours and does not require your program to follow the district calendar.

  5. OngoingRecords

    Keep records if you choose

    Records, portfolios and evaluations are no longer required. Many families keep reading lists and work samples for their own use.

  6. At completionRecords

    Optional certificate of completion

    You may sign a certificate of completion when your child finishes the program. If you submit it to the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner must issue a certificate within 30 days.

Option 2

Education Freedom Account (EFA) program under RSA 194-F

Families who want state education funds for approved expenses. The Department of Education says EFA homeschooling is not home education under RSA 193-A and follows different rules.

  1. Before you startGood to know

    Apply to the EFA program

    Complete the application process for the Education Freedom Account program. Eligibility includes being a New Hampshire resident and a child eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school.

  2. Before you startTesting

    Sign the EFA agreement

    Sign the EFA agreement, which includes agreeing to share academic accountability documents.

  3. When EFA participation startsPaperwork

    Home education ends

    Under RSA 194-F, a home education program under RSA 193-A ends when the student starts participating in the EFA program. If your child uses public school programs, you must tell the resident district that the child is now in the EFA program.

About time

The 2026 text says instruction dates and hours do not have to match the resident district calendar, and no minimum number of days or hours is set.

Also good to know

  • Compulsory attendance under RSA 193:1 is met by public school, approved private school, home education under RSA 193-A, or an EFA program under RSA 194-F.
  • Under RSA 193:1, a child may also be excused for other reasons, such as a graduation or enrollment in an accredited postsecondary program.
  • A home-educated child is not to be treated as truant under the truancy statutes.
  • Public school courses and programs: home-educated students may still request access under RSA 193:1-c, and a declaration is needed for that access.
  • Families who used the old 5-business-day notice or annual portfolio are no longer required to file them under the 2026 law, but older forms and guidance may still be posted online.

What we couldn’t confirm

  • The exact effective date of the 2026 changes. Sources differ (July 1, 2026 for most sections, January 1, 2027 for some sections, and a July 10, 2026 signing date), so confirm with the Department of Education.
  • Whether the old administrative rules Ed 315 have been formally repealed yet. The 2026 law directs the State Board of Education to repeal them.
  • The official form, if any, for the new optional declaration. The Department of Education page I read did not name one.
  • Whether the statutory list of required subjects still applies after the 2026 rewrite. I could not confirm it from the enacted text, so I have not listed any subjects.
  • How the 2026 law's truancy and child-welfare protections work in practice, and whether families need other proof of home education in those cases.

From New Hampshire’s own sources

Last checked against these sources on November 7, 2026. We check every state each week.

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