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New Hampshire homeschool requirements

New Hampshire: No portfolio and no testing. The Home Education Freedom Act (2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297) rewrote RSA 193-A effective July 1, 2026 and removed both, along with the annual notice of intent. A short declaration is still required in two cases: when you withdraw a child from a public school, and when you want access to district courses or programs. An Education Freedom Account is a separate program with its own agreement.

Last reviewed June 5, 2026 · corrected September 19, 2026 · Sources below

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New Hampshire homeschool requirements at a glance

Notice
Only when leaving public schoolWhere it goes: No state agency. RSA 193-A names no recipient for home educating itself — the declaration goes to the public school you are withdrawing a child from, or to your resident district if you want access to its courses or programs (RSA 193:1-c). The Department of Education no longer accepts home education notifications. When: Only when you withdraw a child from a public school, or when you seek access to public school courses or programs under RSA 193:1-c (RSA 193-A:3). There is no annual notice and no start-of-year deadline. A child who has never been enrolled in public school, and whose family wants nothing from the district, files nothing at all.
Required subjects
No set list
Instruction time
NoneNo days or hours minimum.
Testing or evaluation
NoApplies to the Education Freedom Account program only — a family home educating under RSA 193-A owes no assessment of any kind. The annual evaluation lived in RSA 193-A:6, repealed effective July 1, 2026. RSA 193-A:4, V now presumes a home education program to be the education the law requires, and bars the state from treating missing notice, records or evaluations as a failure to educate. A child on an Education Freedom Account is in a separate program: its agreement requires an annual record of attainment each year — a nationally standardized test, the statewide assessment under RSA 193-C:6, or a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)(3)).
Records
No
Parent qualifications
Not required
Compulsory attendance ages
6–18
Ways to homeschool
Independent (declaration only if withdrawing from public school or seeking access to district courses or programs)
Law
RSA 193-A:1-5, as repealed and reenacted by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297 (Home Education Freedom Act); RSA 193-A:3; RSA 193:1, I(b)
Official source
education.nh.gov ↗

Do I have to notify anyone to homeschool in New Hampshire?

Only in some cases. In New Hampshire, a notice is required when a child leaves public school. Where it goes: No state agency. RSA 193-A names no recipient for home educating itself — the declaration goes to the public school you are withdrawing a child from, or to your resident district if you want access to its courses or programs (RSA 193:1-c). The Department of Education no longer accepts home education notifications. How: A short declaration of home education — a statement signed by a parent that the child is home educated and meets New Hampshire's compulsory attendance requirement, giving the child's name, date of birth, and current address (RSA 193-A:1, III). When: Only when you withdraw a child from a public school, or when you seek access to public school courses or programs under RSA 193:1-c (RSA 193-A:3). There is no annual notice and no start-of-year deadline. A child who has never been enrolled in public school, and whose family wants nothing from the district, files nothing at all. The annual notice of intent to the superintendent, a nonpublic school, or the Department of Education was removed by the Home Education Freedom Act (2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297, HB 1268), effective July 1, 2026. The Department says it will no longer accept or retain home education notifications or issue acknowledgements of receipt. What survives is narrow and real: RSA 193-A:3 still requires a declaration when you withdraw a child from a public school, and when you want access to district courses or programs. A child in the Education Freedom Account program is not home educating under RSA 193-A (RSA 193-A:1, IV) and follows that program's own agreement instead.

What subjects does New Hampshire require homeschoolers to teach?

New Hampshire does not spell out a list of required subjects for homeschoolers. No required subjects. The list families still see quoted — science, mathematics, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, the history of the New Hampshire and United States constitutions, and art and music — was RSA 193-A:4 as it read before July 1, 2026. The Home Education Freedom Act (2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297) repealed and reenacted RSA 193-A:1 through:5 with no subject list, and directed the state board of education to repeal the matching administrative rules (Ed 315). The same list survives in the Education Freedom Account agreement (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)(1)), so it binds a family using that program but not a family home educating under RSA 193-A.

How many days or hours of instruction does New Hampshire require?

None. New Hampshire does not set a minimum number of instructional days or hours for homeschoolers. No days or hours minimum.

Is standardized testing required to homeschool in New Hampshire?

No. New Hampshire does not require standardized testing for homeschooled students. Applies to the Education Freedom Account program only — a family home educating under RSA 193-A owes no assessment of any kind. The annual evaluation lived in RSA 193-A:6, repealed effective July 1, 2026. RSA 193-A:4, V now presumes a home education program to be the education the law requires, and bars the state from treating missing notice, records or evaluations as a failure to educate. A child on an Education Freedom Account is in a separate program: its agreement requires an annual record of attainment each year — a nationally standardized test, the statewide assessment under RSA 193-C:6, or a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)(3)).

What records do I need to keep to homeschool in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire does not require homeschooling families to keep specific records. No records requirement. RSA 193-A:6, which had required a portfolio of the child's work, was repealed effective July 1, 2026. Keep a portfolio if it is useful to you — for your own records, for a transcript, or for a scholarship — but New Hampshire no longer asks for one. A child on an Education Freedom Account is the exception: that program's agreement requires an annual record of attainment, which may be a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)(3)).

Do parents need a teaching certificate or other qualification to homeschool in New Hampshire?

No. New Hampshire does not set a general qualification for homeschooling parents.

What ages does New Hampshire's compulsory attendance law cover?

New Hampshire's compulsory attendance law covers children from age 6 to age 18.

What are the ways to homeschool in New Hampshire?

In New Hampshire, families homeschool under this pathway: independent (declaration only if withdrawing from public school or seeking access to district courses or programs).

Yes. Homeschooling is legal in New Hampshire, as it is in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. New Hampshire: No portfolio and no testing. The Home Education Freedom Act (2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297) rewrote RSA 193-A effective July 1, 2026 and removed both, along with the annual notice of intent. A short declaration is still required in two cases: when you withdraw a child from a public school, and when you want access to district courses or programs. An Education Freedom Account is a separate program with its own agreement.

How to get started in New Hampshire

1
In most cases there is nothing to file
The annual notice of intent is gone, and the Department of Education no longer accepts, keeps, or acknowledges home education notifications. A child who has never been enrolled in public school, in a family that wants nothing from the district, files nothing at all.
Official resource (education.nh.gov) →
2
Leaving a public school, or using district courses? Send a declaration
RSA 193-A:3 still calls for a short declaration in two cases: when you withdraw a child from a public school, and when you want access to that district's courses or programs (RSA 193:1-c). It is a statement you sign saying the child is home educated and meets New Hampshire's compulsory attendance requirement, with the child's name, date of birth, and current address. It goes to the school or the district — not to the state.
3
No portfolio and no annual evaluation since July 1, 2026
RSA 193-A:6, which had required a portfolio of your child's work and a yearly evaluation, was repealed, and a family home educating under RSA 193-A now owes no assessment of any kind. Keep a portfolio if it is useful to you — for a transcript, a scholarship, or your own record — but New Hampshire no longer asks to see one.
4
No required subjects and no set days or hours
The subject list families still see quoted — science, mathematics, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, the history of the New Hampshire and United States constitutions, and art and music — was RSA 193-A:4 as it read before July 1, 2026. The rewritten statute names no subjects, and the state board has been directed to repeal the matching rules (Ed 315). There is no minimum number of days or hours, and the law now presumes your home education program is the education it requires (RSA 193-A:4, V).
5
On an Education Freedom Account? Those rules are separate
A child in the EFA program is not home educating under RSA 193-A (RSA 193-A:1, IV). That program's own agreement keeps the old subject list and asks for an annual record of attainment: a nationally standardized test, the statewide assessment, or a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)).
What Romeschool tracks for you: Activity log and portfolio — useful for a transcript or an Education Freedom Account review, though New Hampshire no longer requires them.
If you take an ESA, your homeschool status changes: Becomes an 'EFA student, not a home education student'; the RSA 193-A home-ed program is terminated on EFA start.

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Sources for New Hampshire

Official source (education.nh.gov) ↗HSLDA's New Hampshire summary ↗
Statute: RSA 193-A:1-5, as repealed and reenacted by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297 (Home Education Freedom Act); RSA 193-A:3; RSA 193:1, I(b)
Last reviewed: June 5, 2026
Corrected: September 19, 2026, after re-reading the official source for what changed

Every requirement above comes from our review of New Hampshire’s rules, checked against these sources on June 5, 2026 and corrected on September 19, 2026 after re-reading the official source for what changed. Homeschool law changes, and a state can amend its rules between our reviews — read the official source before you file anything or rely on a date here. How we review state requirements.

Our review marks New Hampshire’s rules as not fully confirmed: the law here is changing, or we could not confirm every field against a primary source. Read the official source before relying on anything on this page.

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