Homeschooling in New Hampshire

Your options

Home education program under RSA 193-A, as rewritten by HB 1268 (2026), in force from July 1, 2026. Nonpublic school is a separate option. An Education Freedom Account ends a home education program.

Education savings accounts: A child using an Education Freedom Account (EFA) is not a “home educated student” under RSA 193-A, and a home education program ends when the child enrolls full time in the EFA program. EFAs are run with the Children’s Scholarship Fund New Hampshire; eligibility and amounts are set each year. See RSA 193-A.

Notice or letter of intent

NO ROUTINE NOTICE since July 1, 2026. Under RSA 193-A:3, a declaration is not required, except to access public school programs under RSA 193:1-c or when withdrawing a child from public school. The declaration gives the student's name, date of birth and address, plus a parent-signed statement that the child is home educated (193-A:1, III). The DOE web page still describes the old 5-business-day notice.

Need a letter? See our letter of intent and withdrawal letter templates – but use the official form below if there is one.

Who you deal with locally

What you send

A declaration with the student’s name, date of birth and address, and a parent-signed statement that the child is home educated (RSA 193-A:1, III).

Find your office

Find your school district (U.S. Department of Education NCES search – by name, city, county or ZIP code).

We link to official finders rather than list every district. If your district or county has its own form or deadlines, follow those as well as the state rules above. See which states are handled locally.

Subjects, time, assessment and records

Subjects

None listed in RSA 193-A since July 1, 2026, and the former subject list was removed. Under 193-A:4, II, officials may not adopt policies on home-educated students except those tied to RSA 193:1-c courses and programs.

Days or hours

None. Hours and terms need not match the district calendar.

Testing or assessment

None. RSA 193-A:6 (evaluation and portfolio) was repealed by 2026, 297:10, I, effective July 1, 2026. Under 193-A:4, V, home education is presumed to satisfy the education requirement.

Records

None required, since RSA 193-A:6 was repealed. Information submitted about a program is confidential and may not be shared without written parental consent (193-A:4, VI). Students are excluded from state longitudinal data unless counted in ADMA or taking the statewide assessment (193-A:4, IV).

Parent qualifications

None.

Other rules

Under RSA 193-A:5 (2026, 297:3, eff. July 1, 2026), a parent may submit an optional completion certificate to the Commissioner, who issues a state certificate within 30 days. A program ends on full-time enrollment in a public, charter or nonpublic school, or an EFA.

Official forms

DOE names optional forms (Notification, Termination, and Completion of a Home Education Program) but published no direct URLs on the page checked. Some forms may be obsolete after HB 1268.

Not yet confirmed: the Department of Education’s optional forms appear to predate the 2026 changes (HB 1268). Check your state’s official page: New Hampshire official page.

The law

RSA 193-A (as amended by 2026 Laws ch. 297, HB 1268); RSA 193:1-c; RSA 186-C:2, I; N.H. Admin. Rules Ed 315 (repeal directed) – read the law · New Hampshire HB 1268 (2026) bill status

Not yet confirmed: the repeal of the administrative rules (Ed 315) comes from an advocacy summary, not an official source. Check your state’s official page: New Hampshire official page.

Who to contact

• New Hampshire Department of Education – Educational Pathways – Home Education[email protected] · 603-491-8060 · Official pageWho handles notices: No routine notice since July 1, 2026; the resident district handles declarations for public school programs (Equal Access) and withdrawals – who you deal with locally

Special education and public school classes and sports

Under RSA 193-A:4, I, parents may home educate regardless of ability or disability. Under RSA 193:1-c (Equal Access), home-educated pupils may access district curricular and co-curricular programs, but EFA students may not. RSA 193-A:9 limits district liability, including for FAPE claims. Child Find runs through the resident district.

Federal rules on Child Find and evaluations apply in every state – see special education.

Going back to public school in New Hampshire

New Hampshire law says a home education program ends when the child enrolls full time in a public school, a public charter school, a nonpublic school or the Education Freedom Account program (RSA 193-A:4, VII). The law doesn’t set placement or credit rules, so ask the district.

Source: New Hampshire law: RSA 193-A

To enroll, contact the enrollment or registration office of your local school district or public school, and ask how it decides grade placement and credits before your child starts. See the New Hampshire official page, and going back to school after homeschooling for what to bring, placement, credits and special education.