Homeschool requirements · Delaware

Homeschooling in Delaware

Light paperwork · A notice or an enrollment form, then keep your own records.

Register the homeschool with the Department of Education and report enrollment in the fall and attendance at year end.

What Delaware asks

NoticeAnnual enrollment report (fall) and end-of-year attendance report through the Delaware DOE.
Days and hours180 days
SubjectsNot specified
AssessmentNone required.
Records to keepAttendance records (reported annually).
Parent qualificationNone.
Worth knowingDelaware recognizes single-family, multi-family, and coordinated-with-district homeschools.

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HSLDA’s Delaware summary

Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-02. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Delaware’s current law or a homeschool legal organization before you file anything. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Delaware.