Homeschool requirements · New Hampshire

Homeschooling in New Hampshire

Moderate paperwork · A notice and a yearly assessment or records check.

File a one-time notice, keep a portfolio, and complete an annual evaluation that stays in your own records.

What New Hampshire asks

NoticeOne-time notice of intent to the local superintendent or a participating private school within five days of starting.
Days and hours180 days
SubjectsScience, Math, Language, Government, History, Health, Reading, Writing, Spelling, History of the U.S. & N.H. Constitutions, Art & Music Appreciation
AssessmentAnnual evaluation (test, certified-teacher review, or other agreed method); results kept by the parent.
Records to keepPortfolio of reading materials and samples of work, kept for two years.
Parent qualificationNone.
Worth knowing180 days is a planning default only.

What HomeSchool Scribe does in New Hampshire

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HSLDA’s New Hampshire summary

Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-02. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with New Hampshire’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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in New Hampshire.