Legal statusHomeschooling is legal in New Hampshire, but families must follow notice, subject, record, and annual evaluation requirements.Compulsory age range6-18Notification requiredYes. A parent beginning home education, withdrawing a child from public school, or moving into a district must notify a participating authority.Who you notifyThe New Hampshire commissioner of education, the resident district superintendent, or the principal of an approved nonpublic school that agrees to administer the law.Notification deadlineWithin 5 business days of commencing the home education program. If the program ends, written termination notice is due within 15 days. If the family moves after notifying a resident district superintendent, the parent must notify the former district and submit a new notice.Required subjectsScience, Mathematics, Language, Government, History, Health, Reading, Writing, Spelling, The history of the constitutions of New Hampshire and the United States, An exposure to and appreciation of art and musicHours or days requiredThe reviewed New Hampshire sources do not state a specific statewide homeschool hour requirement.Record keepingParents must maintain a portfolio including a log of reading materials by title and samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials used or developed by the child. The portfolio remains the parent's property and must be preserved for 2 years from the end of instruction. Parents must also keep a copy of the annual evaluation.Testing and evaluationYes, but not always as a standardized test. New Hampshire requires an annual educational evaluation, which can be done through teacher review of the portfolio, a national student achievement test, the resident district's state assessment, or another mutually agreed valid measurement tool.Testing frequencyAnnual evaluation each year.Teacher qualificationsParents direct the home education program themselves. A parent does not appear in the reviewed sources to need a teaching license to homeschool, although one evaluation option uses a certified teacher or a teacher currently teaching in a nonpublic school.Curriculum freedomModerate. Parents direct the program, but New Hampshire law specifies subject areas and requires yearly progress evaluation.Umbrella school optionYes. A family may file notice through an approved nonpublic school that agrees to administer the relevant parts of the law, but this is optional.Virtual school optionYes. Families may use online curriculum privately, but public online school enrollment is different from independent home education.Special educationThe reviewed New Hampshire homeschool statute does not provide a simple statewide special-education summary for independent homeschoolers, and the official DOE homeschool page in the raw bundle returned access-denied errors. Families should verify current service options directly with the state or local district.High school diplomaThe reviewed sources indicate that parents may document completion of a homeschool program at the high school level by submitting a certificate or letter to the department of education if needed for a student under 18. Families should also keep clear transcripts and graduation records.College admissionThe reviewed sources do not give a detailed New Hampshire-specific college admission rule. Careful transcripts, course records, annual evaluations, and any outside coursework or testing are likely important.Sports accessYes, in a qualified way. Annual evaluation results may be used to demonstrate academic proficiency for participation in public school programs and co-curricular activities, and home educated students are subject to the same participation and eligibility conditions as public school students.Dual enrollmentPossible, but the reviewed New Hampshire source set does not clearly describe one statewide homeschool dual-enrollment rule for college courses.NotesFirst-pass draft. The official New Hampshire Department of Education homeschool page in the raw bundle failed with repeated 403 access-denied responses, so this entry relies mainly on RSA 193-A and the HSLDA New Hampshire summary. This draft stays cautious on special education, college admission, and college dual enrollment because the reviewed source set did not clearly resolve those topics.