New Jersey homeschool checklist for this year
Answer two questions and get the year's deadlines with their dates, the notice, testing and records, each linked to the law. Print it or tick it off here.
- New Jersey law
- This year's checklist
- Withdrawing from school
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and New Jersey's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
New Jersey homeschool checklist, school year
Things to do, with their deadlines
- Suggested, not required
The Department of Education encourages you to tell the local board of education that you will educate your child elsewhere than at school.
Source: NJ Department of Education: Frequently Asked Questions, Homeschooling
All year
State guidance names no records a parent must keep. A board of education is not required to establish a record for a child educated elsewhere than at school, and if it gets information from a parent it may keep a record only to document that the child is receiving an education as required by law.
Source: NJ Department of Education: Frequently Asked Questions, Homeschooling
Good habits (not in the law)
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Keep a copy of everything you send, and of any acknowledgement you get back, with the date.
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Start simple records on day one: the days you teach, the books you read and a few samples of work in each subject. They help if you move, return to school or apply to college.
Where this comes from
- NJ Department of Education: Frequently Asked Questions, Homeschooling (state agency)
- NJ Department of Education: Interdistrict Public School Choice (state agency)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in New Jersey; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.