Oregon 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.

Oregon law
This year's checklist
Withdrawing from school

This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Oregon's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.

Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on October 29, 2026 against the sources linked on this page.

Oregon homeschool checklist, school year

Things to do, with their deadlines

Within 10 days of withdrawing your child or of the start of the school year
Notify your Education Service District (ESD) in writing, online or by mail.
Source: Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 339 (Oregon Legislature); Oregon Department of Education: Home Schooling, Information for Families
By August 15, in grades 3, 5, 8 and 10
Testing must be done by the August 15 deadline.
Source: Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 339 (Oregon Legislature); Oregon Department of Education: Home Schooling, Information About Testing

All year

All year
The law asks for test results only: a family keeps the score it gets from the tester and sends it to the ESD if the ESD superintendent asks for it. We did not find any other record-keeping rule in the home-education statute.
Source: Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 339 (Oregon Legislature)

Good habits (not in the law)

Keep a copy of everything you send, and of any acknowledgement you get back, with the date.
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.

Dates shown are the next time each deadline comes round from today. Your ticks and answers stay in this browser; nothing is sent.

Where this comes from

Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 339 (Oregon Legislature) (the law)
Oregon Department of Education: Home Schooling, Information for Families (state agency)
Oregon Department of Education: Home Schooling, Information About Testing (state agency)
Oregon Department of Education: Private Schools FAQ (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 Oregon; 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.