North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education — Home Schools
The main official resource for North Carolina homeschool requirements, Notices of Intent, annual testing, portal access, records, driver eligibility, frequently asked questions, and state contacts.

North Carolina Home School Requirements and Recommendations
Official guidance covering instructor qualifications, the Notice of Intent, the nine-month schedule, attendance, immunization records, annual testing, curriculum, and outside instruction.

File a Notice of Intent to Operate a Home School
Explains who may open a North Carolina home school, when the online filing system is available, what documentation is needed, and how the filing is processed.

DNPE Home School Online Portal
The official portal for filing a Notice of Intent, accessing an existing school account, updating information, obtaining registration records, requesting driver documents, or closing a school.

North Carolina Home School Standardized Testing Requirements
Official information about the annual nationally standardized achievement test, required subject areas, acceptable score reporting, test selection, administration, and record retention.

Annual Home School Information Update Guidance
Explains DNPE’s annual request that active home schools review enrollment and contact information in the portal and optionally record the name and date of the annual test.

Home School Records, Transcripts, and Diplomas
Official guidance on attendance records, academic records, transcripts, diplomas, graduation verification, and documents families should preserve permanently.

HSLDA North Carolina Homeschool Law Overview
A supplemental plain-language overview of North Carolina homeschool requirements. Families should use current DNPE guidance and state statutes as their primary official sources.

N.C. General Statute §115C-563 — Home School Definition
Defines a North Carolina home school, the two-family or two-household limit, and the instructional responsibilities retained by parents, guardians, and household members.

N.C. General Statute §115C-564 — Home School Qualifications
Requires the religious or nonreligious statutory election, annual standardized testing, and a high school diploma or equivalent for persons providing academic instruction.

North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 115C, Article 39
The complete statutory article covering nonpublic schools, Notices of Intent, attendance, testing, records, inspections, immunization, and home-school requirements.

N.C. General Statute §115C-378 — Compulsory Attendance
Establishes the compulsory-attendance range of ages seven through fifteen and addresses younger children who have already enrolled in public school.

N.C. General Statute §115C-565 — Exclusive Home School Requirements
Limits the additional education-law requirements imposed on compliant home schools while preserving applicable immunization obligations.

N.C. General Statute §115C-565.1 — PSAT, PreACT, and Advanced Testing Access
Explains homeschool-student participation in specified public-school test administrations, including location, academic prerequisites, costs, and proctoring.

Official Home School Compliance Guide
Current DNPE explanations of the Notice of Intent, instructional qualifications, schedule, attendance, immunization, testing, curriculum, and outside instruction.

Annual Nationally Standardized Testing Rules
Explains the required content, administration timing, score reporting, test selection, payment responsibility, and retention of annual test results.

North Carolina Home School Recordkeeping and Diploma Guidance
Official information about attendance, transcripts, test records, graduation verification, parent-issued diplomas, and permanent record retention.

North Carolina Education Student Accounts — ESA+
The main official program page for disability eligibility, annual award levels, current announcements, enrollment choices, allowable expenses, and application status.

How to Apply for ESA+
Explains the public-school Eligibility Determination, residency documentation, application process, priority period, and current new-student application status.

ESA+ Guidance for Home School Families
A step-by-step timeline covering award acceptance, the Parent Agreement, home-school registration, the LEA release, ClassWallet, spending deadlines, and annual renewal.

ESA+ Allowable Educational Expenses
Current guidance for curriculum, technology, tutoring, therapies, assessments, transportation, providers, excluded purchases, and reimbursement-school or home-school options.

ESA+ Program Rules and Requirements
Details current participation, spending, rollover, account-balance, services, school-choice, renewal, and family-compliance rules.

North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Tuition assistance for students attending participating private schools. It does not reimburse expenses for a student who remains in an independent home school.

Career and College Promise
Official information about tuition-free community-college pathways available to qualifying North Carolina high school students, including homeschool students.

North Carolina Driver Education
Public-school driver education is available to North Carolina home-school students, with a district fee of up to $65 and possible hardship reduction or waiver.

Home School Driving Eligibility Certificates
Explains how an eligible student under eighteen obtains the required certificate through the home-school chief administrator and DNPE portal.

Exceptional Children Resources for Families
State information about Child Find, evaluations, parent rights, special-education procedures, the Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center, and family support.

Using Online Instruction in a North Carolina Home School
Official guidance explaining parental responsibility, outside instructors, distance learning, curriculum selection, and the legal requirements that remain in effect.

NCVPS Virtual Advantage for Home and Private Schools
Supplemental online courses through North Carolina Virtual Public School that allow students to maintain their independent homeschool or private-school status.

NCVPS Home School Enrollment Process
Step-by-step direct-enrollment instructions, school-account requirements, student registration, accommodations, and support information for homeschool families.

2026–2027 NCVPS Academic-Year Guide
Current registration, catalog, academic calendar, course, support, and program updates for the 2026–2027 school year.

NCVPS and Public Virtual Charter Schools Compared
Explains the difference between supplemental NCVPS courses and full-time public virtual charter-school enrollment.

North Carolina Public Remote Academies
The official statewide map and directory of district-operated public remote academies, with current regional programs and contact information.

North Carolina Public Charter School Information
Official charter-school enrollment and family information, including access to statewide public virtual charter options.

Online and In-Person Career and College Promise Courses
Eligible homeschool high school students may complete approved tuition-free community-college courses in available online or campus formats.

DNPE Home School Portal and Notice of Intent
File a new Notice of Intent, access an existing school account, update school information, obtain registration records, reopen a school, or submit closure information.

Notice of Intent Filing Instructions
Current filing months, portal hours, required documentation, school-name guidance, processing times, and legal requirements for opening a home school.

North Carolina Home School Attendance Record
An optional DNPE attendance template for documenting the home school’s regular schedule and annual student attendance.

North Carolina Home School Transcript Template
A sample high school transcript that families may adapt for courses, grades, credits, test scores, graduation information, and the chief administrator’s certification.

Annual Portal Update Instructions
Explains DNPE’s yearly request for updated enrollment and contact information and the optional entry of the annual test name and date.

Annual Testing Requirements and Test Resources
Current testing criteria, timing, subject coverage, administration options, commonly used assessments, and record-retention instructions.

Home School Driving Eligibility Certificate Procedure
Instructions for qualifying students under eighteen and home-school administrators using the portal to obtain the required driving certificate.

North Carolina Public School and District Directory
Find local school systems and public-school contacts for testing, classes, athletics, reenrollment, special education, driver education, or public virtual options.

Exceptional Children Family Contacts and Child Find
State special-education resources, evaluation information, procedural safeguards, family-support contacts, and no-cost assistance through ECAC.

North Carolinians for Home Education
A statewide nonprofit organization providing homeschool advocacy, education, encouragement, family resources, events, athletics, graduation services, and community connections.

NCHE Getting Started in Homeschooling
A four-step guide covering the decision to homeschool, opening the school, connecting with other families, and selecting an educational approach.

NCHE North Carolina Homeschool Law Guide
A family-oriented explanation of the state’s homeschool definition, Notice of Intent, instructor qualifications, attendance, annual testing, and legal history.

NCHE Regional and Local Homeschool Groups
Select a county to locate regional liaisons and Christian, secular, inclusive, co-op, social, academic, and special-interest groups across North Carolina.

NCHE Homeschool Help and Resource Library
Resources and webinars concerning curriculum, testing, high school, college preparation, mentoring, preschool, special circumstances, and moving to North Carolina.

NCHE Thrive! Homeschool Conference
Information about the statewide conference, workshops, speakers, curriculum exhibitors, family programming, recordings, and future event dates.

NCHE Graduate Central
Information about graduation ceremonies, diplomas, senior recognition, scholarships, high school resources, and services for graduating homeschool families.

NCHE Athletic Commission
A statewide private homeschool athletics organization coordinating teams, leagues, eligibility, schedules, tournaments, and championship competition.

HSLDA North Carolina Legal Resources
Supplemental legal information, advocacy, and member assistance from a national homeschool organization.

North Carolina Homeschool Groups and Co-op Directory
An independent directory of local co-ops, support groups, classes, sports, and social communities. Verify current activity and policies directly with each organization.