New Hampshire Department of Education Home Education
The main official state resource for current home education guidance, recent law changes, completion documentation, public-school access, special education, and state contacts.

HB 1268 — Home Education Freedom Act
The official legislative history, status, amendments, final bill versions, enactment information, and effective dates for New Hampshire’s 2026 home education changes.

Final 2026 Home Education Law Text
The version adopted by both legislative bodies containing the current definitions, limited declaration requirements, program independence, privacy protections, completion process, and repeal of mandatory evaluations and portfolios.

New Hampshire Compulsory-Attendance Law — RSA 193:1
Establishes compulsory-attendance ages and recognizes home education and Education Freedom Accounts as separate lawful alternatives to full-time public-school attendance.

Public-School Access for Home-Educated Students
Provides qualifying home-educated students access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs offered by their resident public school district.

Find a New Hampshire School District or SAU
Locate the resident superintendent and district contacts for public-school withdrawal, courses, activities, testing, special education, or later reenrollment.

New Hampshire Schools and SAU Information
Official addresses, telephone numbers, administrator names, school listings, and downloadable education-directory information.

HSLDA New Hampshire Homeschool Law Overview
A supplemental plain-language legal resource. Families should confirm that any summary reflects the law effective July 1, 2026.

2026 Home Education Freedom Act — Final Text
The controlling text for the law effective July 1, 2026, including the limited declaration requirement, program independence, privacy, completion process, and repeal of portfolios and annual evaluations.

HB 1268 Legislative Status and Effective Date
Official confirmation that the Home Education Freedom Act was signed in July 2026 and that its home education provisions took effect July 1, 2026.

RSA 193:1 — Compulsory Attendance
Establishes the compulsory age range, delayed entry for children turning six after September 30, lawful education alternatives, and high school completion provisions.

RSA 193:1-c — Equal Access to Public-School Programs
Provides resident home-educated students access to district curricular courses, athletics, clubs, performing groups, and other cocurricular programs.

NHED Equal-Access Technical Advisory
Official guidance concerning district policies, curricular courses, cocurricular programs, eligibility, participation, and home-educated students’ rights.

2026 Expansion of Public-School Access — Effective August 18, 2026
Enacted legislation adding EFA students and expressly including the statewide assessment and PSAT beginning on its future effective date.

New Hampshire Special Education Regulations
State rules addressing child find, evaluations, disability services, public-school placement, and children with disabilities receiving home education.

New Hampshire Child Find Requirements
Official rules describing local school districts’ responsibility to identify and evaluate children who may have educational disabilities.

New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts
The official state overview of the EFA program, eligibility, funding, approved educational uses, program administration, and applicable laws.

Apply for a New Hampshire Education Freedom Account
Current 2026–2027 eligibility, priority groups, application portal, verification deadlines, prorated awards, handbooks, policies, provider information, and contacts.

EFA Parent Application and Account Portal
The ScholaVia portal used to submit an EFA application, provide supporting documentation, manage family information, and access an approved account.

New Hampshire Education Freedom Account Law — RSA 194-F
The statutory rules for eligible expenses, parent agreements, annual educational attainment, account administration, providers, and program participation.

New Hampshire Education Tax Credit Scholarship
Need-based scholarship assistance that may be used for qualifying homeschool, private-school, online-school, or out-of-district public-school expenses.

New Hampshire Early College Program
Tuition-supported college courses for eligible New Hampshire high school students, including homeschooled students age fifteen or older.

Early College Online
Online community-college courses through which qualifying students can earn college credit while completing high school.

Public-School Course and Activity Access
Provides eligible home-educated students access to resident-district curricular courses and cocurricular programs under local participation policies.

Private Homeschool Grants
Information about privately funded grants that may help eligible families with curriculum, technology, tutoring, testing, therapies, or other educational needs.

Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
New Hampshire’s statewide public virtual charter school, offering tuition-free K–12 courses, projects, experiences, career pathways, and full-time or part-time options for residents.

VLACS Full-Time and Part-Time Enrollment
Explains the difference between making VLACS the student’s official full-time public school and using individual VLACS offerings as a part-time home-education supplement.

VLACS Elementary Program
Online public charter-school courses and learning options for New Hampshire elementary students, including part-time and full-time pathways.

VLACS Middle School Program
Flexible online courses, projects, and learning experiences for students in the middle grades.

VLACS High School Program
Online high school courses, Advanced Placement opportunities, career experiences, projects, credits, and full-time or supplemental enrollment options.

VLACS and UNH Early College
Current dual-credit opportunities through which eligible high school students may earn both high school and University of New Hampshire credit.

Community College Early College Online
Online college courses available to eligible New Hampshire high school students, including qualifying home-educated students.

EFA Online Learning and Educational Technology
Information about the separate EFA pathway and approved expenses for nonpublic online learning, educational software, technology, tutoring, and other services.

NHED Home Education Office
Access current law-change notices, completion resources, higher-education guidance, special-education information, district links, and the state home education contact.

Declaration and Completion Requirements
The final 2026 law defines the limited declaration required for public-school withdrawal or district-program access and the optional certificate-of-completion process.

Find Your Resident School District
Locate the superintendent responsible for public-school withdrawal, equal-access requests, testing, activities, special education, and reenrollment.

Schools and School Administrative Unit Directory
Official contact details for New Hampshire school districts, SAUs, superintendents, administrators, and public schools.

Self-Certification of Secondary School Completion
A form a home education graduate may submit to a college or financial-aid office to document completion for federal student-aid purposes.

2026–2027 Education Freedom Account Portal
The separate application and account portal for families choosing the EFA pathway rather than independent RSA 193-A home education.

Education Tax Credit Scholarship Information
Eligibility, application, income, award, and contact information for scholarships that may help with qualifying homeschool expenses.

New Hampshire Special Education Contact Directory
Current district-level special-education administrators for families requesting evaluations or asking about disability services.

Early College Information and Interest Form
Eligibility, tuition support, online and campus course options, coordinator assistance, and enrollment information for qualifying home-educated high school students.

New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition
An inclusive statewide nonprofit supporting all reasons for and methods of homeschooling through information, regional representatives, resources, and community connections.

NHHC 2026 Home Education Law Update
Provides an important warning about the July 2026 changes eliminating most notification, portfolio, and annual-assessment requirements while older materials are updated.

NHHC Getting Started Resources
Practical assistance for families considering home education, selecting an approach, locating curriculum, building support, and planning a program.

New Hampshire Groups and Co-ops
A directory of local homeschool groups, co-ops, classes, activities, and community contacts. Verify each listing’s current status directly.

Homeschooling Through High School
Information about transcripts, college planning, Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, testing, financial aid, graduation, and completion documentation.

Granite State Home Educators
A statewide grassroots organization offering free orientation, current information, family resources, member communities, events, and encouragement.

GSHE How to Homeschool in New Hampshire
Organized guides covering home education basics, affordability, community, high school, special education, educational providers, and ending a program.

GSHE News and Legal Updates
Current New Hampshire home education articles, including 2026 legislative updates, family activities, planning resources, and community opportunities.

HSLDA New Hampshire Legal Resources
Supplemental legal information and member assistance from a national homeschool advocacy organization.

New Hampshire Homeschool Group Directory
An independent directory of local support groups, co-ops, classes, activities, and regional communities. Verify current activity before relying on a listing.