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China homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, once
- What to file: Exemption Application
- When: Before age 6 enrollment
- Where: Provincial Education Department
- How to submit: In-person or mail to local education bureau
- Notarized: Yes
- What to include
- Medical certificates, proof of health condition, parental plan
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Must comply with national curriculum if approved; no home instruction standard
Records to keep
- Records: Records of medical status and progress required
Testing and assessment
- Testing: No access to standard exams like Gaokao
- Assessment: Oversight by local education authorities
Deadlines
- School Enrollment: By September 1 each year for age 6
Contacts and official sources
- Compulsory Education Law (2006 Revision) (www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c30834/202106/7e4c20ab8b7a44a0a4d336f89b4f7f5b.shtml)
- Ministry of Education (www.moe.gov.cn)
- NPC Observer - Compulsory Education Law (www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c2/c30834/custom_1625074393148.html)