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Germany homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, as needed
- What to file: Antrag auf Befreiung von der Schulpflicht
- When: Before absence begins
- Where: Lokales Schulamt
- How to submit: Written application in German
- What to include
- Ärztliches Attest, detailed medical justification
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Must align with state curriculum; supervised by school
Records to keep
- Records: Parents maintain attendance and progress records
Testing and assessment
- Testing: School-based assessments required
- Assessment: Regular checks by school authorities
Deadlines
- School Enrollment: By start of school year (1 Aug/1 Sep per Land)
- Medical Exemption Application: Immediately before anticipated absence
Contacts and official sources
- Grundgesetz Artikel 7 (www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_7.html)
- BVerfG Beschluss 1 BvR 868/04 (Konrad) (www.bverfg.de/e/rs20060429_1bvr086804.html)
- SchulG Baden-Württemberg §§ 71-76 (www.landesrecht-bw.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=SchulG+BW&psml=bsbawueprod.psml&max=true)
- KMK Stellungnahme Homeschooling (www.kmk.org/dokumentation-statistik/informationshandbuecher/handbuch-ii/teil-1/1-2-hausunterricht.html)