Starpath
Iceland homeschool checklist
Leaving school
- Send a withdrawal letter
- Where: Domicile municipality
- How: Written application for exemption
- When: Before school year
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, annual
- What to file: Exemption Application
- When: Before school year start
- Where: Domicile municipality
- How to submit: In writing to municipality
- What to include
- Parent teaching license, curriculum plan, child details
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Must follow national curriculum (Aðalnámskrá); high demands for effective instruction
Records to keep
- Records: Records subject to municipal review; details per Regulation 531/2009
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Nationally coordinated examinations required
- Assessment: Regular assessments and supervision by affiliated municipal school
Deadlines
- Exemption Application: Before June 1 school year start
- National Examinations: Per school year schedule
Contacts and official sources
- Compulsory School Act No. 91/2008
- Aðalnámskrá - Exemptions from Core Curriculum (Chapter 16) (www.adalnamskra.is/en/primary-school/chapter-16-exemptions-from-the-core-curriculum-all-blocks)
- Government Education Page (www.government.is/topics/education)