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Netherlands homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, annual
- What to file: Declaration of objection (verklaring richtingbezwaar)
- When: at least 1 month before compulsory age starts
- Where: Municipality (burgemeester)
- How to submit: In writing to municipality
- What to include
- Proof of objection to all local schools, insufficient parents for new school, child never attended school
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Parents provide suitable education; no state standards
Records to keep
- Records: Not required
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Not required
- Assessment: None after approval
Deadlines
- Exemption application: At least 1 month before 1st of month after 5th birthday
- Annual exemption renewal: recurring: before 1 August
Contacts and official sources
- Leerplichtwet 1969 volledige tekst (wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005273/2026-01-01)
- Leerplichtwet Artikel 5 (wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005273/1969-07-16#Hoofdstuk2_Artikel5)
- Rijksoverheid - Leerplicht (www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/leerplicht)
- Rijksoverheid - Vrijstelling leerplicht (www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/leerplicht/vraag-en-antwoord/vrijstelling-leerplicht)