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New Zealand homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, every-six-months
- What to file: Statutory Declaration
- When: Every 6 months after exemption granted
- Where: Regional Ministry of Education office
- How to submit: Mail or email
- What to include
- Confirmation that child is being taught as per approved plan
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Must match regularity and quality of registered school; flexible methods allowed if demonstrated in plan
Records to keep
- Records: Not specified; recommended to maintain for potential reviews
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Not required
- Assessment: Possible periodic reviews by Education Review Office
Deadlines
- Statutory Declaration: recurring every 6 months
Contacts and official sources
- Ministry of Education - Home Education (www.education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregiversprimary-school/schooling-in-nz/home-education)
- Education Review Office - Homeschools (www.ero.govt.nz/how-ero-reviews/schoolskura-english-medium/homeschools)