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Ontario homeschool checklist
Leaving school
- Send a withdrawal letter
- Where: School or local school board
- How: Written notification
- When: None specified; send before school year starts
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, annual
- What to file: Letter of Intent
- When: Prior to September 1
- Where: Local school board where child last attended or was registered
- How to submit: Written (mail or in-person)
- What to include
- Child's name, gender, date of birth, parent phone number and address
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Satisfactory instruction at home; no prescribed curriculum, subjects, or approval needed
Records to keep
- Records: Not required
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Not required; optional for school placement if enrolling later
- Assessment: None mandated; board may investigate only on reasonable grounds (e.g., refusal to notify, third-party concerns)
Deadlines
- Annual Notification: recurring: prior to September 1 each year
Contacts and official sources
- Education Act, RSO 1990, c. E.2, section 21
- Policy/Program Memorandum 131 (PPM 131) (www.ontario.ca/document/education-ontario-policy-and-program-direction/policyprogram-memorandum-131)
- Ontario Ministry of Education (www.ontario.ca/page/education)