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Saskatchewan homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, annual
- What to file: Notification of a Home-based Education Program (www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/education-and-learning/prek-12-education-early-learning-and-schools/home-schooling)
- When: August 15 for renewal or 30 days prior to start
- Where: Local school division board of education
- How to submit: Mail or in-person to registering authority
- What to include
- Child details, parent contact, written education plan with philosophy, activities, resources, outcomes, assessment
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Parent-directed at home; must cover core subjects aligned with Goals of Education Saskatchewan
Records to keep
- Records: Cumulative file of student outcomes including portfolios, summative records, or test results
Testing and assessment
- Testing: No province-wide testing mandated
- Assessment: School division monitors via plan review and outcomes; parents maintain portfolio or records
Deadlines
- Initial Notification and Plan: At least 30 days prior to start
- Annual Renewal: August 15
Contacts and official sources
- Homeschooling Program - Government of Saskatchewan (www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/education-and-learning/prek-12-education-early-learning-and-schools/home-schooling)
- Saskatchewan Home-based Education Policy and Procedures Manual (pubsaskdev.blob.core.windows.net/pubsask-prod/85880/Saskatchewan%252BHome%252Bbased%252BEducation%252BPolicy%252Band%252BProcedures%252BManual.pdf)
- Publications Saskatchewan - The Education Act, 1995 (publications.saskatchewan.ca)
- The Home-based Education Program Regulations, 2015 (publications.saskatchewan.ca)