Homeschooling in North Carolina

Families in North Carolina may join and benefit from Homelife Academy's record keeping, transcript, diploma, and counseling services. We are happy to serve you and your family. Here is some more information and links to help you get started.

Associations

Homeschool Alliance of North Carolina
North Carolina Unschoolers
North Carolinians for Home Education

Legal Information and Statistics

North Carolina law defines a home school as a non-public school in which the student receives academic instruction from his/her parent, legal guardian, or a member of the household in which the student resides.  Two household schools are permitted.  The home school academic instructional setting must always meet the home school legal definition of G.S. 115C-563(a) and is limited to students from no more than two households.  Academic instructional settings involving students from three or more households must satisfy instead the conventional non-public school requirements.  Also, see Professional Educators' Role in Home Schools.

The North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) is authorized by state law to receive home school notices of intent to begin initial operation and to terminate operation, and to annually inspect the school's student attendance and nationally standardized achievement test result records.  Chief Administrators of home schools should anticipate a meeting with a DNPE representative.

North Carolina Education Code For Homeschooling
Complying with the North Carolina State Home School Law
Home School Attendance Record Form
NC Homeschool FAQs
News from North Carolina: DNPE and the State of Our Statewides
North Carolina Homeschool Information Packet
Notice of Intent
State of North Carolina Homeschool Statistics
Student Driving Eligibility Certificate Requirements

Online

Gifted Home Scholars in NC
GIFTSNC
Homeschool Alliance of North Carolina
K12 NC
NCarolinahomeschool
NC Homeschool Legislative Watch
NCHomeschoolers
NC Loop
NC Secular Homeschool Network
NC Unschoolers
Piedmont Homeschoolers

Resources

North Carolina Homeschool Loop Website
North Carolina: Facts, Map and State Symbols
North Carolina Secular Network
Piedmont Education Services
Thurbers Homeschool Testing and Educational Services