Home Schooling Information

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Statutes in North Carolina ­govern the practice of home-schooling. The law requires that children receive approved schooling until the age of 16.

Currently, Moore County has 278 home schools registered with the N.C. Department of Administration’s Division of Non-Public Education. There are 36,068 throughout the state’s 100 counties.

The division is responsible for inspecting and monitoring the home schools.

State law requires anyone who wants to have a home school (two-household schools are permitted) to hold at least a high school diploma or the equivalent, and to operate on a regular schedule ­during at least a nine-month ­academic year.

 Home schools must have records on shots and attendance and must administer nationally standardized achievement tests to students. They are “encouraged” but not required to hold classes at least 180 days a year.