Homeschool Tracker & Planner › Homeschool requirements by state › New Hampshire
Homeschool record-keeping
Attendance log: Not required by the state
Portfolio: Not required by the state
None. RSA chapter 193-A sets no minimum days or hours, and RSA 193-A:4 says dates and hours of instruction need not coincide with the resident district's calendar.
As of July 1, 2026 New Hampshire requires essentially nothing: RSA 193-A:6, which had required a portfolio, reading log and annual evaluation, was repealed and nothing replaced it. Notification is optional except when withdrawing from a public school or to access public school programs. Note the NH DOE website still describes the repealed rules.
Whatever New Hampshire asks for, a daily log covers it: the date, which student, minutes or hours of instruction, the subjects touched, and a line of notes. Add a photo of one piece of work a week and you also have a portfolio. Keep the log all year and the end-of-year form is a matter of copying totals.
Keep New Hampshire records in the app
Homeschool Tracker & Planner has the New Hampshire rules built in, logs a school day in a few taps, and exports the attendance and hours PDF with a signature line. Free for the first 14 entries.
How many days or hours of homeschool does New Hampshire require?
None. RSA chapter 193-A sets no minimum days or hours, and RSA 193-A:4 says dates and hours of instruction need not coincide with the resident district's calendar.
Do I have to keep attendance records to homeschool in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire does not require an attendance log by statute. Most families keep one regardless: it is the fastest way to answer a district question, it feeds the year-end paperwork, and it settles any later dispute about days of instruction. A log with the date, hours and subjects for each school day is enough.
What do I file to homeschool in New Hampshire?
As of July 1, 2026 New Hampshire requires essentially nothing: RSA 193-A:6, which had required a portfolio, reading log and annual evaluation, was repealed and nothing replaced it. Notification is optional except when withdrawing from a public school or to access public school programs. Note the NH DOE website still describes the repealed rules.
What is the easiest way to keep the records?
Homeschool Tracker & Planner for iPhone logs each school day in a few taps (student, minutes, subject, notes and a photo of the work), tracks days and hours against the New Hampshire target, and exports an attendance and hours PDF with a parent certification line, plus a portfolio PDF. Records stay on the phone; no account is needed.
https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XV/193-A/193-A-mrg.htm
Verified against the official source, September 13, 2026.