Miscellaneous Home School FAQs

Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) staff are available via phone and email. To contact DNPE, please call 984-236-0110. Please leave a message and your call will be returned within 24 hours. You may also send an email to DNPE.General.Inquiries@doa.nc.gov, and DNPE will respond within 24 hours.

New notice of intents (NOIs) to operate a home school or requests to re-open a home school are accepted July 1 - April 30 annually.

Yes, if there is at least one student involved who is at least age 7 but not yet age 16 (not yet age 18 if the student wishes to obtain/retain a North Carolina driver's permit/license). No, if the only students enrolled are currently younger than age 7 (and will not turn age 7 during the current school year) or already age 18 or older.

You will need to close your home school just before leaving the state.

Log into your homeschool account. Select "Close Your Home School" and choose one of the options to get started closing your home school online.  You may also close your home school by calling DNPE at 984-236-0110 and informing a representative to close the home school.
A reminder that conventional (public/non-public) schools in other states may not recognize home school credit.
 

Not if your school is already registered with DNPE.

Instead, simply inform DNPE (by telephone, US mail, or by logging into your homeschool account) of the change of county, mailing address, and telephone number.

Yes, if:

• the student is of North Carolina compulsory attendance age (at least age 7 but not yet age 16) and
• the student will be staying within the State of North Carolina's geographical borders for more than 30 consecutive days during the traditional nine-month school year.

Claiming a primary residency out-of-state does not exempt the parent of such a student from North Carolina's compulsory attendance law.
 

DNPE does not gather or provide that information.  Such information can be acquired by contacting North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE), Doreen Browning Consulting and M&M Educational Group, LLC.

Yes, there is a statewide home school convention complete with numerous workshops and a large book fair sponsored each spring by North Carolinians for Home Education.  

NCHE also conducts regional workshops each fall for home school support group leaders and disseminates information about various county or area-wide home school book fairs, etc. held throughout North Carolina. Contact NCHE at (919) 790-1100 for details about these types of activities. 
 

The Chief Administrator of the home school should log in to the DNPE home school portal to access a copy of their school's Record of Registration. 

Use this link to access the NC DNPE online portal and update your information: DNPE Home School Account Access

Enter your school’s username and password.

DNPE does not keep passwords, so if you need to change your password, use the link above and click “Forgot User Name or Reset Password.” You will then be asked to put in your username and email address. Once you submit your password change request, an email with reset directions will be sent to the email we have on file. If you do not remember your username or registered email address on file, feel free to contact DNPE at 984-236-0110.

Please review this tutorial for guidance: Home School Account Tutorial

ESA+ scholarship funds help NC families pay for education and services for children with disabilities.  Please contact the NC State Education Assistance Authority for more information. DNPE does not administer funds. 

North Carolina does not have a law granting homeschooled students the right to participate in public school classes and activities; thus, the individual schools and school districts have the authority to decide whether to allow homeschooler participation. Policies often vary from district to district. Students wishing to participate in public school classes or activities should contact their local school for information regarding their district's policy.