Homeschooling in
the State of New Jersey

The state of New Jersey has homeschooling features that can often times be considered extremely lenient in comparison to other states. Aside from the standard compulsory attendance age law which requires children ages 6 to 16 to attend a school whether public, private, or at home, the state is quite tolerant of the type of education and curriculum that is present within the homeschooling premise. The state leniency can be seen through their laws regarding days of instruction, certification, and lack of superintendent supervision.

Parents within the state of New Jersey have quite a wide array of possibilities when teaching their child in a homeschooling program. Parents do not have to have any mandatory set of days of instruction, nor a set rubric of subjects that have to be taught from grades k-8. However, grades 9-12 or otherwise known as high school education, requires that students learn the following subjects: language arts, math, science, world history, civics or New Jersey history, health-safety education, financial-economic-business-entrepreneurial visual performing arts, foreign language, career technological vocation, technological literacy, and civics-economics-geography integrated in the concept of globalization are all of the various subjects that must be taught within the four years while attending homeschooling. By abiding by the various subjects, it grants the individual an actual diploma, one that is equivalent to a public school diploma. However, if the studies are to be contested, it is the state of New Jersey’s privilege to test the student in a standard statewide test that all students in public school must take. This is most likely due to the fact that the parent or guardian that is conducting the homeschooling does not necessarily have any requirement for their educational attainment or credentials, and furthermore that the individual does not need to work with a superintendent, nor keep any sort of record.

New Jersey’s laws towards homeschooling, often side with the rights of the parent, as if any sort of legal conflict were to arise between the program and its ability to accurately teach a child, they are often sent not tested, and furthermore are given warnings. However, if two or more warnings are sent to a single homeschooling premise, than it is the responsibility of the state to test the student’s academic knowledge, not their social knowledge. However, the whole legal process can be avoided by using some various friendly homeschooling support groups such as the Education Network of Christian Homeschoolers of New Jersey and New Jersey Homeschool Sports Association.




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