Wisconsin homeschool laws

Wisconsin requires homeschool families to file Form PI-1206 (the Homeschool Enrollment Report) with the Department of Public Instruction by October 15 each year. Programs must provide 875 hours of instruction in six subject areas.

Expect a one-time or yearly notice. Some states in this group also ask for testing or records; see below.

Note: File the PI-1206 every school year. Compulsory attendance starts at age six, so a child who turns six on or before September 1 needs a PI-1206 for that school year, and a younger child cannot be enrolled in a homeschool program. DPI keeps submitted PI-1206 forms for seven years, but keeping your own copy is your job. DPI does not ask for a Social Security number or birth certificate after you submit the form. A homeschooled student may take part in the resident district's interscholastic athletics on the same basis as the district's own students (Wis. Stat. 118.133). Wisconsin issues no diploma for homeschooling, and parents may create one for their own program.

• October 15: PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report due

• Reading
• Language arts
• Mathematics
• Social studies
• Science
• Health

• Each school year: 875 hours

Our summary does not list a testing or evaluation requirement for Wisconsin.

DPI keeps submitted PI-1206 forms for seven years, but keeping your own copy is your job.

Yes. HomeStudyPath can pre-fill a draft of this filing from your family's records:

• PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report due

• Wisconsin state education agency (opens in a new tab)
• Wis. Stat. § 118.165 (private school and home-based program criteria) (opens in a new tab)
• PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report due (opens in a new tab)

Independent summary: HSLDA's Wisconsin page (opens in a new tab)