State requirements

Homeschooling in Wisconsin: what’s actually required.

Notification required, minimum instruction hours apply.

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What Wisconsin asks

Regulation level

Medium regulation

Law type

Notify-only — PI-1206 is enrollment self-certification, not approval; DPI does not approve/deny

What you notify / file

Notify: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) — not the local district; Form PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report, online via the DPI HOMER system; Annually on/before Oct 15 (enrollment as of 3rd Friday in Sept); new filers may begin July 1.

Testing / evaluation

No standardized testing or evaluation required.

Instruction hours

875 hours per school year

Required subjects

Reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, health (six areas; statute groups 'science and health')

Last verified: 2026-06-30

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