The Short Answer
To register a home-based education program in Saskatchewan, you send two things to your school division: the Notification of a Home-based Education Program form and a written education plan. File them at least 30 days before you start, and re-register each year by August 15. The education plan shows how your child will learn across the core areas. It is a plan you write, not the provincial curriculum you must deliver. Plan requirements differ between divisions, so ask yours for its template, and watch for separate, earlier funding deadlines.
Verified June 2026. Reflects The Education Act, 1995 (Part VII) and the Home-Based Education Program Regulations, 2015.
Saskatchewan Registration at a Glance
| What you file | The Notification of a Home-based Education Program form plus a written education plan. |
|---|---|
| Where it goes | Your school division, which is your registering authority. |
| When | At least 30 days before you start, and re-register by August 15 each year. |
| The education plan | A short written outline of how your child will learn across the core areas. Format varies by division. |
| Approval needed? | No. You register, you do not seek permission. |
| Watch for | Separate, earlier funding deadlines if your division offers a grant. |
Where to Register
Your registering authority is a school division. Most families register with their local division, but the division you choose also decides your funding, since grants vary widely and some divisions accept families from outside their boundaries. It is worth asking a nearby division what it offers before you default to the closest one. Our guide on Saskatchewan homeschool funding covers how to compare divisions on the money.
The Two Documents You File
The Notification Form
The Notification of a Home-based Education Program form is the official notice that you are educating your child at home. It captures your child's details and your intent to run a home-based program. Your division provides the form, and you submit one for each child you are registering.
The Written Education Plan
The education plan is the piece that makes people nervous, and it should not. It is a written outline of how your child will learn across the core areas this year: the subjects you will cover, your general approach, and the kinds of resources you plan to use. The Regulations ask for a plan, not a day-by-day script, and you are free to change course as the year unfolds. Plan requirements differ between divisions, so ask yours for its template or checklist and write to that.
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What to Put in Your Education Plan
Keep it clear and honest. A plan that a division accepts without back-and-forth usually covers a few things for each child:
- The core subjects you will teach, such as language arts, math, science, and social studies
- Your general approach or method, in plain language
- The main resources or curriculum you plan to use
- A short note on how you will know your child is making progress
A few sentences per subject is plenty. You are describing a direction, not promising a fixed route. If you are still deciding what to teach, our guide on how to choose homeschool curriculum helps you fill the plan with confidence, and the free reading assessment shows you where your child is starting.
The Dates That Matter
Three dates keep your registration clean. First, file your notification and plan at least 30 days before you begin a program. Second, re-register each year by August 15, since registration is annual even when nothing has changed. Third, watch for your division's funding deadline, which is often separate and can fall earlier, sometimes in mid-September. Mark all three when you register so none of them sneaks up on you.
What Happens After You File
Once your division has your notification and plan, your child is in a registered home-based education program and is legally excused from school attendance. You are not waiting on an approval, and you do not need a teacher's sign-off to start teaching. From there your yearly obligations are light: you keep a portfolio of your child's work and submit one annual progress report, which our main guide on how to homeschool in Saskatchewan walks through.
Val's Note: What This Really Means for You
If the education plan is the thing standing between you and starting, let me take the air out of it. I have written these plans, and the honest version is a page that says: here are the subjects, here is roughly how we will do them, here are the books, and here is how I will tell it is working. That is a real plan. It does not need jargon or a teaching degree behind it.
So my advice is to ask your division for its template first, write to that template in plain words, and send it with the notification form well before you start. Do not wait until late August, because the 30-day rule and the August 15 date can collide if you leave it. File early, keep a copy, and get on with the part that matters, which is teaching your kid.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Register to Homeschool in Saskatchewan?
You send the Notification of a Home-based Education Program form and a written education plan to your school division at least 30 days before you start, and re-register each year by August 15.
What Goes in the Education Plan?
A written outline of how your child will learn across the core areas: the subjects, your general approach, and the resources you plan to use. Requirements vary by division, so ask yours for its template.
When Is the Deadline?
Register each year by August 15, and file your notification and plan at least 30 days before you begin. Some divisions set a separate, earlier funding deadline.
Do I Need Approval?
No. You register rather than seek approval. Once your notification and plan are filed, your child is in a registered home-based education program.
Can I Register Outside My Area?
Sometimes. Policies differ by division, so ask whether a division will register a family from outside its boundaries, which can matter if a nearby division funds families better.
Sources
This guide was verified in June 2026 against the following primary sources. Forms, plan requirements, and deadlines vary by division, so confirm details with your registering authority.