North Carolina
Notice of Intent to establish a home school
The Filing Facts
| Who files | Parent/legal guardian (chief administrator) |
|---|---|
| Filed with | Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE), Dept. of Administration |
| When / how often | Once, when establishing the school (not in May/June per DNPE practice); notify on termination |
| Filing required | Yes |
| Statute | N.C.G.S. §§ 115C-563, 115C-564; §§ 115C-552, 115C-560 |
Fill In & Print Your Letter
Type your family's details and every bracketed field in the letter is filled for printing. What you type is sealed with your family's key if your school is set up and unlocked — it is never kept in plain text.
The Letter — North Carolina
*Filled-companion to the DNPE Notice of Intent. DNPE prefers the online portal; use this letter for the paper submission DNPE describes, and send diploma evidence in the same package — a notice sent without the required documents is returned unprocessed.*
[CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR NAME]
[STREET ADDRESS, CITY, NC ZIP]
[PHONE] · [EMAIL]
[DATE]
Division of Non-Public Education, North Carolina Department of Administration
Re: Notice of Intent to establish a home school — G.S. 115C-563, 115C-564
Dear Sir or Madam:
I give notice of my intent to establish and operate a home school in North Carolina, as a non-public school under Part 3 of Article 39 of Chapter 115C.
Name of the home school: [SCHOOL NAME]
Address of the home school: [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, NC ZIP]
Owner of the school: [FULL NAME]
Chief administrator of the school: [FULL NAME]
Enclosed is evidence that I (and each person who will provide academic instruction) hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent, as G.S. 115C-564 requires: [DESCRIBE EVIDENCE ENCLOSED — copy of diploma / transcript / GED; do not send originals].
I will notify the Division of Non-Public Education when this home school terminates.
Signature: ______________________________ Date: ____________
[CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR NAME, printed]
Honesty note: This letter is a template prepared from the statute text cited above. The
parent files it themselves — Grace Team Academy never files on a
family's behalf. It is not legal advice; the family's own state rules, as
currently in force, govern.