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NEW MEXICO HOMESCHOOLERS: 1,140 HOURS. NO REQUIRED STATE TEST. You choose the curriculum. You direct the education. New Mexico simply asks you to notify the state and follow a clear set of requirements. Notify the New Mexico Public Education Department within thirty days of establishing your homeschool. You may use the online Home School System or mail the official paper form. If you continue homeschooling, notify NMPED again by August 1 each year. Notify. Teach. Renew. Keep proof. Compulsory attendance begins under New Mexico’s September 1 age-five rule and continues until the child is at least eighteen, unless an identified exception applies. Teach reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. The person providing instruction must possess at least a high school diploma or its equivalent. NMPED instructs homeschool families to provide at least 1,140 instructional hours each year, or 550 hours for half-day kindergarten. Keep your own attendance record, along with immunization records or approved exemption documentation. You choose the curriculum. NMPED does not require annual standardized testing, approve your curriculum, or provide your instructional materials. SchoolhouseTeachers.com is your HOME BASE. One online family membership gives every child unlimited access to hundreds of self-paced courses from preschool through twelfth grade, all from a Biblical worldview. Many families begin with Virtual School Boxes, ready-made, grade-by-grade full curriculum sets. Open, click, and go. You also receive self-grading iST courses, World Book Online, thousands of family-friendly videos, and graduation and college-preparation resources. The same membership includes the Homeschool Records & Compliance Center, with the Education Plan Builder, Custom Schedule Builder, Schoolhouse Gradebook, Portfolio Builder, Applecore recordkeeping, transcript tools, Certificates of Completion, and more. One family membership. Every child in your HOME. No fee per child. No fee per course. No limits. Start here: SchoolhouseTeachers.com/homeschool-records Questions? Call 1.888.718.HOME. One legal path. One family decision. Notify the state, build your HOME BASE, and bring them home.