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A home-based education program is a program based from home, directed by the parent(s), for their own children between the ages of 5 and 17 years of age. The Ministry of Saskatchewan's Home-Based Education: Policy and Procedures Manual is available to assist parents with fulfilling their legal responsibilities regarding the registration and operation of home-based education programs.
Home-based Education Program Regulations
Home-Based Education Q&A
Exception: Coming from Ukraine? Please contact the NESD Division Office for registration instructions (stop by the Division Office, phone 306-752-5741, or email divisionoffice@nesd.ca).
Online NESD Homeschool REGISTRATION FORM
Or
Paper NESD Homeschool REGISTRATION FORM
– email completed form to homeschool@nesd.ca or mail to NESD Homeschool, Box 6000, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0, or drop off at the Division Office at 402 Main Street, Melfort.
To receive financial reimbursement, homeschool students must be registered between August 15 – September 15, 2023. Payments will be sent out the week of November 15th. Home school registrations will be accepted all year.
The purpose of the written educational plan is for parents to demonstrate that they have a positive and constructive approach to the education of their children before beginning their home-based education program. If you require assistance, our Home-Based Education Monitor is available to provide educational consultation to home-based educators as you prepare your written education plan. Please contact the division office at 306-752-5741 with your questions.
Or
– email completed form to homeschool@nesd.ca or mail to NESD Homeschool, Box 6000, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0, or drop off at the Division Office at 402 Main Street, Melfort.
A separate education plan must be prepared for each student and submitted by September 15, 2023.
Summarizing student progress and providing samples of student work is required at the end of the academic year as part of the partnership between the NESD and families who choose to provide Home based Education. This expectation is outlined in the Ministry of Education documents.
The following should be submitted to the division office as a year-end report:
The intent of these samples is to show growth in learning.
When possible, all documents should be in a PDF format, with clear pictures of work samples. (pdf format preferred to paper documents)
* Please ensure any student work submitted is a copy only. We keep files at the office for our records. The submissions will not be returned.
For your guidance, your may use the SHBE Annual Progress Report template:
Homeschool YEAR-END REPORT template
– email completed form or your complete report(s) to homeschool@nesd.ca or mail to NESD Homeschool, Box 6000, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0, or drop off at the Division Office at 402 Main Street, Melfort.
A separate year end report must be prepared for each student and submitted by June 15th, 2023.
Payments will be sent out the week of August 15th - ONLY if you received the initial payment in November AND Year-End Reports are submitted by June 15th, 2023.
All NESD students are automatically eligible for the High School Driver Education Program at no cost (not including SGI fees) through the schools/division when they become age eligible. NESD Driver Education Handbook
Please contact homeschool@nesd.ca to plan for your child to take Driver Training with the nearest high school in your area.
If your child is entering into grade 10 and you wish them to get provincially recognized credits for their classes, they will need to either enter the regular school system or take the courses online. This ensures that they have an academic standing when applying for post-secondary schooling. Sask Ministry of Education High School Credit Options
Please explore the academic journeys your homeschooler may take for high school options:
Homeschool High School Journeys in Co-ordination with Sask Distance Learning Corp
If your high school Homeschooler wishes to take the full time online option, NESD homeschool families may consider the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation option to Learn at Home. https://www.saskdlc.ca/register.
If you choose this option for your family, the SaskDLC is considered your primary school and this student will no longer be considered an NESD Homeschool student. Sask DLC will share the information with the nearest school division, as the Ministry requires that those students be registered as secondary with their nearest physical school. The NESD Coordinator of Learning will work with your family and the SaskDLC, as needed, when issues arise with any full-time online students who are secondary to the NESD.
Date/Deadline |
Description |
August 15 |
Registration for NESD Homeschool Window Opens Submission for Education Plan Opens |
September 15 |
Deadline for NESD Homeschool Registration for financial reimbursement Education Plan submitted to NESD |
September 30 |
Deadline to submit the NESD Group Educational Experience Form |
October 15 |
Deadline to request e-textbook resources |
November 15 |
First Disbursement to eligible Homeschool Families |
June 15 |
Deadline to submit Year-End Reports to NESD |
August 15 |
Second Disbursement to eligible Homeschool Families |
402 Main Street, Box 6000, Melfort, SK, S0E 1A0
EMAIL: divisionoffice@nesd.ca
1-306-752-5741 | Toll Free: 1-888-752-5741