SASKATCHEWAN
Homeschooling in Saskatchewan: Requirements, Paperwork, and How to Start
Register with your school division, file a Written Education Plan, and report once a year. Saskatchewan asks more than its neighbours — and many divisions pay a materials grant in return.
Homeschooling in Saskatchewan, Summarized
The Seven Things Saskatchewan Asks of You
Legal in Saskatchewan
Yes
Compulsory ages
7 to 16
Funding available
Set by your school division
not a provincial grant
Do I notify anyone?
Yes — register once each school year
often by September 15
Paperwork load
High
plan, report and portfolio
Parent qualification
None required
Standardized testing
Not required
portfolio or test — you choose
Legal requirements last reviewed: June 2026 · Plain English · Not legal advice
Homeschooling is legal in Saskatchewan
What You Need to Know
Saskatchewan asks more than most western provinces. Register each year with your school division, file a Written Education Plan, then a year-end Annual Progress Report, and keep a portfolio. The division cannot refuse you over curriculum choice, but it can require an improvement plan and ultimately cancel a registration.
What Saskatchewan Asks of You
Register, plan, report — and keep the portfolio throughout.
Must do
Give notice of intent to your resident school division and register the program each year
Submit a Written Education Plan describing your approach, activities and resources
File an Annual Progress Report at year-end — portfolio of work or a standardized test
Maintain a portfolio of work for each learner regardless of which report format you choose
Dates that matter
Before the program starts; many divisions set September 15 for grant eligibility, some September 30
Typically June 15 for the Annual Progress Report, though it varies by division
Keep the portfolio two years past the end of the year the work was created in
Good practice — not required
Confirm your own division's dates — they differ, and the grant often hangs on them
Log work as you go: the portfolio has to exist even if you report by test
The authority monitors rather than approves. It can require an improvement plan where progress is inadequate and, if that does not resolve it, cancel registration — a decision you may appeal.
Saskatchewan asks for a plan, a yearly report and a two-year portfolio. StudyPug builds all three while your child works.
Funding for Saskatchewan Home Education
The key numbers before the details.
PROGRAM
Division materials grant — not a provincial entitlement
AMOUNT
Varies by division · Regina Public $800 K-9, $550 Gr.10-12
HOW IT'S CLAIMED
Receipts or voucher, through your school division
GRADES COVERED
Set by each division · ask yours which grades it covers
How It Works
From registration to reimbursement, step by step.
1
Register with your division
Register the program and file your Written Education Plan by your division's date — often September 15. Grant eligibility usually hangs on registering in time.
2
Spend, then keep your receipts
Pay for eligible materials yourself and submit receipts, or use a voucher where your division offers one. Confirm before you buy — no division has published a position on commercial subscriptions.
3
Show the learning
File the Annual Progress Report at year-end, by portfolio of work or by standardized test, and keep the portfolio for two years after.
Funding rules move faster than law. Amounts and eligibility can change every school year and every legislative session — always confirm with the official program sources below before you spend. Funding facts last reviewed: August 2026.
What StudyPug Handles for You
Not templates you fill in — records that fill themselves in.
Work-samples portfolio that assembles itself
Hours & attendance log that fills itself in
Progress reports you can download and share
Scope & Sequence export to seed your Written Education Plan
One-click package for your division's receipts and Annual Progress Report
Every child in one account — up to 5
Questions About Homeschooling in Saskatchewan
Quick answers for homeschooling families.
Is homeschooling legal in Saskatchewan?
Yes. Home-based education is governed by Part VII of The Education Act, 1995 and The Home-based Education Program Regulations, 2015. You register each year with the school division where your child is entitled to attend school, and file a Written Education Plan with the registration.
Do parents need a teaching certificate?
No. Any parent or guardian who lawfully has charge and custody of the student may be a home-based educator. The registering authority cannot impose a credential or qualification requirement as a condition of registration.
Does Saskatchewan fund homeschooling?
Partly, and it depends where you live. There is no province-wide grant to families. Many divisions pay a discretionary materials grant from their own budget, and amounts differ — Regina Public listed $800 per elementary student and $550 per high schooler for 2025-26. Older figures circulate for other divisions; ask yours directly.
What do I have to file, and when?
Three things. A notice of intent and registration with your division before the program starts — often by September 15, sometimes September 30. A Written Education Plan at the same time. An Annual Progress Report at year-end, typically around June 15. Dates vary by division, so confirm yours.
Do I have to use the Saskatchewan curriculum?
No. The registering authority monitors rather than approves, and it cannot withhold registration because it dislikes your curriculum choice. Your Written Education Plan describes your approach, activities and resources — it is a description, not a submission for approval.
Can I report by test instead of a portfolio?
Yes — the Annual Progress Report may take the form of a portfolio of work or a standardized test, and the choice is yours. But the portfolio has to exist either way: the regulations require you to maintain one for each learner regardless of which reporting format you pick.
What records should I keep, and for how long?
A portfolio of work for each home-based learner, kept for at least two calendar years after the end of the calendar year in which the work was created. That is a real retention rule rather than a suggestion, and it is longer than most provinces ask for.
Official Sources
Confirm the rules and apply directly with your province.
Saskatchewan Home-based Education
→Official overview — registering with your school division.
saskatchewan.ca — Home Schooling
Home-based Education Policy Manual
→The plan, the annual report and the portfolio, set out in full.
publications.saskatchewan.ca — Manual (PDF)
Regina Public Home-Based Education
→One division's own page — its grant, its forms and its dates.
reginapublicschools.ca — Home-Based
Other Provinces:
Homeschooling in Alberta·Homeschooling in British Columbia·Homeschooling in Manitoba— each reviewed against its own official sources
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