What Prince Edward Island actually asks of a family teaching their own children. Written plainly, and honest where the answer is that nobody asks for anything.
CanadaFiling requiredWho is in charge
Department of Education and Early Years, Home Education Program (250 Water St. Suite 101, Summerside PE C1N 1B6; homeeducation@gov.pe.ca; 902-438-4887)
Who actually reviews your child
Department of Education and Early Years (the form has an 'Office use only' block: 'Form received on / Reviewed by / on').
No deadline is printed on the form itself. The Department's home education page states the parent must notify before the school year starts - treat the precise date as unconfirmed.
How often: annual (the form is year-dated)
Goes to: Department of Education and Early Years
Collects: child's full name, date of birth, last school attended; parent/guardian names, address, telephone, preferred contact method. The parent acknowledges a responsibility to ensure the child has an opportunity to acquire knowledge and develop skills that will prepare them for life as an adult. Collected under FOIPP s.31(a) and Education Act s.95.
Education plan, progress report, portfolio, test scores
Not required. Nothing on the form obliges a plan or a report. If the Department requires more elsewhere it was not found this session.
Notice of intent to enrol in a course at a public school (high school only)
Not required.
PEI curriculum outcomes
Outcome · Specific Curriculum Outcome
Filing on time is the easy half. The harder half is the year in between: showing what your child actually learned, in words the reviewer recognises, without turning your home into a school.
That is what this app is for. You say what your child did, in a sentence. It maps that to the real curriculum for Prince Edward Island and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.