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Educating at home
Getting approval for home education
Home visits
Learning programs
Educating at home
Parents can choose to educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.
When choosing to home educate, parents undertake responsibility for their children's education and must be able to demonstrate that their children are provided with:
- an appropriate learning program and a typical timetable
- resources to support the learning program
- opportunities for social interaction
- a suitable learning environment.
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Getting approval for home education
If you wish to home educate your child you will need to apply for an exemption from attendance at school for the purpose of home education.
For application forms and more information phone the Home Education Coordinator on 8226 1327 or email sally.robbins@sa.gov.au.
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Home visit
When your application is received a home education project officer will contact you to arrange a home vist to assess your application.
After meeting with you:
- a report is written
- recommendations are made to the director, Programs and Regional Management
- the director will notify you of the outcome of your application.
Exemptions are usually granted for periods of about 12 months and can be renewed through a review conducted by a home education project officer during annual home visits.
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Learning program
A home learning program must align with the South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability (SACSA) Framework and cover eight areas of learning:
- English
- mathematics
- science
- design and technology
- studies of society and environment (SOSE)
- the arts (music, art, dance, media and drama)
- health and physical education
- language other than English (LOTE).
Successful learning programs also:
- integrate essential learnings and key competencies into learning tasks
- use a range of resources
- have clearly identified learning outcomes
- incorporate a variety of teaching, learning and assessment methods
- involve students in the planning of stimulating education programs.
For more information phone the Home Education Coordinator on 226 1327 or email sally.robbins@sa.gov.au.
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