In South Australia you can apply to home educate your child during their compulsory school years (6 to 17 years).
Your responsibilities
When applying for home education, you accept overall responsibility for your child's education. You must provide:
- a suitable education program that meets the goals of the Australian Curriculum (or similar), including strategies and tools to monitor your child’s progress
- appropriate resources to support your program
- a suitable learning environment
- opportunities for your child’s social interaction.
Guide to home education
Guide to home education in South Australia (PDF 1.6MB) explains the process and all the requirements.
The guide has information on:
- the conditions and criteria for home education
- alternative education options and exemptions
- completing the online application
- renewing a home education exemption
- resources and services available to you
- your roles and responsibilities and our roles and responsibilities.
Request an application form
Start the application process by filling out an initial request form.
