Home Education is a lawful alternative when considering the education of children of compulsory school age, or in the compulsory participation phase, in Queensland.
Statement of intent
The Queensland Government supports a parent's right to choose an educational environment that suits their child. Some parents choose to school their children at home for a variety of reasons. To balance a parent's right to educate their child and the State's obligation to ensure that all children are appropriately educated, a parent, as part of their responsibility, needs to apply for and be granted registration for their child.
In submitting an application for a child to be registered for home education the parent indicates that they intend to comply with the standard conditions of registration as described under section 217 of the Act.
Two main standard conditions parents undertake to meet include:
- the provision of a high-quality education for their child; and
- the provision of annual written report on the child's educational progress (required in the tenth month of the registration year).
When choosing this form of education, the parent accepts the responsibility of educating their child at home using an educational program or learning philosophy developed or adapted by them or by a registered teacher, primarily at the child's usual place of residence.
A child is granted registration once the parent has satisfactorily provided all required information as stated on the application form and the Director-General of Education and Training (or delegate) is satisfied the conditions of registration will be met.
To be eligible for registration a child is:
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usually resident in Queensland;
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of compulsory school age or in the compulsory participation phase; and
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not enrolled in a State school or non-State school.
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