SMS-PR-014: Home Education in Queensland

• Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld) (new window) Chapter 9, Part 5; Chapter 10, Part 1; Chapter 11 http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/ACTS/2006/06AC039.pdf
• Education (Work Experience) Act 1996 (Qld) (new window) Part 2, Section 5(c) http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/E/EducWkExA96.pdf
• Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 (Qld) (new window) Chapter 2, Section 8 http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/E/EducQCTA05.pdf
• Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002 (Qld) (new window) Section 13 http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/SUPERSED/E/EducQStAuA02_01C_050531.pdf
• Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) (new window) . http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/ACTS/2009/09AC014.pdf

• Queensland the Smart State - Education and Training Reforms for the Future: A White Paper (new window) http://education.qld.gov.au/etrf/whitepaper/pdfs/whitepaper.pdf

• FNM-PR-008: Textbook and Resource Allowance /strategic/eppr/finance/fnmpr008/

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:

• usually resident in Queensland;
• of compulsory school age or in the compulsory participation phase; and
• not enrolled in a State school or non-State school.

Responsibilities

• Provides public access to the registration process
• Assists parents to comply with legislative procedures should they wish to register their child for home education.
  

• Oversees the home education registration process which:
  • Receives applications for registration or provisional registration
  • Issues provisional registration for all eligible children as part of the registration process
  • Processes registration applications
  • Determines the issuing of registration
  • Notifies parent of the determination
  • Issues registration certificates
  • Monitors parent's compliance with standard conditions of registration
  • processes reports on educational performance and proposed outcomes
• Provides necessary documentation, forms and website to support the home education registration system
• Facilitates the creation of learning accounts with the Queensland Studies Authority for registered students entering the compulsory participation phase
• Facilitates payment of Textbook and Resource Allowance to parents of eligible, registered students in Years 8 to 12 by providing details (if supplied by parent) to School Financial Services
• Facilitates access to WorkCover for registered home educated students whose parents have arranged work experience
• Maintains a database of registered children and home educators.
  

• Meet their compulsory schooling obligation by registering their child for home education
• Meet their compulsory participation obligation by ensuring their young person in the compulsory participation phase is participating full-time in an eligible option, is registered for home education, or otherwise is meeting or is exempted from their obligation
• Apply for registration, for their child, using the Application for Registration for Home Education (new window) 240k form and supplies details of the educational program or learning philosophy to be used and other required documentation to support application
• Comply with the standard conditions of registration by providing their child with a high-quality education which is detailed in the child's education program and demonstrated in the annual report
• Comply with the standard conditions of registration by providing an annual report in the tenth month of each registration year, as oulined in the Reporting for Continuing Registration for Home Education (new window) 177k form.

• Determines issues in relation to the granting of registration, provisional registration or continuing registration
• May impose condition on the registration.

Forms

• Application for Registration for Home Education (new window) 240k
• Reporting for Continuing Registration for Home Education (new window) 177k

Not Applicable

Other relevant documents

• Not Applicable

Contacts

For information on home education in Queensland, contact:

• CS-23 Home Schooling - Version: March 1998