In Queensland, registration for
home education is a legal option for the provision of your child's education. Home education means the education of the child provided by one or both of the child’s parents, or a registered teacher, primarily at the child’s usual place of residence.
Information about enrolment at a
school of distance education, where children do their school work at home using a school provided curriculum, should be sought directly from the school.
To be eligible for home education, your child must be at least 5 years and 6 months and less than 18 years on 31 December in the year registration takes effect. A child cannot be simultaneously registered for home education and enrolled in a school.
Your responsibilities
To register your child for home education, you will be required to:
- apply for registration for your child, using the approved
application for registration for home education form
- continue to meet the standard conditions of registration, which include the submission of an annual report demonstrating the educational progress of your child.
Home Education Unit
The
Home Education Unit (HEU) can assist you to understand your obligations in meeting the standard conditions of home education registration.
Preparing an application
If you wish to register your child for home education in Queensland, you must submit an application for registration for home education form and a
summary of the educational program to be provided. There are no fees associated with the registration of a child for home education.
To apply for registration, either:
Please note that the online form and
application for registration for home education for use during COVID-19 Pandemic form are temporary forms that have been provided for use during the COVID-19 pandemic. These forms remove the requirement for certification and the witnessing of documents and are for use until such time as they are withdrawn from the Department of Education website.
Registration
If all procedural requirements are met and the chief executive is satisfied the
standard conditions of registration will be complied with, registration is granted and a certificate of registration is issued.
Reporting
For registration to remain current, you must continue to comply with the standard conditions of registration which include the submission of an annual
report on your child's educational progress.
Senior secondary
Your child may be registered for home education, and remain registered, until 31 December of the year they turn 17. The HEU provides additional information about
home education during the Senior Phase of Learning.