The New South Wales Board of Studies in Australia issued new regulations for homeschoolers that include unannounced home visits, requesting permission to homeschool, and detailed curriculum and evaluation requirements. The Board of Studies (BoS), the department that oversees education in the state of New South Wales (NSW), implemented the…
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Homeschooling in Australia After Three Decades
Homeschooling After Three Decades By Stuart Chapman Ed. Note: Home education has flourished in Australia from the 1970s to the present, despite periodic legislative battles in all six states and two territories. Australian Christian Home Schooling (ACHS) is the largest homeschooling organisation in Australia and has over 30 years experience…
Thousands of parents illegally home schooling
By Ian Townsend Updated January 29, 2012 11:49:48 Map: Australia As a new school year begins, more than 50,000 Australian children will be home-schooled and in most cases, their parents are doing it illegally. It is compulsory to send children between the ages of six and 16 to school, or…