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Bouwe van der Eems and his wife Debbie have been homeschooling their five children since 2000. Bouwe is actively involved in the Association for Homeschooling and the Pestalozzi Trust and has taken part in various meeting with Department officials since 2004. With his family he has been running the SAHomeschoolers website since 2010.

The Real Victory: How Homeschoolers Changed the Conversation


Since 2017, thousands of homeschoolers and organisations across South Africa have fiercely opposed the BELA Bill (now an Act). Letters were written, testimonies given, and public hearings filled with parents determined to defend their right to educate their children at home. On paper, few words in the final Act reflect their input. Many concluded that government had won — and that home educators had lost. But the real victory is not...

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Beyond Compliance: A Viable Alternative for Homeschoolers


Now that the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act has been enacted, many home educators fear the beginning of an era of state-enforced intrusion. With compulsory registration, curriculum approval, and assessment requirements on the statue books, the expectation is that families will now be forced into rigid compliance. For some, the only hope lies in the courts declaring these provisions unconstitutional. But this fear may be misplaced — not because the...

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do homeschoolers take holidays?

    Yes, they take breaks. Some homeschool families follow the public school year calendar especially if they are involved in sport and music...

  • How does homeschooling work?

    Homeschooling is different for every family as it depend on the parents educational goals for their children Education is the development of the...

  • Do I need to be a qualified teacher?

    No. Research has found no correlation between the qualification of the parent and the academic performance of the child. Research shows that...

  • Is homeschooling legal in South Africa?

    Yes. Since 1994, the right for parents to home educate their children was legalised in South Africa through the adoption of the new constitution. In...

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