Home education is a decentralized form of education that takes place in the private sphere of the home. Decisions are made by parents and no state funding is required. Research consistently shows that learners educated at home often perform as well, or better than, their peers in traditional schools.  Despite these positive outcomes, a few influential stakeholders in education view home education as a threat. For the state in general, home...

Although the minister of Basic Education claims that no constitutional issues were raised on the BELA Act, the enactment of the act is likely to spark conflict between homeschooling families and the state, a concern explicitly identified in the  Socio Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) done for the Bill. The SEIA notes: "Home schooling parents and organisations are dissatisfied with the requirement that they must register their children for home education and...