Die Pretoriase hooggeregshof het vandag verlof tot appèl toegestaan teen die uitspraak van Regter Cynthia Pretorius in die saak van BCVO e.a. vs Onderwysminister en ander. In hierdie saak het die applikante, insluitende tuisskoler Tina van Deventer, die hof gevra om: 1. 'n Verklarende bevel te gee dat die nasionale kurrikulum nie afdwingbaar is op privaatskole of tuisonderwys nie. (By implikasie moet sy ook verklaar dat die nie op openbare skole...

Statement by the Pestalozzi Trust 25th March 2011 Judge Cynthia Pretorius confirmed in die Pretoria High Court today that the state curriculum is not binding on independent schools and parents who educate their children at home. The judge rejected an application by homeschooling parents and private schools to declare the curriculum non-binding. She decided that a Constitutional Court verdict from 2001 made the application unnecessary. Mr. Bouwe van der Eems of...
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Can I be a working mom and homeschool?
Single parents who are committed to homeschool organize a schedule around their work commitments and sometimes involve family or tutors to assist...
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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...
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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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Do home learners get homework?
In general all their schoolwork is homework and they do not get to do extra work in the afternoons. A tutor might give some extra work to complete...
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