Various homeschool organisations have been invited to meetings with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on 9 and 10 October to discuss changes to regulations and policies on home education. The following organisations will represent homeschooling parents during these meetings: Association for Homeschooling (Bouwe van der Eems, Shaun Green )Cape Home Educators (Johan Heckroodt, Linda Heckroodt)Eastern Cape Homeschool Association (Marie Kuhlmann)Gauteng Association for Homeschooling (Jacs Lemmer)KZN Association for Homeschooling (Elize van der...
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Home schooling was recognized in 1996 in Section 51 of the SA Schools
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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...
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Where can I find homeschool support groups?
There are many support groups consisting of parents that do things together and help each other. These groups operate on Facebook, mailing lists and...
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Is home education often used as a smoke screen to hide child neglect?
State interference in home education is often justified as something that can identify situations where home education is used as a smoke screen to...
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Do home learners sometimes wish they were in school and were normal?
They generally like being homeschooled. Some homelearners go to school for the experience but many return to homeschooling as within the homeschool...
