What if you could only homeschool your child using a curriculum approved by the government? What if an official could show up at your front door — without warning — to check whether your house is “good enough” for learning? And what if you were told you weren’t “qualified enough” to teach your own child? These are not hypotheticals. According to a report to Parliament on 24 July 2025, the Western...
The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act was fully implemented on 24 December 2024. A law that many feared could destroy Afrikaans schools and deter parents from choosing home education. In response, the Solidarity movement prepared for legal action. However, Minister Siviwe Gwarube promised to publish guidelines clarifying the law’s interpretation—guidelines that would address Solidarity’s objections. These were eventually published on 12 June 2025, and it appears they’ve achieved their aim:...
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...
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...
They generally like being homeschooled. Some homelearners go to school for the experience but many return to homeschooling as within the 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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