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Lesufi's dilemma


In 2017 the education sector reached a crossroad that will determine the future of education for the next decades. At the start of the school year tens of thousands of learners in Gauteng and Western Cape could not be placed in public schools. In the last quarter the state proposed new legislation to reduce the powers of School Governing Bodies (SGB’s) of public schools and to bring mainly unregulated homeschooling under...

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Gauteng Education MEC wants to review home education

Panyaza Lesufi

On 27 March 2017, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, said there's a sudden increase in home schooling in the province, which needs to be reviewed. The reasons that he gives for this sudden increase is that parents do not want their children to integrate with broader society and mix with other children and that parents want to replace teachers. Since no reliable source of statistics on homeschooling exists, it’s not possible...

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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