Homeschooling parents often have mixed feelings when faced with a request to participate in a research being done on homeschooling. One the one hand they feel that research can be beneficial for home education. The fact that research is being done is an acknowledgement that home education is viewed as important. The results of research can be used to protect the right to homeschool. For example when the results of research...
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Homeschooling and the law
Home schooling was recognized in 1996 in Section 51 of the SA Schools
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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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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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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 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...
