This is How To Register For Homeschooling in South Africa;- Homeschooling is exactly that: teaching kids a curriculum at home and not at a school. It is recognized by the Department of Basic Education in South Africa as a legal practice and you can apply to the head of your province’s education department to register your children for the option to homeschool.
There are many sites and help groups available online (it is a fast-growing trend in S.A). A bit of research, foresight, and proper assessment will help you choose the right one for your family.
How To Register For Homeschooling in South Africa
To register for homeschooling, go to your provincial Department of Education offices and make sure you bring the following: –
- A completed application form which you will obtain from the provincial Department of Education (the service is free).
- Your Identity Document (ID) and a certified copy of the ID as well as a copy of the child’s birth certificate.
- The last copy of your children’s school report if they were in school before. If the child is only starting school now you must bring their immunisation cards.
- A weekly timetable which includes the contact time per day.
- A breakdown of terms for the year (196 ‘school’ days per year)
- Your chosen learning program.
Please keep in mind that it may take up to a month for your application to be processed.
However, just because you have registered for homeschooling does not mean that you can now rest easy: there is still a lot of work to be done. After registering for homeschooling with the relevant authorities, you will need to monitor your child’s progress.
In order to monitor your child’s progress, you will need to keep and maintain an up-to-date record of attendance every single day, just as it would have been done at a regular school. You will also need to keep records of the child’s progress throughout the year.
You will need to keep records of all the lessons, or ‘classes’ that the child receives as well as a record of his written work. It is also necessary to keep a record of the performances as evidence of the continuous assessment of the child’s progress. Classwork, tests, year-end examinations will all need to be kept.
