Your starting steps

Homeschooling in South Australia

Home education is legal in SA. Your child stays formally enrolled at a school and is then granted an exemption from attendance so you can home educate, arranged through the Home Education Unit.

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Your authority: Home Education Unit, SA Department for Education ↗

You're not alone

Roughly 2,800 SA students were registered for home education in 2024.

Source ↗ · compiled from ABS, February 2025 (data as at 2024)

The standard

What's expected of your program

Your program must be 'a suitable education program that meets the goals of the Australian Curriculum (or similar)', including strategies and tools to monitor your child's progress, across all 8 learning areas.

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Registration

Your checklist to register

A written learning plan / education program covering all 8 Australian Curriculum learning areas (English, Mathematics, Science, HASS, The Arts, Technologies, Health and Physical Education, Languages), with 12 months of planning.
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Consent from both parents/guardians (generally required).
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Dates

The timeline that matters

Exemption is granted for 12 months at a time; you lodge a fresh application each year and the Home Education Unit contacts you when renewal is due.

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After you're registered

Keeping it going

Annual re-application, with tools to monitor your child's progress against the program.

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One last thing

Confirm every detail on the official South Australia page

This is a plain-English roadmap. Your state authority is the source of truth — open it, and you'll recognise every step above.

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