Homeschooling is featuring increasingly more frequent in the media. Recently a book has been published by Naledi with the title “Seekers of the Lost Boy”. This book has been written Taryn Hayes, a homeschooling mother in Cape Town. Seekers of the Lost Boy is an adventure of a homeschooling family living in Cape Town. It begins when 12-year-old Simon finds a bottle on the water’s edge during a visit to Muizenberg...
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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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What is home education or homeschooling?
Home education is the oldest form of education. The school system as we know it is actually fairly new. It is done under the guidance and the...
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Where can I find homeschool support groups?
There are many support groups consisting of parents that do things together and help each other. These groups operate on Facebook, mailing lists and...
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Do home learners get homework?
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...
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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...
