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Bouwe van der Eems and his wife Debbie have been homeschooling their five children since 2000. Bouwe is actively involved in the Association for Homeschooling and the Pestalozzi Trust and has taken part in various meeting with Department officials since 2004. With his family he has been running the SAHomeschoolers website since 2010.

Is your family a school? The Bela Act thinks so.


The new BELA Act treats homeschooling families like institutionalized schools, demanding registration and assessments that don’t fit home education. This piece unpacks why those rules conflict with the Constitution and what parents can do about it. The Constitutional Context - What S29(3) actually says? Section 29(3) of the Constitution states that: “Everyone has the right to establish and maintain, at their own expense, independent educational institutions that— do not discriminate on...

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Do homeschoolers take holidays?

    Yes, they take breaks. Some homeschool families follow the public school year calendar especially if they are involved in sport and music...

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