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Homeschooling Expands “Down Under”
Home education is flourishing in Australia as homeschooled graduates succeed in college and the workplace, and support groups continue to grow.

Homeschooling: Don't 'Fix' What Isn't Broken
"The proposed changes to the Victorian Education Act could negatively impact homeschoolers." said Mr. Terry Harding, principal of Australia's largest homeschooling organisation, the Australian Christian Academy.

Homeschoolers in Uproar About New Restrictive Education Act
The new Education Act in Victoria, if passed, will require parents who educate their children at home to register with state authorities.

Australia Has Its Own Homeschool Legal Defense Association
The Kingdom Defence Trust realized that legislation in Australia has the effect of curtailing expressions of Christian faith, such as home education

Update on Home Education in Australia
In Australia, home education has grown rapidly over the past 25 years. Families are educating their children at home in all six States and two territories in urban, suburban, regional, and remote parts of Australia.

Across the States of Australia
Homeschoolers in Australia face many of the same problems faced by homeschoolers in the United States.

Australian Christian Academy Supports Homeschooling
With 20 years of service to the home education community, ACA is the largest non-government homeschooling provider in the South Pacific.

Country Information

Compulsory Attendance Ages: 6-15

Legal Status: In Australia there are six states and two territories, each having its own Education Act. The Commonwealth Government also has its own legislative requirements.