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| Children can be homeschooled, but parents must apply for permission from the Provincial Education Council. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory Public School system. Individual states and territories regulate homeschooling depending on the jurisdiction. | |
| Home schooling is legal under restrictive conditions as long as the teaching at least corresponds to that of the state school. | |
| Homeschooling is allowed for a few different reasons being if they have a serious medical condition, if the student has exceptional talent or if the student can not attend school permanently for a good reason. | |
| Homeschooling is legal under restrictive conditions and a constitutional right in Belgium. | |
| Expats have the right to home schooling. However, the presence requirement is unclear. | |
| The Supreme Court has not yet issued a statement on homeschooling so there is still no legalization. But since 2019 there is a new project through which homeschooling can be legalized in the country. | |
| Public education is compulsory. Only children with special needs are allowed to be homeschooled under strict government control. | |
| Legal under regulatory conditions by individual provinces | |
| The constitution guarantees freedom of education. Prior registration with the Ministerio de Educación is required. | |
| Illegal for citizens without a permit, but with no restrictions for foreign students. | over 6,000 families (2017) |
| Legal. Regulated by the Ministry of Education and the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education). A student must take a public aptitude test and a state test (similar to SAT) if he / she wishes to attend college. | |
| Legal under restrictive conditions as an alternative (for “serious reasons”) to primary school. Exams are compulsory twice a year. | |
| Legally under the control of the school, as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. Inspections are mandatory every year unless specific arrangements have been made. | 349 to 375 children (2017) |
| Legal. Every home-schooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. It receives a diploma from the supervisory school. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. Written and oral exams are mandatory. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. Annual inspections are mandatory. | 35,950 students (2018/2019) |
| Home schooling is legal only under certain circumstances, such as a medical condition that prevents a child to attend a traditional school. Standard curriculum must be followed and assessed regularly to monitor the child’s progress. | |
| Homeschooling is legal. Parents must have a high school degree. File declaration of intent with the Georgia Department of Education. | 59000 (2015) and 91000 in 2022 |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory state school system. | more than 48,000 children |
| Illegal. Home schooling is only allowed for children with special needs. | |
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| Homeschooling is legal under certain conditions. Schooling is compulsory for children aged 6 to 16. Most of the time, children are homeschooled because of illness or other special circumstances. Homeschooled children need to be tested at least twice a year. | |
| Only holders of teaching qualifications are allowed to teach legally. In other cases, public education is compulsory. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | |
| Homeschooling is allowed and anchored in the constitution. | |
| Legal under regulatory conditions. | 448 children from 2013/14 |
| Homeschooling is allowed and anchored in the constitution. Homeschooled childred have to follow the traditional school curriculum. Parents are required to show their financial and technical ability to homeschool their children. | |
| Technically illegal. Permitted only to homeschool children with special needs. They must follow a standarized curriculum and compulsory assessment. | |
| Not illegal, but not enshrined in law. Legal for gifted and disabled students. Door-to-door checks are carried out on a regular basis. Legal for non-residents. | Many immigrant families are homeschooled |
| Homeschooling is allowed as long as it meets the specific curriculum of learning time, and learning goals. The parent teaching their child needs to have a teaching qualification or be approved by the office of education. Students do not need to take any exams. | |
| Legal. Each child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Home-schooled children receive a diploma from the supervisory school. | |
| Legal. Each child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams. Home-schooled children receive a diploma from the supervisory school. | |
| Legal for elementary school age. | |
| Homeschooling is legal in Malta with a “Valid Reason”. Parents must have a teaching warrant and a license. It will also be audited and monitored by the education authorities. Valid reasons may include families who move countries frequently etc. | |
| Legal as long as the student is registered, which can be a lengthy bureaucratic process. The compulsory attendance laws are unclear. | |
| Not illegal. Details are missing. | |
| Illegal as public or private education is compulsory. There are, however, a few exceptions . | 931 children exempted (2017/2018) |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | |
| Homeschooling is legal under restrictive conditions as long as the teaching at least corresponds to that of the state school. | |
| Legality or requirements not yet clarified. | |
| For local residences attendance at public or state schools is compulsory. Foreigners can have home tuition if they do not speak Spanish or Guarani sufficiently and if a native-speaking school is more than 50 km or over an hour’s drive from their place of residence. | |
| Legal. Prior registration with the Ministerio de Educación is required. | |
| Legal. All parent teachers enrolled in a Department of Education Accredited homeschool provider must be college graduates. Parent-teachers who do not hold college degrees may however still homeschool independently and have their children re-enter the Department of Education system via the PEPT (Philippine Educational Placement Test). | |
| Legal under restrictive conditions. Every home-schooled child must be supervised by an authorized school (can be a private school) and pass annual exams . Schoolchildren receive diplomas from the school inspectorate. | Around 14,000 children (2017) |
| Legal. Children who live in Portugal for more than 4 months are required to go to school by law. Home schooling according to the Portuguese curriculum only . Compulsory annual exams in Portuguese. | |
| Legal under restrictive conditions. Children with disabilities, special needs or whose condition does not allow them to be physically present in a school can be homeschooled under the supervision of an accredited teacher. Foreign curriculum can be studied from abroad under the supervision of an umbrella school. | |
| Legal. Every home-schooled child must be enrolled in a government-licensed school (can be a private school) and not have to take annual exams . Children receive diplomas from the school inspectorate. | 50,000 to 100,000 students |
| Legal. Primary school and for students with special needs and disability who are being home schooled through implementation of an individual educational plan with adapted standards. | |
| Legal, under restrictive conditions (only sick children or children aged 6 to 10 years). | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal as an alternative to the compulsory public school system. | 30,000 to 100,000 children |
| Not allowed by law, but since the law is unclear and this fact is supported by business people, homeschoolers generally have no problem with authorities. | |
| Not technically legal. Education law provides that compulsory schooling must be fulfilled by attending school for permanent residents. Families who are not permanent residents can homeschool without any problems | |
| Legal. Details are missing. | |
| Legal and heavily regulated under special circumstances such as student health reasons or temporary residence. Standard curriculum must be followed and assessed regularly to monitor the child’s progress. | 200 families – semi-legal |
| Legal in around three quarters of the cantons, many of which are restrictive to very restrictive. | |
| Legal. Homeschooled students can access school facilites upon requests for experimental education plan. Graduation diploma from the government is provided after completion of study. Governnent pays $2400 cash every year to a secondary homeschooled student. they also have a special university admission process. | |
| Legal. Thai families must have a application for homeschooling and assess the children yearly. Children of expats and tourist are exempt from Thai homeschooling law but are advised to follow the set curriculum. | |
| Legal. Parents need to inform MOE (Ministry of Education) their intention to homeschool their child. Parents have to choose a curriculum to follow. Parents qualify if they have completed secondary school completely. | |
| Legally but heavily regulated. | |
| Legal for students of grade 7 to 12 for all nationals, expats & residents | |
| Legally permitted under regulatory conditions, which, however, vary from state to state. | About 2.5 million students |
| Homeschooling is legal and very popular. Specific government guidelines must be followed. Regular accessment is required to monitor progress of the students. | |
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