Moldova: Homeschooling is completely legal in Moldova. Parents can raise their children as they wish. Homeschooling is legal in Austria. Since the Provisional Law on Private Education of 27 June 1850,[158][159] no teacher examination has been required for the teaching of children. Homeschooling must be announced by §11 SchPfl (1985) to the State School Board, since 2019 to the District Directorate. [160] They may decide within one month to refuse homeschooling if it is foreseeable that the children will not learn the same thing as in school. Parents can then challenge this in the same place (appeal). There is a lot of diversity when it comes to homeschooling laws in Europe. Some countries where it is very popular are the United Kingdom, Poland and France. Although homeschooling is on the rise in these countries in many European countries, homeschooling is still illegal, although countries are slowly but surely legalizing it.
In Italy, homeschooling is legal. It is called „Parental Istruzione”, which is the legal and formal term. „Educazione parentale” and „Istruzione Famigliare” are used by two different interest groups. [215] [216] Most often, parents involved in the practice informally refer to „homeschooling.” The legal status of the practice is based on the constitution, which states: „It is the duty and right of parents to support, educate and educate their children, even if they are born out of wedlock. In the event of the parents` incapacity, the law shall provide for the performance of their duties” (art. 30). Other regulations require parents to report annually to the authorities and parents to certify annually the technical and economic capacity to educate their children (Legislative Decree 297/1994). In addition, children must pass annual examinations, which are non-standard assessments (Legislative Decree 62/2017 and Ministerial Decree of 8 February 2021). [217] Homeschooling in Indonesia (Indonesian: Pendidikan Rumah) is regulated in the 2003 national education system under the Informal Education Division. [146] This allows homeschooled children to take equivalent national tests to obtain an „equivalent certificate.” [147] Homeschooling has recently become a trend in upper-class to upper-class families whose parents are well-educated and able to provide better tutoring[148] or in expatriate families living far from the International School. Since 2007, the Indonesian Ministry of Education has sought to train homeschooling tutors and learning materials,[149] although the existence of this community is still contested by other non-formal education actors. [150] Homeschooling has not become as prevalent in South America as it is in the North American countries of Canada and the United States.
Brazil, however, is an exception. By 2021, there will be at least 35,000 homeschooled students. [127] Interest in homeschooling has increased by 36% each year. [128] Denmark: Homeschooling is legal for all older students in Denmark and is currently increasing. It is up to parents to choose where their children go to school. There are mandatory inspections for homeschooling children every year, and inspections are monitored by the local district public school. The Ministry of Education launched an experiment on 1 September 1998, making homeschooling a legal alternative for pupils in the first five years of primary school. In 2004, homeschooling, known as individual education, was included in the Education Act for children in this age group. On September 1, 2007, a new experiment began, which allows home schooling of children up to grade 9. [175] During apartheid, homeschooling was illegal in South Africa. Parents André and Bokkie Meintjies were imprisoned in 1994 (the year Mandela was elected president of South Africa) and their children were placed in separate orphanages, while the parents were locked up in correctional facilities far apart and the children had to prevent family contact because they had raised their children at home.
However, a few years later, the Mandela government legalized homeschooling with the publication of the South African Schools Act in 1996. Since legalization, homeschooling has had the fastest growing educational model in the country. Homeschooling was legal in Croatia in 1874,[163][164][165] when Croatian law stipulated that parents were obliged to raise their children at home or at school. The child had to take an exam in a public school at the end of each school year. Documents can be submitted at any time to the educational institution of your choice in the province where your child lives – preferably to the school your child is currently attending or has only been admitted to. The application for homeschooling is free and the processing of documents should take no more than 30 days. Czech Republic: Homeschooling in the Czech Republic is only legal for pupils of primary school age (grades 1-5). In order for parents to be able to teach their child at home, they must have at least a high school diploma and a letter of support from a state educational and psychological counseling office. Parents must have a reason for homeschooling their child. The child who is homeschooled must take the official school exams at least 2 times a year. The number of homeschooled children is increasing year by year.
A few years ago, there were several thousand in Poland and the trend has not slowed down – more and more parents are thinking about homeschooling. That`s why it`s certainly worth focusing on the quality and effectiveness of homeschooling to achieve the desired results. In September 2010, the religious organisation Hrvatska kršćanska koalicija (Croatian Christian Coalition)[167] submitted a proposal[168] to amend the law to legalise homeschooling in Croatia. The civil society organisation Obrazovanje na drugi način (Another Path to Education)[169] has joined and is currently working on its own proposal. In Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of the country, children must be registered for exams before the age of 12. If the parents do not, the child must go to school. Those who are registered must pass certain exams at the age of 13 and 15. If they fail one of these exams twice, parents must enroll their child in a certified school.
In the French Community of Belgium, they are tested at 8, 10, 12 and 14. The tests are new and there is still a lot of confusion about the tests and the legal situation surrounding them. [compulsory education] based on their beliefs,” adding that the right to education „requires state regulation.” .