DEC asks for privately educated kids to be registered

Tuesday, 15 September 2015 00:00

Home schooled and privately educated students must be placed on the government register.

That's the message from the Department of Education and Children - legal and administrative services manager Andrew Shipley explains:

It's a requirement which comes under the Education Act 2009 - which applies to all schools which are not run by the department.

Mr Shipley says registration has to happen within three-months of a child reaching the age of five:

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