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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 2 territories, each having its own Education Act and thus different requirements and procedures.

Number of Homeschoolers: Approximately 15,000 homeschool families. The Australian Christian Academy Homeschooling Program has approximately 1,500 families enrolled with 3,600 students, ranging from preschool to the 13th grade.

Contact Information

Terry Harding, Australian Christian Academy
P.O. Box 5470
Brendale, Queensland 4500 Australia
Phone Number: 61 7 32057444
Fax Number: 61 7 32057331
Email: terryharding@australianchristianacademy.org

Legal Defense Group for Homeschoolers
Religious Freedom Institute Inc.
Michael Whitrow
Email: rethinking_business@mac.com