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Fiji homeschool checklist
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, once
- What to file: Exemption application to Permanent Secretary
- When: Before child starts compulsory age or upon circumstance
- Where: Permanent Secretary of Education, Ministry of Education
- How to submit: Through District Education Office (DEO)
- What to include
- Evidence of special circumstances, details of suitable alternative arrangements
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Must provide suitable and efficient education equivalent to national standards
Records to keep
- Records: Not required
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Not required
- Assessment: Ministry deems arrangements suitable; no ongoing formal evaluation specified
Deadlines
- Exemption Application: Before age 6 or upon circumstance
Contacts and official sources
- Education Act 1966 (www.laws.gov.fj/Acts/DisplayAct/432)
- Education Act PDF (www.education.gov.fj/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/EDUCATION-ACT.pdf)
- Laws of Fiji Portal (laws.gov.fj/Acts/ViewSection/108384?query=%E8%B0%B7%E6%AD%8Cseo%E5%BC%95%E6%B5%81%E3%80%90%E7%94%B5%E6%8A%A5e10838%E3%80%91google+seo%E6%8E%92%E5%90%8D.edu.0801)
- Ministry of Education (www.education.gov.fj/?p=14285)