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Queensland homeschool checklist
Leaving school
- Send a withdrawal letter
- Where: School principal
- How: Letter or email to the school principal
- When: After the HEU application has been submitted
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, once
- What to file: Home Education Registration Application (education.qld.gov.au/schools-educators/other-education/home-education/registering)
- When: Before commencing home education
- Where: Home Education Unit (HEU), Queensland Department of Education
- How to submit: Online application or post
- What to include
- Completed registration application form
- Certified copy of the child's full birth certificate
- Summary of the child's educational program
- Child must NOT be currently enrolled at a school
Subjects and hours
- Time: No set hours or timetable
- Required Subjects
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- The Arts
- Technologies
- Health and Physical Education
- Languages (not mandatory but encouraged)
Records to keep
- Educational program summary
- Annual written report
- Work samples and evidenceRecommended, not required
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Not required
- Assessment: Document-based review
- When: Each year (report due in the 10th month of registration)
- By: Home Education Unit (HEU)
Deadlines
- Provisional Registration Granted: Once your application is received
- Educational Program Summary Due: With your application
- Annual Report Due: 10th month of each registration year
Contacts and official sources
- Education department: education.qld.gov.au