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Tonga homeschool checklist
Leaving school
- Send a withdrawal letter
- Where: Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education and Training
- How: Written application for exemption
- When: Prior to school term start
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, once
- What to file: Exemption Application
- When: Prior to compulsory age start
- Where: Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education and Training
- How to submit: Written application to Minister
- What to include
- Details of suitable and efficient educational arrangements
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Parental arrangements must be deemed suitable and efficient by the Minister
Records to keep
- Records: Not specified
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Not required
- Assessment: Discretionary Ministry review of arrangements
Deadlines
- Exemption Application: Prior to child reaching compulsory age (4-18)
Contacts and official sources
- Education Act 2013 (Full Text) (ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2013/2013-0023/EducationAct_3.pdf)
- Ministry of Education Curriculum Framework 2023 (www.education.gov.to/media/attachments/2025/06/09/curriculum-framework_2023_final_final_cabinet-approved1.pdf)
- Tongan Legislation Portal (ago.gov.to)