Registration guide · Tasmania
Registering for home education in Tasmania
In Tasmania, everything rests on your child's program. You write one for each child showing how it meets the 10 Standards, a Registration Officer talks it through with you at a registration visit, and at renewal you look back on the year and plan the next.
Regulator: Office of the Education Registrar. Every requirement links to the official page that says so. Steps marked as our advice are practical tips, not requirements.
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Get the free Tasmania checklistKey facts
- 10 Standards
- Your child's program shows how it meets each one.Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)
- One per child
- Each child is registered individually, with their own program.How to apply for home education (official page, opens in a new tab)
- No set curriculum
- There's no requirement to follow the Australian Curriculum or any particular curriculum.Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)
- 3 outcomes
- Meeting, Working Towards or Not Meeting, for each Standard.Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)
The steps, in order
Get ready
Check who needs to be registered
A child who is at least 5 on 1 January must be enrolled at school or home educated by a registered home educator, until they turn 18, finish Year 12 or finish a Certificate III.
Home education registration (official page, opens in a new tab)Read the Standards
Your child's program needs to show how it meets the 10 Standards in the Education Regulations 2017.
Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)Describe how you'll teach
The Pedagogy Standard asks for the learning methods you'll use to meet your aims. There's no right or wrong way to home educate.
Pedagogy (official page, opens in a new tab)
Write the program
Write a program for each child
Parts like your research and pedagogy may be similar for each child, but the rest is written for that child's needs.
How to apply for home education (official page, opens in a new tab)Use the OER's template, or your own document
The template is a guide only. If you use your own document, make sure it addresses all the Standards.
How to apply for home education (official page, opens in a new tab)Address each Standard in your own words
Each child's program addresses each Standard separately, written in your own words.
Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)
Apply
Apply to the Office of the Education Registrar
It manages home education registration in Tasmania. You must register if you choose to home educate.
Apply for home education (official page, opens in a new tab)Prepare for the registration visit
The Registration Officer decides an outcome for each Standard from your program and from the discussion and evidence at the visit.
Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)Know what the outcomes mean
Working Towards or Not Meeting a Standard doesn't mean registration won't be approved. The officer may suggest a follow-up visit or support phone call.
Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)
Through the year
Keep evidence for each Standard
Dated work samples, photos and short notes, so your renewal summary is easy to write.
Our advice, not a requirement
Note what's working each term
A few lines on your routine, resources and methods make the evaluation at renewal easier.
Our advice, not a requirement
Renewal
Summarise the year and plan the next
For a renewal, the OER asks for a Summary of the past year's activities and learning, and a Plan for the coming year, for each Standard.
Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)Evaluate four Standards
For Literacy, Numeracy, Range of Learning Areas and Wellbeing, add an Evaluation of how the program met your child's needs.
Understanding the Standards (official page, opens in a new tab)Talk through the year at the visit
The Registration Officer may discuss your routine, what worked and what didn't with resources and methods, and changes you've made or plan to make.
Pedagogy (official page, opens in a new tab)
Every yearWhen it's time to renew, send a summary of the past year and a plan for the next, for each Standard.
Official pages
Get the free Tasmania checklist
These steps as a printable PDF, with a tick box for each one, the key facts and record keeping tips. MySkoolio's registration help covers Queensland, NSW and Victoria at launch, so for Tasmania it's this guide and checklist for now.
