Parents and carers have a right to choose the most suitable learning environment for their child.
We looked at the experiences of children who are educated at home and included a data matching exercise to identify home environments that have experienced domestic and family violence or suspected or substantiated child harm. The review findings do not imply that home schooling presents a greater risk to children, but it does confirm that negative safety events are occurring in some households registered for home education. Our Insights Paper makes recommendations to government to strengthen oversight of the home-schooling system.
The Commission completed this review in response to concerns raised by the Child Death Review Board about the regulatory oversight and support for children registered for home education in Queensland.