Register for home education
Register for home education
Use this information to understand when and how to register for home education. You can also find out why we collect personal information for registration and how we use and share this information.
Before you register for home education, understand the responsibilities of home educators and find out if you are eligible.
How to register for home education
Complete your registration for home education within the following timeframes:
- for a child who is currently enrolled in a Western Australian school, within 14 days of leaving the school
- for a child being registered for home education for the beginning of a new school year, by the last Friday in February.
Contact your local education regional office for the registration form, which you will complete and lodge.
To register for home education, you will need to provide:
- a valid email address
- an active phone number
- a copy of your child or children’s birth certificate or extract
- the name of the home educator and each child to be home educated
- your usual place of residence within Western Australia
- proof of guardianship if not the child's natural parent
- any court orders or visas, if applicable.
When your registration is processed and all required information confirmed, you will receive a certificate of registration and be assigned a home education moderator who will be your primary contact for evaluation meetings.
Privacy collection notice
Why personal information is collected for registration
The Department of Education collects personal information to assess and manage applications for home education registration under the School Education Act 1999 (WA).
We use the information you provide to:
- process and assess your application
- communicate with you about your registration
- monitor and support home education arrangements
- facilitate access to educational programs and services available to home-educated students, where applicable
- meet our legal and administrative responsibilities.
If you do not provide the requested information, we may be unable to assess your application for home education registration.
How we use and share registration information
We only use and share your information for the purpose for which it was collected and where authorised or required by law.
Your information may be accessed by authorised Department staff involved in administering home education and related educational services.
Information may also be shared with other government agencies, educational providers or organisations when required or authorised by law, or where necessary to support the administration of educational programs and services.
Your rights – access and correction of personal information
You can request access to the personal information you have provided and ask for it to be corrected if it is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
To access or correct your information, contact your education regional office.
If you want more information about how the Department manages personal information, refer to:
Cancellation of registration
Most home educators successfully maintain their registration by meeting the requirements outlined above. If significant concerns arise and cannot be resolved through the evaluation process, registration may be cancelled under the School Education Act 1999.
Your home education registration may be cancelled if:
- the educational progress is deemed unsatisfactory
- you have not arranged an evaluation meeting
- you have not agreed to an evaluation
- a home education moderator has been hindered or obstructed in an evaluation required
- you do not notify the regional office of a change in details provided in the application, such as a change in address or contact details.
If you receive a notice of cancellation, you may apply in writing within 14 days to the Minister for Education for a review of the Director General’s decision to cancel your registration.
Further details about this process are in the Home Education procedures (Appendix B).