Discover the joy
of home education
Canterbury Home Educators
Canterbury Home Educators (CHE) offers membership to those home educating or intending to. We offer Adventure Mondays, a dedicated home education library, term based e-newsletters packed with home education activities and events and opportunitities to get involved with the CHE community.
Home Education in New Zealand
The Legal Stuff
Children aged 6 -15 must go to school in New Zealand.
To home educate an exemption from school must be obtained from the Ministry of Education before the age of 6 or before removing a child from a school they are enrolled in if younger than 16 years old.
The exemption application is detailed but very worthwhile and support with the process of applying can be accessed via experienced home educators.
Curriculum
Discover your approach or style
There are thousands of children home educated in New Zealand and no two families home educate in the exact same way. Some approaches to home education are school at home, unschooling/child-led, eclectic, classical, Montessori, Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, unit studies, and the list goes on... Take time to consider your family's approach and a curriculum best suited to you and your child.
Exemption
Completing an exemption application
Applying for an exemption from school is a great opportunity to consider your family's and each child's home educating approach. At first it can seem daunting, but there is plenty of support available and working through the exemption will help you determine your approach to home educating and get you started.
Contact us
Contact us with your enquiries online.
Email: che@che.org.nz
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