FAQ Homeschooling in Northern Territory
Here is a quick overview of the basic facts that you need to understand for homeschooling in NT.
Do I Need To Register?
Yes! If you live in Northern Territory and plan on homeschooling your child then the Northern Territory Board of Education states it is a legal requirement to register to homeschool from ages 6 to 17 – if your child is not enrolled in distance education, or at a school.
Can My Child Part Time Homeschool NT?
No.
When Can I Remove My Kids From School For Homeschooling NT?
You are supposed to wait until your registration is approved before you remove your child from school. The process can take 1 to 2 weeks.
Where Can I Get Support For Homeschooling NT?
The staff at the Board of Education are very helpful and will happily answer questions.
Facebook also has a number of NT Homeschooling groups.
Can I Travel and Get Registered?
There are no specific restrictions on travelling while homeschooling.
The Registration Process For Homeschooling NT
New applications to homeschool can be made at any time in the school year.
We know that the registration process can be quite a complicated procedure for new homeschoolers, so we have simplified it for you as much as we can.
STEP ONE: Get a Plan Ready.
If you are preparing your own education plan, this will take some time to prepare. If you are using an education provider, such as My Homeschool, then you can use the plan provided with the curriculum. However you will still need to individualise some aspects.
Your Teaching, Learning and Assessment Plan needs to meet the 8 Learning Areas of the Australian Curriculum.
- English
- Mathematics
- Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
- The Arts
- Languages
- Health and Physical Education (HPE)
- Technologies
STEP TWO: Complete the Online Application
Once your TLAP plan is ready, go to Northern Territory Home Education Website and complete the online application form. This will take about 20 – 30 minutes to complete. During this process you will have to upload documents such as:
- the child’s birth certificate,
- a photograph of the child’s learning space (this could be the kitchen table, but you will need to demonstrate they have access to books, resources, a space to work and a computer).
- the learning plan (TLAP),
- if you are using a curriculum provider (such as My Homeschool), then you can upload relevant documentation, i.e. the scope and sequence.
STEP THREE: Wait 1 – 2 Weeks for Approval
After the application has been completed, the home education department will send you a confirmation email (about 24 hours after – working days only). If they need further documentation to begin assessing your application they will let you know. Once they have all the documents required they will begin assessing your program. The process usually takes 1 to 2 weeks (depending on the volume of applications currently assessed).
STEP FOUR: Registration Certificate Sent in the Mail
After your application is approved, you will recieve a letter in the mail and a registration certificate. If you have applied for a student ID card you will also recieve that. Your registration will cover you till the end of the year.
Evidence of Learning Assessment
At the end of Term 2 about 30% of homeschooling parents are contacted, via mail and email, for an Evidence of Learning Assessment. This is when parents are required to send in a summary of what their child has been learning. This would include samples of work for each subject. It can also include video and photographs.
Re-registration Application
Parents who are already approved to homeschool need to reapply every year to homeschool.
Reregistrations are open the start of Term 4 and close late November (you will be notified via email and mail). Late applications will still be assessed, but registration approval may not be possible before school returns the following year.
Even if you have only been homeschooling for a short period (i.e. 3 months) you will still be required to complete a reregistration application.
My Homeschool Reviews
Many of our families send us testimonials of how we’ve made a big difference to their homeschool.
What a relief and blessing for homeschool families to have all the nitty gritty details of daily homeschool and homeschool registration designed for us. It is wonderful to see how simple registration can be.
Michelle you have created a method for recording that oozes simplicity and that is what we all want. Michelle and Jo you are a very present listening ear and help on the My Homeschool forum and your advice is all about making homeschool work for each one. I have absolute freedom in how I use this resource.
I have not followed the schedule as is but have felt encouragement from you to make it work for my busy family lifestyle, quirks and passions. Year 5 is helping our ten year old to move into written narrations and I have found Our Sunburnt Country broken into small chunks with a notebook page for each reading, is so simple and achievable. My daughter's confidence in writing has grown in the first term of using My Homeschool following this very natural method.
Thank you Michelle and Jo, for your commitment to making homeschool simple. What a blessing you are. Kindest Blessings Renelle x
Can I Buy A Plan?
Yes! When you use My Homeschool we give you the essential building blocks for your personalised learning plan.
We’ve done 75% of the work. We provide idea prompts and suggestions to help you personalise your application to suit your child’s specific needs.
With each grade we include:
- A learning plan in an editable Word document. Just fill in the sections we recommend.
- A scope and sequence with all syllabus outcomes and codes linked to resources.
- Editable Term Reports to make re-registration easy.
100% of our members report passing their registration and reregistration when using our templates.
You’ll find more information on home education registration and planning here.
Let Us Help You On The Homeschool Journey
My Homeschool is more than a curriculum, it is a holistic education community that supports parents and children on their homeschool journey. When you buy a graded homeschool program through My Homeschool you are joining a community that supports and mentors parents interested in educating their children academically and spiritually.
We give you a shortcut to help you get straight into giving your child a delightful and robust education without spending days and days researching and tweaking unsuitable content.
We Wanted A Curriculum That Worked For Home Educators
Our curriculum writers have already done the juggle of homeschooling a few children at once.
- We knew how lovely and important it is to learn as a family so we made some lessons and read alouds possible to teach as a group.
- We reduced the time needed for formal academics by crafting our curriculum so our resources and books often teach multiple topics.
- We made each grade fit each state’s syllabus so you can get registered easily.
- We gave you a streamlined intentional curriculum so you could give your children a wholesome integrated education from kindergarten to high school.
- We made sure it was academically challenging so your children will have career options, and a pathway to university if needed.
- We put it all in one place so you weren’t hunting around looking for resources every time you wanted to begin lessons.
- We made it easy to access your lessons and planner when you were out and about or travelling just by picking up your smartphone.
Disclaimer: This is general information on homeschooling in the Northern Territory and is not meant for legal advice.
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