Home schooling – trends and statistics

We register children for home schooling in Victoria under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017.

There is no national register for home schooling , and different registration procedures apply across states and territories.

2025–2026 home schooling registration

In Victoria, at 30 June 2026, there were:

  • 12,708 students in 8,954 households registered for home schooling.

We do not ask parents why they register their children for home schooling.

Home schooling registration over time at June 2026

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