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Home schooling in Victoria, planned for you
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Home schooling in Victoria: the rules, the registration and a plan that works
Victoria has one of the clearest homeschool systems in Australia. You register each child with the VRQA before starting (children aged six to seventeen must be registered), submit a learning plan addressing eight learning areas, and renew every year by 30 November. The VRQA can review a small sample of registered families each year to check the plan is being delivered, but there is no testing and no requirement to follow the Victorian Curriculum lesson by lesson.
Victoria also allows partial enrolment, where a home-schooled child attends a school for particular subjects or activities, and exemptions from individual learning areas where you can explain why it is unreasonable. This guide covers the application, the plan, the annual renewal and what a review involves.
Last reviewed 2026-09-07. Informational, not legal advice. Verify with Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) before acting.
Step by step
How to start home schooling in Victoria
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Apply to the VRQA before you start
Register online up to six months before home schooling begins, and no later than the child's sixth birthday if they are not enrolled at school. You will need identity documents and a learning plan for each child. The VRQA decides within 28 days of a complete application; you may home school while it is assessed if the child is not currently enrolled.
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Write the learning plan
It must show how you will substantially address the eight learning areas: English, mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences, the arts, languages, health and physical education, and technologies. It is a plan, not a syllabus; a page or two per area describing approach, resources and activities is normal. You can request an exemption from an area with reasons.
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Withdraw from school
Once registration is approved (or while it is pending, if the child is not enrolled), notify the school in writing. Schools must not keep a child enrolled against a registered home education.
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Renew by 30 November each year
Renewal is a short online declaration that home schooling continues. The VRQA selects some families for a review each year; you provide evidence (a learning record, samples, a description) that the plan was delivered. Most reviews are documentary; a meeting can be requested.
Victoria requirements at a glance
Legal basis: Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017, Schedule 1.
- Registration
- Required for every child aged 6–17 with the VRQA before home schooling begins.
- Curriculum
- A learning plan substantially addressing the eight learning areas of Schedule 1. Alternative pedagogies are accepted if the plan shows coverage.
- Hours
- No minimum; instruction must be regular and efficient.
- Assessment
- No testing. Annual renewal; a proportion of families are reviewed each year to confirm the plan is delivered.
- Records
- Keep a record of learning and samples for a possible review.
Dates to put on your calendar
- Register before starting; by the sixth birthday for a child never enrolled.
- Renew registration by 30 November each year.
- VRQA decides applications within 28 days of completeness.
Curriculum
The Victorian Curriculum F–10 is the state's version of the Australian Curriculum. Registered home educators must address the eight learning areas but may use any curriculum or approach to do so.
Assessment
No compulsory assessment. Annual renewal declaration; sample reviews. NAPLAN is optional through partial enrolment.
Funding
None for home schooling. Partial enrolment lets a child access school subjects and facilities free of charge.
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Victoria home schooling FAQ
How do I register for homeschooling in Victoria?
Apply online to the VRQA with identity documents and a learning plan for each child. Register up to six months before starting and no later than the child's sixth birthday if they are not at school. Decisions take up to 28 days once the application is complete.
What must a VRQA learning plan include?
How you will substantially address English, mathematics, science, humanities and social sciences, the arts, languages, health and physical education, and technologies, in a way appropriate to your child. You can apply for an exemption from an area with reasons.
Does the VRQA inspect homeschoolers?
Not routinely. A proportion of registered families are selected for review each year and asked to show that the learning plan has been delivered, usually through documents. There is no testing.
When do I renew my Victorian home schooling registration?
By 30 November every year for the following calendar year, through the VRQA's online portal.
Can my child attend school part-time while home schooled in Victoria?
Yes. Partial enrolment lets a registered home-schooled child attend a school for specific subjects, activities, or NAPLAN, by agreement with the school.
Informational, not legal advice. Rules and forms change; verify with Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) before acting. Reviewed 2026-09-07.
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