Applications Received and Approved for Parents to Home-school Their Children

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education in the last five years (a) how many applications are received from parents in each year to home-school their children; (b) how many of such applications are approved; and (c) what is the breakdown of the applications received based on age of the children.

Over the last five years, the Ministry of Education (MOE) received around 70 home-schooling applications annually, of which the vast majority were at Primary 1. MOE engages parents who express interest in home-schooling extensively to verify that they are eligible and have the commitment and capabilities to home-school their child before commencing the application process. As such, nearly all applications were approved.