Legal
Can the DBE close down a tutor business?
If the tutor business operates as an illegal school, then it is within the power of the DBE to close the illegal school. Please refer to the Tutor Manual for guidance on this matter.
How do we know if the curriculum is in line with the Department of Education?
The national curriculum is CAPS. Impaq's products and services are CAPS aligned.
Do homeschooling learners need to be formally assessed?
Grades 3, 6 and 9 learners must be formally assessed by a qualified SACE-registered teacher or SAQA-accredited assessor at the end of their academic year. Impaq parents can use Impaq’s end-of-year assessments on the Optimi Learning Portal (OLP), as ...
Can a parent go to jail if they do not register for home education?
Yes. According to the BELA Bill, If a parent does not register their child for home education or follow the stipulated guidelines, they may face jail time. This was also the case with the Policy on Home Education; however, the sentencing period has ...
Will the PED (Provincial Department of Education) do home visits?
Yes. This was also part of the Policy on Home Education. The department official will schedule a time to visit the parent at home to ensure that the parent is indeed the primary educator, can provide proof of the education plan the learner follows, ...
How does the BELA Bill affect tutors?
Parents may still opt to use the services of a tutor, as the Policy on Home Education referred to. Tutor businesses are still not considered schools and may still not operate as a school or claim to be a school to the public. In essence, nothing has ...
What is Impaq’s academic model?
Learners follow the CAPS curriculum and our lesson material and educational products are based on a distance education learning model. Learners follow an independent learning approach and parents are more involved in their child’s education.
Will my child be able to migrate back into a mainstream school?
Yes. At Impaq, we follow the CAPS curriculum, which means that our lesson material and educational products adhere to the curriculum directives set out by the Department of Education. Your child can easily migrate back into a mainstream school if the ...
What is the difference between homeschooling and traditional schools?
Homeschooling provides the flexibility that traditional schools cannot offer. In general, parents decide to homeschool when their child has particular needs that cannot be accommodated within a traditional school such as a busy sports schedule where ...
Is homeschooling legal?
Yes. Home education is a legally recognised alternative to formal education in South Africa. It was legalised in 1996 and Section 51 of the South African Schools Act states that parents have the option to register their child with the Head of ...
What is homeschooling, home education or distance learning?
Home education (often referred to as homeschooling) is where parents choose to educate their children at home instead of sending them to a traditional public or private school. Families choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, including: ...
BELA Bill - how does this impact homeschooling?
The BELA Bill is an amendment to the current act and the majority of its attention is focused on changes in schools. The law does not want to stop all "homeschooling" activities. For homeschoolers, there is an intensified focus on the curriculum used ...
What are my responsibilities as a parent?
Section 51 of the South African Schools Act states that parents must register their child with the Head of Department (HOD) of a Provincial Education Department (PED) should they wish to home educate their child who is of compulsory school-going age ...