182 Replies to “What is Home Schooling?”

  1. Hi,
    I’m a mother of 12yr old child, want to do homeschooling for her.
    I need some help with my doubts.
    1. Is she eligible for IGCSE ?
    2. She will give exam after two years.
    3. Can she write directly A level without giving IGCSE exam?
    4. What is the Difference between A level and AS level?
    Thanks in Advance.
    Vimala.

    • Hi Vimala,
      Here are the answers for your questions:
      1. There is no maximum age limit for homeschooling, nor for sitting for IGCSE exams. You may start the homeschooling programme at any point of time. However, please make sure you have read the above article properly.

      2. As long as she is ready, you may proceed to register her with your local British Council. You might need to find out what are the requirements for your local British Council.

      3. We do not think so. The entry requirement for A Level is IGCSE or equivalent.

      4. Please read more here for AS and A Level: https://alevelcentre.com/what-is-asa-level/

  2. Hi,

    I am a mother of 10 years and 5 years old kids. I am residing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I am not happy with the curriculum being taught in the top schools. I want my children to study IGCSE curriculum. I have decided to homeschool them but the problem is that I am not understanding the whole system of appearing in exams and being promoted to the next stage as a private candidate. I have to assess my children myself? or there is a test taken at the end of primary and lower secondary stage from British Council? I am also unable to understand the textbooks for lower secondary stage. Should I teach my child books 7,8, and 9 for lower secondary stage?

    Please help or share any resource that can help as I am still novice.

    • Hello Memoona,
      First, please follow the step-by-step guidance above, to find out if home education is for you.

      If you are looking for official tests at the end of primary and lower secondary, then home education is not for you. As we have stated very clearly in the above article, there is NO official tests available for private candidates at the end of primary and lower secondary. The only official test is IGCSE.

      As for books, you have to make research and find out the required books for each year 7, 8, 9. You may get some help from CIE, which is the exam board. Their website is: http://www.cie.org.uk.

  3. Greetings,

    I’m a malaysian citizen. I’m age 17. I have graduated from primary school with the UPSR results. I attended Form 1-3 in secondary, however, I only completed Form 1, from start to finish and I didn’t fully complete Form 2-3. Thus, I did not participate during the PT3 exams last year. I intend to restart my secondary education in home school and proceed to participate in the exams from schools who accepts private candidates. This is my plan.

    Could you clarity to me whether if I’m doing it the correct way, and could you provide me with some suggestions and further insight on how to proceed from here? Please, tell me everything you know and let me know how and where to continue in my current situation. Thank you.

    • Hello William,
      Please read through the above article, and follow the step-by-step guidance. Once you have selected your subjects, you need to check with your local British Council for the available subjects in your local area. At the same time, you must find out the key dates for exam registrations, exam fees etc…

      Hope these help.

  4. Hi, I have 7 year old twins, whom I am intending to homeschool from Grade 3( Currently they are in Grade 2 in local board) under IGCSE Curriculum.
    My question is that if I happen to move to any other country at their primary level, say in Grade 3 itself or Grade 4 and , in that country, I decide to put them in a formal school under Cambridge or IGCSE curriculum, would it be possible ? I would not have any certificates or formal documents to show that they are being homeschooled. So would this admission be a challenge ?

    Secondly, as I understand from your article, I would need to decide at the start of Year 5, if I really need to put them in an IGCSE school, for minimum a year, in order to get the Year 5 completion certificate, so that incase I need to continue formal schooling in lower secondary, this certificate would be required.

    Request your assistance to clarify on the above.Thanks.

    best regards
    Rashi

    • Hi Rashi,

      Here are some guidance for you:

      1. If your twins are currently in a formal school, please get a school leaving certificate at the end of their school year. When you move on to homeschool them, you can register with your local education authority to get a formal certificate / acknowledgement from them that you are homeschooling your children. If you are in the UK, this is a required process by the government. In this way, you have both formal school leaving certificate and the government acknowledgement on homeschooling. These would definitely help you to enter into a formal school in a foreign country. Entering a formal school in Grade 3 or 4 is still relatively easy, provided the school is not having “waiting list” – most of the popular schools would have “waiting list” for example 1 year waiting list. That means, if you want to enter Grade 4, you must start your application at Grade 2. Some schools would have entry tests, and the whole process would take minimum 6 months to 1 year. We urge you to find out from the school on this.

      2. The second part you did not get it quite right. If you intend to register your children with a formal school in primary level, you ought to register them latest at Year 5. This is because the Primary Checkpoint test is at the end of Year 6, and no schools would accept new students in Year 6. You are right that you need a Primary completion certificate in order to register them with a formal school in lower secondary. The Primary completion certificate is Year 6, not Year 5.

      Hope these clarify your doubts. Please feel free to write to us if you need any further assistance.

  5. Hello,

    I would like to get the primary program curriculum. We are in Malawi and are planning on homeschooling our children.

    regards,

    Victor

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