
LOCAL INFORMATION
5.6.2.L2
Home education / Education Other Than At School
Extent: Jersey
Updated: April 2017
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Words you may need to know
Education - the giving and receiving of knowledge through teaching and learning, especially at a school or similar institution
Quality – standard; how good something is
Assessed - examined or judged
Satisfactory - acceptable
Educating a child at home
Parents have a right to educate their child(ren) other than at school as long as the quality of the education is assessed by the States of Jersey Education Department as being satisfactory.
The education may be delivered by the parent(s) or by a suitable qualified teacher.
More information can be found here:
https://www.gov.je/education/schools/childlearning/pages/homeschooling.aspx