Stricter Rules in Flanders Following Surge in Home Schooling

The number of children being taught at home has doubled since 2020. For Marcel (9), homeschooling also turned out to be the only feasible option. Last school year, however, only 7 out of 10 homeschooled children passed the mandatory examination committee. Due to the increasing popularity of homeschooling, Minister Zuhal Demir now wants to keep a closer eye on the quality.

Stricter rules in Flanders following surge in home schooling

According to the Flemish education inspectorate, the number of children being home-schooled in Flanders has almost doubled since the start of the...

05:05 More and more parents are teaching their children at home. But with the sharp increase, the risk of things going wrong is increasing, says Flanders, which is introducing a series of measures. For example, from now on, checks will be made...