Registration and Reporting for Homeschooling in Western Australia

We understand that the mandatory registration process and reporting requirements for the Western Australian Government can feel daunting, confusing and overwhelming, not to mention time-consuming. 

That’s why we’ve put together this guide, which gives you step-by-step instructions for registering and reporting.

And to streamline the process, Euka offers a Government Registration Service where we compile your child’s learning plans, and a Government Report Creator where we collate the report; to make it easier for you to submit the paperwork to the Government. These services can be purchased together or separately when you enrol your child for a full year (four consecutive terms).

Ready to enrol?

We offer a curriculum for every stage of learning – kindergarten, primary, secondary, and senior. The first step in enrolling is simply selecting your child’s grade level.

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Our Step by Step Guide

Registering your child

Homeschooling families in Western Australia with students aged from 5.5 to 17.5 are required to register with the Western Australian Department of Education.

The Education Department requires:

  • A curriculum plan
  • Work Samples & Parent Assessment Checklists from the first three months of homeschooling.
  • Your child’s birth certificate

Using Euka’s Government Registration Service, we’ll generate your child’s learning plans, so that you can submit the documentation to the Government. Euka can’t submit the application or contact the Government on your behalf; the Department of Education will only engage with the child’s parent or guardian.

Steps to register your child

Here are the steps to register with the WA Government if you’ve purchased the Government Registration Service.

Step 1 – Contact Regional Education Office

Contact your nearest Regional Education office and ask for the Home Education Moderator. The moderator will provide you with an initial application form to start the registration process.

Step 2 – Submit initial application form

Submit initial application form and child’s birth certificate to the regional office, to register for three months.

Step 3 – Enrol with Euka

Enrol your child with Euka and purchase the Government Registration Service and Government Report Creator.

Step 4 – Complete the Euka Registration questionnaire

Complete the Euka Registration questionnaire in the Parent Portal. Once we receive your response, we’ll generate your child’s learning plans within 48 hours.  

Step 5 – Download learning plans

Download your child’s learning plans from the Parent Portal.

Step 6 – Receive 3 month approval

The Department will send a 3 month approval notice and next steps for the moderator home visit.

Step 7 – Unenroll from school

When you receive your approval, forward it to the child’s school to unenroll.

Step 8 – Moderator home visit

During the home visit the moderator will want to see evidence of your child’s learning over the past three months and your child’s individualised education plan and the full year learning plan.

Step 9 – Receive certificate of approval

Receive a registration certificate of approval from the WA Department of Education.

Re-registering your child for the next grade level

To re-register your child for homeschooling for the next year, you’ll need to follow the same process as the initial application.

Steps to re-register

Here are the steps to re-register with the WA Government if you’ve purchased the Government Registration Service.

Step 1 – Contact Regional Education Office

Contact your nearest Regional Education office and ask for the Home Education Moderator. The moderator will provide you with an initial application form to start the re-registration process.

Step 2 – Submit initial application form

Submit initial application form and child’s birth certificate to the regional office, to register for three months.

Step 3 – Re-enrol with Euka

Re-enrol your child with Euka and purchase the Government Registration Service and Government Report Creator.

Step 4 – Complete the Euka Registration questionnaire for the next grade level

Complete the Euka Registration questionnaire in the Parent Portal for the next grade level. Once we receive your response, we’ll generate the required learning plans for your child. 

Step 5 – Download learning plans

Download your child’s learning plans from the Parent Portal for the next grade level.

Step 6 – Submit learning plan

Submit the learning plan to seek registration beyond the initial 3 months. You’ll also be required to report on those 3 months of homeschooling with work samples and parent assessment checklists.

Step 7 – Receive certificate of approval

Receive a registration certificate of approval from the WA Department of Education.

Reviewing and reporting

A home education moderator from the Western Australian Department of Education will periodically arrange visits.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide an update of your child’s progress and report any learning concerns you may have. The meeting will focus on what the child can do, has achieved, and can understand, rather than the work that is completed. 

The home education moderator will ensure that the educational program links to the Western Australian Curriculum and wants to understand the progress of your child.

We recommend submitting work samples from all learning areas. Using Euka’s Government Report Creator, once you’ve uploaded your child’s work samples and added your comments to the Government Report Creator dashboard located in your child’s Student Portal, we’ll collate the information into a report for you to submit to the Government.
The Western Australian Department of Education website has more information about reporting.

Steps for reporting

Here are the steps to prepare your report.

Step 1 – Home education moderator makes contact

The home education moderator will make contact when they want to visit.

Step 2 – Upload work samples to Euka’s Government Report Creator

Upload work samples to Euka’s Government Report Creator in the Student Portal and add your comments. Euka will then collate the report.

Step 3 – Attend meeting

Attend meeting with the home education moderator.

Step 4 – Home education moderator prepares report

After the meeting, the home education officer will prepare an evaluation report

Step 5 – Receive notification

The Department of Education will provide feedback.

Why use Euka’s Government Registration and Reporting Service

Aligned to the Government

Submit with confidence as our Government Registration and Reporting Service is aligned to the Government requirements.

Tailored for your child

We collate the learning plans and reports specifically for your child’s grade and learning areas.

Simplify the process

We’ve removed the complexity of the registration and reporting process so it’s less daunting and time-consuming.

Frequently asked questions

Euka can support you with compiling the documentation for both registration and reporting, however the government requires that the parent or guardian submits the registration and reporting documents themselves.

If you don’t use Euka’s Government Registration or Reporting Services, you can still prepare the required documentation yourself with help from Euka’s resources and templates.

For Registration:

  • Download the Scope and Sequence documents (Full Year Education Plan) from the Parent Portal to form the foundation of your learning plan.
  • Individualise the plan by outlining:
    • The level your child is currently working at in each subject
    • How you’ll tailor the learning to suit their style
    • Any areas they need extra support in, or where they are excelling

For Reporting:

  • Collect labelled work samples from each learning area (Work Sample Lessons are labelled in the weekly lessons section of the student portal)
  • Download and complete the Parent Assessment Checklists from your Parent Planner Document (found in your Parent Portal) to go with each work sample.
  • Use the checklists to:
    • Provide annotations on where your child needed support or excelled in when completing the work sample
    • Tick off the curriculum outcomes that were achieved
    • Combine the work samples and checklists and provide them to your state’s Department of Education.

All enrolments, apart from Grade 6 (full year) Grade 10 (full year) and Grade 11 and 12, are automatically set to renew. The Government Registration Service and the Government Report Creator will also be automatically renewed if they were included in your original enrolment.

For example, if you enrol for Grade 9 term 1, after 90 days you’ll be automatically re-enrolled for the next term (term 2) and the next term’s program will be available in your child’s student portal.

If you enrolled into Grade 9 (full year, terms 1-4), after 365 days you’ll be automatically re-enrolled for Grade 10 (full year, terms 1-4) and the Grade 10 program will be available in your child’s student portal.

Families can opt-out of auto-renewal at any point during their enrolment via the Parent Portal.

To enrol for Grades 7, 11 and 12 or if you’ve opted-out of auto-renewal, you can re-enrol through the Parent Portal. Click on Manage programs and navigate to your child that you’d like to re-enrol.

Only students residing in Australia are required to register as homeschoolers. 

If you’re currently living overseas, you are not required to register or report as a homeschooler in Australia even if you are using an Australian Curriculum provider such as Euka.

You can however still use our Government Report Creator as it provides families with a comprehensive, end-of-year report that can be useful in a variety of ways, including:

  • Transition to traditional schooling
    If your child returns to a traditional classroom, the report will clearly outline subjects covered and progress made.
  • Job opportunities
    The report can be a helpful asset when applying for jobs, summarising educational achievements and skills gained through homeschooling.
  • Family keep-sake
    The Report Creator consolidates learning into an easy-to-read document, helping you keep your educational records organised and accessible. It’s a celebration of exciting, fun and creative learning activities your child has enjoyed throughout the year.

Yes, the Government Registration Service is available to all families regardless of whether you purchase it when you enrol or later. You can purchase the Government Registration Service through the Parent Portal.

Yes, the Government Registration and Reporting Service will provide documents based on the grade level you are enrolled into and the 4 consecutive terms that are part of your enrolment.  

For example, if you have enrolled into Grade 5 but selected term 2 as your starting term, you will have access to Grade 5 terms 2, 3, 4 and Grade 6 term 1. This will mean your Government Registration learning plans will reflect these terms and grade levels, and in addition to this, any report compiled through the Government Report Creator will also reflect these terms.

No. The Government Registration Service can only be purchased by enrolling with Euka for a full year (4-terms).

Yes. The Government Registration Service and Government Report Creator is tailored for each student, their learning areas, their grade and their work. So if you’re enrolling multiple children, you’ll need to purchase the Government Registration Service and Report Creator for each child.

To transition from homeschooling to a traditional classroom, you’ll need to de-register for homeschooling and enrol your child into a school. It’s best to contact the Department of Education and they’ll advise of the steps involved.

Ready to enrol?

We offer a curriculum for every stage of learning – kindergarten, primary, secondary, and senior. The first step in enrolling is simply selecting your child’s grade level.

Choose grade

Why families love Euka

We have been with Euka for over 3 years now and have never looked back. Euka helps make the end of year reporting so streamlined. We purchase the government report creator and the registration as an add in purchase and are ecstatic with how professional, clear, content rich and comprehensive the end of year reports are.

Jacqui

As a working parent with young children, I initially felt overwhelmed by starting the homeschooling journey with my seven year old son. By purchasing the registration and reporting service in addition to the one year enrolment, time and worry was minimised. We were approved for homeschooling registration with no problems.

Johanna

We’ve had a great experience with Euka. Our kids love the program – it’s well-organised, easy to follow, and the instructions are clear and engaging. One of the biggest highlights has been the outstanding customer service. Their support made navigating the government requirements so much less stressful.

Erika

I have 2 children in home education and Euka makes it seamless, from the registration process to delivering lessons and mandatory reporting on your child’s progress. There is always a real person to speak to. Emails are answered promptly, problems/concerns addressed and requests attended to quickly.

Sharni

We have been with Euka for over 3 years now and have never looked back. Euka helps make the end of year reporting so streamlined. We purchase the government report creator and the registration as an add in purchase and are ecstatic with how professional, clear, content rich and comprehensive the end of year reports are.

Jacqui

As a working parent with young children, I initially felt overwhelmed by starting the homeschooling journey with my seven year old son. By purchasing the registration and reporting service in addition to the one year enrolment, time and worry was minimised. We were approved for homeschooling registration with no problems.

Johanna

We’ve had a great experience with Euka. Our kids love the program – it’s well-organised, easy to follow, and the instructions are clear and engaging. One of the biggest highlights has been the outstanding customer service. Their support made navigating the government requirements so much less stressful.

Erika

I have 2 children in home education and Euka makes it seamless, from the registration process to delivering lessons and mandatory reporting on your child’s progress. There is always a real person to speak to. Emails are answered promptly, problems/concerns addressed and requests attended to quickly.

Sharni