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Unschooling in Samoa

Homeschooling is a legal form of schooling

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According to the Education Act :

8. Application for exemption from attendance – (1) A carer of a compulsory school-aged child may apply to the Chief Executive Officer to exempt the child from full-time attendance in a school and permit the child to attend part-time or to be temporarily absent from school.

(2) The Chief Executive Officer may, upon receipt of an application or at the Chief Executive Officer’s own initiative, exempt a child from full-time attendance and permit part-time attendance or temporary absence from school if satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child’s education to do so.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer may grant the exemption subject to any condition and vary or revoke any condition.

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