The number of parents opting to homeschool is growing every year according to NSW education department officials, who say the "vast majority" of students who did not go back to classrooms in 2022 had "underlying health conditions".
The number of homeschooled students grew by almost 2300 at the end of 2021, with Paul Martin, Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Education Standards Authority saying the government regards homeschooling "very differently" to learn-from-home education used during the pandemic.
