Home education organisations A number of organisations provide support for families registered for home education. These organisations include: CHEC () HENCAST () (HEA) Main educator The parent who has the day-to-day responsibility for managing the education of the children is considered the educator’ and will be the first point of contact for the Liaison Unit. ‘main Parent In this manual, refers to a person who has parental responsibility for the under the Children ‘parent’ and Young People Act 2008. Under section 6 of the Education Act 2004, a parent includes a carer. Student Identification Number Every child who is enrolled in an ACT school or is registered for home education is given a unique student number. Children who have been previously enrolled in an ACT school have already been allocated a unique number. This number is used during the period of home education and enables a child to be tracked through the education system and for identification during the marking of the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Children who attend school on a part-time basis will use the same number for both school and home education. The number is not used for general administrative purposes. The Student Identification Number is shown on certificates of home education registration issued after July 2013. The Student Identification Number may be used when applying for student bus travel passes with ACTION buses. Parents are provided with a copy of this number when a registration certificate is issued. Index ACARA, 5 Authorised Person, 8, 15 Annual report, 7, 11 Certificates of registration, 11 Approaches, 4 Certified true copies, 14 Assessment and planning, 13 CHEC, 16 Australian Curriculum, 5 Christian Home Education Canberra, 16
Home education organisations A number of organisations provide support for families registered for home education. These organisations include: CHEC () HENCAST () (HEA) Main educator The parent who has the day-to-day responsibility for managing the education of the children is considered the ‘main educator’ and will be the first point of contact for the Liaison Unit. Parent In this manual, ‘parent’ refers to a person who has parental responsibility for the under the Children and Young People Act 2008. Under section 6 of the Education Act 2004, a parent includes a carer. Student Identification Number Every child who is enrolled in an ACT school or is registered for home education is given a unique student number. Children who have been previously enrolled in an ACT school have already been allocated a unique number. This number is used during the period of home education and enables a child to be tracked through the education system and for identification during the marking of the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Children who attend school on a part-time basis will use the same number for both school and home education. The number is not used for general administrative purposes. The Student Identification Number is shown on certificates of home education registration issued after July 2013. The Student Identification Number may be used when applying for student bus travel passes with ACTION buses. Parents are provided with a copy of this number when a registration certificate is issued. Index ACARA, 5 Annual report, 7, 11 Approaches, 4 Assessment and planning, 13 Australian Curriculum, 5 Authorised Person, 8, 15 Certificates of registration, 11 Certified true copies, 14 CHEC, 16 Christian Home Education Canberra, 16
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