Parents are legally seen as the child's teacher. The parent does not need to be a qualified teacher, or even know every subject at their child's level, but they are responsible for selecting, providing, and delivering to their child all of the resources to be used.

Many children learn informally through play or casual lessons, or perhaps by being involved in clubs or groups where other adults are involved in teaching. This is perfectly acceptable in homeschooling, and becomes part of the child's learning program.

Accelerate Christian Homeschooling recommends A.C.E. resources for all core subjects and many elective subjects. We can recommend other resources and activities that will help parents to cover other subject areas not covered by A.C.E resources.

We also provide comprehensive and ongoing training and advice that will empower parents to use the resources, so that their child will be able to learn effectively.

Because parents are legally the child's teacher, parents also assess their work.

There are different kinds of assessment, ranging from quizzes and assignments to student's self-assessment.

Accelerate Christian Homeschooling give thorough training on how to expertly score tests in A.C.E. resources. We even have our own Assessment Manual to give guidance, with many examples.

Further, we provide marking guides for subjects like art and essay-writing, and tips on how to have children assess their own work.

Remember, until your child is seriously looking to graduate, assessment does not have to be a 100% accurate judgement of what your child knows and doesn't know. Even schools are moving away from this, but with A.C.E. resources you will have a clear picture of your child's progress.

Homeschoolers are responsible for sourcing and providing all resources.

Accelerate Christian Home Schooling recommends and supports A.C.E. resources for the core subjects and many electives, but we can recommend and discuss additional activities, particularly for elective subjects.

Even where A.C.E. is used, we encourage parents to look beyond formal bookwork, and allow the child to tap into play, chores, and life as a whole for valuable and meaningful education. The whole home, community and world become the homeschooler's resource kit.

As homeschooling parents, there is no need to submit work to a service provider.

In Queensland, parents are expected to present work samples as evidence of their child's learning for the purpose of government registration.

Most parents like to receive a semester report from Accelerate Christian Homeschooling. In order to provide this, we need parents to regularly update us with their child's test results via email or our online form. This is an optional service we provide.

With homeschooling, deadlines and work completion expectations are those that the parent chooses to set, according to their expectations for their child/ren.

Accelerate Christian Homeschooling can recommend targets based on your child's age and level, but ultimately it is your call as to how much work your child can manage successfully.

The only deadlines we impose are due dates for test results to be submitted (for optional end of semester reports) and for tests to be mailed to us for moderation (mandatory for students with a certificate pathway). 

Reports are feedback from the teacher and the school to the child and the parents, so homeschooling parents are the most qualified adults to provide reports for their children!

Accelerate Christian Home Schooling do provide semester progress reports, which are formally presented statements of their child's progress during the semester.

We also make available our own Personal Progress Report: This can be used by parents to give valuable feedback to their child on how they progressed with their personal, social and work-ethic development.

Parents are responsible for setting the work from their child/ren, including when work will be done. A weekly timetable is very helpful for this and is a requirement for home education registration in some States. We have a template that can help with this.

A homeschooling timetable works around the family routine, from breakfast to shopping trips, get-togethers, weekly swimming or piano lessons.

Timetables can be used to allocate time in detail, showing exact times for lessons, but in reality is used as a 'guide', where there is flexibility to work with each child's ability to focus on each day.

Homeschooling families are required by law to register with their State or Territory's Department of Education. In homeschooing, the parent/s assume responsibility for their child/ren's education and are therefore the one/s accountable to the government. Homeschool support service providers are NOT responsible for this.

Every state and territory has its own requirements and conditions, typically requiring the family to provide an educational program for each child on an annual basis, with the possibility of a yearly visit or report required to be submitted on each child's progress.

Accelerate Christian Homeschooling help families find and understand the information provided by State/Territory home education departments. We assist families with their child/ren's learning plan or educational programs, by providing examples, templates tailored to the requirements of each State/Territory. We offer to provide helpful feedback to families, by reviewing their educational plans or programs. Where necessary, we also help them with selecting work samples for reporting on their child's progress.

A child who is registered with the government for homeschooling has the same status as any child enrolled in a registered school, from the point of view of Centrelink. 

Please note: signing up for membership with our homeschool support services is NOT considered an 'enrolment' like at a school or with a Distance Education school. This is a support service to parents for the child/ren they sign up to receive our service for. 

Homeschoolers must arrange their own entry into employment or educational institutions.

Accelerate Christian Homeschooling offers the SCEE/A.C.E. Year 10 Certificate, Year 12 Certificate and leaving certificates that may be used for entry into employment, TAFE or university. Pathways also exist for entry into university if desired, and we have many students currently studying in university after graduating with the Year 12 Certificate.