Victorian Home Education Advisory Committee
Provides feedback to us and the VRQA about the regulation of home schooling.
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Overview
The Victorian Home Education Advisory Committee (VHEAC) is made up of:
- members of the home schooling community
- representatives from the Victorian Registrations and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the department
- representatives from the disability sector
- a home education researcher.
A list of the home education representatives on the VHEAC and their contact details are provided on the HEN website.
For details on the governance of VHEAC please read the Terms of Reference (DOCX, 95.8KB).
If you’re a parent, you can read about how to home school your child.
Regulation of home schooling is outlined in the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017.
Communiques
Download communiques from VHEAC meetings:
2025
- VHEAC Communique 2 December 2025 (DOCX, 59KB)
- VHEAC Communique 2 December 2025 (PDF, 105KB)
- VHEAC Communique 22 July 2025 (DOCX, 119KB)
- VHEAC Communique 22 July 2025 (PDF, 158KB)
- VHEAC Communique 1 April 2025 (DOCX, 120KB)
- VHEAC Communique 1 April 2025 (PDF, 172KB)
2024
- VHEAC Communique 7 November 2024 (DOCX, 119KB)
- VHEAC Communique 7 November 2024 (PDF, 174KB)
- VHEAC Communique 13 August 2024 (DOCX, 117KB)
- VHEAC Communique 13 August 2024 (PDF, 216KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 14 May 2024 (DOCX, 118KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 14 May 2024 (PDF, 177KB)
2023
- VHEAC Communique: 31 October 2023 (DOCX, 110KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 31 October 2023 (PDF, 110KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 31 August 2023 (DOCX, 109KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 31 August 2023 (PDF, 156KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 4 April 2023 (DOCX, 107KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 4 April 2023 (PDF, 215KB)
2022
- VHEAC Communique: 18 October 2022 (PDF, 363KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 18 October 2022 (DOCX, 363KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 12 July 2022 (PDF, 270KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 12 July 2022 (DOCX, 361KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 26 April 2022 (DOCX, 361KB)
2021
- VHEAC Communique: 15 October 2021 (DOCX, 362KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 9 July 2021 (DOCX, 60KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 23 April 2021 (DOCX, 59KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 22 February 2021 (DOCX, 63KB)
2020
- VHEAC Communique: 7 December 2020 (DOCX, 61KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 9 October 2020 (DOCX, 61KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 27 July 2020 (DOCX, 59KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 3 March 2020 (DOCX, 59KB)
2019
- VHEAC Communique: 24 September and 14 November 2019 (DOCX, 58KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 25 June 2019 (DOCX, 61KB)
- VHEAC Communique: 30 April 2019 (DOCX, 59KB)
2018
- Final VHEAC Communique: 8 November 2018 (PDF, 139KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 8 November 2018 (DOCX, 58KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 7 August 2018 (PDF, 98KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 7 August 2018 (DOCX, 201KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 30 April 2018 (PDF, 98KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 30 April 2018 (DOCX, 202KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 27 February 2018 (PDF, 99KB)
- Final VHEAC Communique: 27 February 2018 (DOCX, 203KB)
2017
- Final VHEAC Communique: 15 November 2017
- Final VHEAC Communique: 12 October 2017
- Final VHEAC Communique: 27 September 2017
- Final VHEAC Communique: 31 August 2017
Updated 26 March 2026
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