Homeschooling on the rise across the Hunter

Community: Karen Willson said homeschooled children were usually highly social and met up with peers during the week, as well as at events like camps.

THE NUMBER of Hunter families homeschooling their children has risen dramatically during the past two years of the pandemic, with some realising long-held goals and others wanting to provide more much-needed stability as students moved in and out of remote learning during lockdowns.

NSW Education Standards Authority data shows 12.51 per cent of the 8993 children registered for homeschooling last year resided in the Hunter region, a proportion second only to Western Sydney with 31.45 per cent.