They don't have to repeat a year, they get credit for doing something that the Education Department considers to be worth more than sitting in a classroom. But I guess not all parents would put in as much 'education " into a travel experience as I would.
I am pretty clued up about what goes on inside a typical school. I can assure you that most of the time there is wasted. I have known a few families who home schooled, and by following the set govt curriculum, their children could complete all that was expected on them in about two hours each day. Think about what goes on - visiting the library, moving around between rooms, settling in and getting ready to go outside, waiting for the naughty kids to be quiet, doing "quiet time". These home schooled children I know would have all their work done by ten am so they could go horse riding or bike riding or swimming instead.
I am pretty clued up about what goes on inside a typical school. I can assure you that most of the time there is wasted. I have known a few families who home schooled, and by following the set govt curriculum, their children could complete all that was expected on them in about two hours each day. Think about what goes on - visiting the library, moving around between rooms, settling in and getting ready to go outside, waiting for the naughty kids to be quiet, doing "quiet time". These home schooled children I know would have all their work done by ten am so they could go horse riding or bike riding or swimming instead.