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Gouvernement du QubecMinistre de lducation, du Loisir et du Sport, 2010ISBN 978-2-550-57805-5 (PDF)

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Table of conTenTs

I N t r o d u c t I o N 5

PArt I 6

Legal amewk 6

PArt II 8

obligains paens wh hme shl hei hilen 8

Shl ba bligains 9

PArt III 11

Fees paens 11

AppenixI 12

Exeps m he Youth Protection Act 12

Appenix II 14

Exeps m he Education Act 14


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ove a hal eny ag, Qbelike he men sieiesevelpe legislain making eain mpl-sy hilen t lll his bligain, all Qbe esiens age 6 16 ms aen eihe a pbli pivae shl, eeive hme shling an bene m an eainal expeiene ha a shl baeems eqivalen wha is pvie a shl Hme shling shl hs ense ha sens ae alwayspepae ene eene he pbli pivae shl sysem

In 1987, he Minise se he ighs paens an shl bas wih ega hme shling inLa scolarisation domicile : le droit des parents et le droit de la commission scolaire. tha men wasevise in 1991

Many hanges have sine been ine ne he en eain em, nably wih ega heevalain leaning Maj ieenes have als been ne in he way vais shl bas inea wihpaens an hei hme-shle hilen, whih has le he Minise e lain, Lisi e Sp

eview is psiin n hme shling

this men ses miniseial pliies wih ega hme shling s ha shl bas, paens anhe sakehles an shae a me nsisen view he sbje F hese pliies give hme-shlehilen an eqal ppniy see, i ges wih saying ha shl bas an paens ms wklsely gehe in a manne espel he ighs an bligains eah pay

this men has hee pas Part I issses he legal amewk hme shling Part II examineshe bligains paens an shl bas, pviing explanains as neee Part III liss he ees eqie paens

this ep ses slely n he siain esibe in sein 15 (4) he Education Act, whih eals wih

hme shling, an exles he siains ienie in his sein


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1 the shl yea ns m Jly 1 Jne 30 he llwing yea

Section 17

Paens ms ake he neessay meases ense ha hei hil aens shl as eqie

Paens ae egnize as having pimay espnsibiliy hei hilen ne he Civil Code of Qubec anhe Youth Protection Act Hweve, he gvenmen may inevene in eain siains ienie by heYouth Protection Actwhee a hils seiy evelpmen is in ange Amng hese siains, sein 38speies ha:

F he ppses his A, he seiy evelpmen a hil is nsiee be in ange i hehil is neglee In his A, (b) negle ees (1) a siain in whih he hils paens

he pesn having sy he hil n mee he hils basi nees, (iii) ailing pvie hehil wih he apppiae spevisin spp, ailing ake he neessay seps pvie hehil wih shling;

Sein 381 his A speies ha:

the seiy evelpmen a hil may be nsiee be in ange whee (b) he is shl agean es n aen shl, is eqenly absen wih easn; () his paens n ay heibligains pvie him wih ae, mainenane an eain n exeise sable spevisinve him, while he has been ense he ae an insiin se amily ne yea

In aiin, sein 39 he Youth Protection Actpvies ha:

Evey pessinal wh, by he vey nae his pessin, pvies ae any he m assisane hilen an wh, in he paie his pessin, has easnable gns believe ha he seiy evelpmen a hil is may be nsiee be in ange wihin he meaning sein 38 381,ms bing he siain he aenin he ie wih elay the same bligain is inmbenpn any emplyee an insiin, any eahe, any pesn wking in a hilae esablishmen anyplieman wh, in he pemane his ies, has easnable gns believe ha he seiy evelpmen a hil is may be nsiee be in ange wihin he meaning he sai pvisins

Legal ramework

the Education Actspeies as llws:

Section14

Evey hil esien in Qbe shall aenshl m he s ay he shl alenain he shl yea llwing ha in whih heaains 6 yeas age nil he las ay heshl alena in he shl yea in whih heaains 16 yeas age a he en whihhe bains a iplma awae by he Minise,whiheve s s1

Section 15(4)

the llwing sens ae exemp m m-plsy shl aenane:

(4) a sen wh eeives hme shlingan benes m an eainal expeienewhih, aing an evalain mae by he shl ba, is eqivalen wha ispvie a shl


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PaRT I

I is he y eain shl ba epesenaives ep he ie yh pein any paenswh ese allw an assessmen hme shling an he hils eainal expeiene Paens whse

hilen ail qaliy exempin m mplsy shl aenane ae assessmen, b ese lllhis bligain, ms als be epe cnvesely, i, ae sh an assessmen, he shl ba nles haa hme he hil eeives shling an benes m an eainal expeiene eqivalen wha is pvie expeiene a shl, he shl ba is n eqie ep his ase he ie yh peinsine sh a hil is exse m aening a shl an llls he bligain mplsy shl aenaneGeneally speaking, he siain shl be bgh he aenin he Direction de la protection de la jeunesseas a las es, when alks beween he shl ba an he paens have bken wn ineniely

In aiin, hilen wh ae ineligible insin in English ne he Charter of the French language mayeeive hme shling in English, as hese pvisins n apply hem cnseqenly, paens may ask heEnglish shl ba hei aea exemp hei hil m mplsy shl aenane an assess heihils leaning he ppse eiain Likewise, paens may ask he Fenh shl ba hei aea he same i hei hil eeives hme shling in Fenh Hweve, hme shling in English es n makea hil eligible shling in English in pbli shls in pivae eainal insiins aeie heppses sbsiies ne he Act respecting private education.

une all imsanes, pen ialge is essenial all mmniains beween paens an shlba epesenaives


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Part II

Obligations o parents who home school their children

Sein 17 he Education Act speies ha paens ms ake he neessay meases ense ha heihil llls he eqiemen mplsy shl aenane, geneally speaking, by aening eihe a pblishl a pivae shl by being exempe, in aane wih sein 15 (4) his A

Educating children

Paens wh hme shl hei hilen ae espnsible ensing ha hey eeive insin an benem an eainal expeiene equivalent wha is pvie a shl, aing an evalain mae by he shl ba Eqivalen may be inepee mean ha he insin an eainal expeienems give he hil sien knwlege an mpeenies s ha he hil may ene eene he pbli pivae shl sysem t his en, paens ms ense ha hei hil ahieves he leaning bjeivesse in he pgams in ee in Qbe shls, evelps he mpeenies speie by he

Qbe Eain Pgam (QEP) Hweve, sme vaiain in insinal mehs an in he hie eahing maeials is pssible

Paens ms be able :

0 ense ha hei hilen eeive insin an bene m an eainal expeiene eqivalen wha is pvie a shl an ha will enable hem ene eene a Qbe shl

0 pesen an eainal plan eqivalen wha is pvie in Qbe shls

0 pesen any exbks an eahing maeials ha will be se

0 ense ha hei hilen ae available he shl ba evalain

Paens ms nsie he aims he QEP, ie evelpmen wl-view, nsin ieniy anempwemen the QEP is mpeeny-base an ha assmes sens ae able ppely se he means ahei ispsal, n nly hei shlasi leaning, b als hei expeienes, skills, aies an ineess as well asvais ypes hman an maeial eses

the QEP is base n hee mpnens ha ms be aesse in a mplemenay an ineaivemanne: ba aeas leaning, ss-ila mpeenies an sbje aeas these ba aeas leaning ae as llws:

0 Healh an Well-Being

0 Pesnal an caee Planning

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Envinmenal Awaeness an cnsme righs an respnsibiliies0 Meia Lieay

0 ciizenship an cmmniy Lie


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Part II

Paens ms als ense ha hei hilen evelp inelleal, mehlgial, pesnal an sial, anmmniain-elae mpeenies these ss-ila mpeenies h n he ba aeas

leaning an ae lsely ie sbje-spei mpeenies In aiin, mplsy sbjes eemeessenial sen leaning ae gpe in ve sbje aeas:

0 Langages

0 Mahemais, siene an ehnlgy

0 Sial sienes

0 As eain

0 Pesnal evelpmen

Procedure for reporting home-schooled students

Sine Sepembe 2002, shl bas have inle hme-shle sens when eping enllmen as Sepembe 30 Paens hme-shle hilen ms heee pvie he shl ba wih eain ialmens (eg a ll-size bih eiae) allw i nm he ieniy an age eah hil

School board obligations

Responsibility for evaluation

the anphne shl ba an he anglphne shl ba wih jisiin ve he eiy inwhih a hme-shle hil esies ae espnsible he evalain eqie ne sein 15 (4) he Education Act.

Evaluation o instruction received and educational experience

the shl ba nene is espnsible ning he evalain eqie ne sein 15 (4) heEducation Act exemp a hme-shle hil m mplsy shl aenane

I is he y he shl ba nene eemine whehe he insin a hil eeives wl enablehe hil ene eene he pbli pivae shl sysem In his nex, i is impan paens inm he shl ba as ealy as pssible hei inenin hme-shl hei hilen an he shlba inm paens he eqiemens hme shling

In ishaging is espnsibiliy evalae he insin an eainal expeiene hme-shlehilen, he shl ba shl n ely exlsively n he evalain pvie in he eahing meh se he paens ilm

the shl ba ms inm paens is eisin ne i has mplee he evalain ceiaes ahievemen in evalae sbjes, eahes mmens an sggese saegies impving he qaliy leaning l als be pvie


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Time and place o evaluation

the shl ba shl begin is evalain a he beginning he shl yea ense ha hilen ineeqaliy exempin m mplsy shl aenane an hei paens ae in mpliane wih hei bligainne sein 17 he A

Geneally, he shl ba shl n one or more evaluations ense ha hme-shle sens aeeeiving insin eqivalen wha is pvie a shlnably insin aape hei neesanae beneing have benee m an eainal expeiene eqivalen wha is pvie a shl Neha he ime an plae evalain is a he shl bas isein

Evaluation o Learning

the Pliy n he Evalain Leaning ape by he Minise in 2003 shl be applie hme-shle sens

Wih he eain em, evalain mehs will be aape sen pgess in biling knwlege anevelping mpeenies, as well as he eahing mehs se

the evalain shl be ne by a eahe wh wks wih sens he same age as he sen beingevalae Evalas shl als se a vaiey mehs (ineviews, plis, ess, e) ha ae fexible anaape hme shling, an always sive ense, as a as pssible, ha he hil es n eel heaeneby he exeise

cllabain beween he shl ba an he paens is abslely essenial, espeially in he aeas evalainan eahing mehs se Whee he shl ba nes leaning pblems in hme-shle sens, i is

espnsible sggesing mehs inevenin base n hei nees an abiliies

Certifcation and diploma

the Basic school regulation for preschool, elementary and secondary education ses Senay Shl diplma (SSd)eqiemens as well as he evalain mehs eiying sies Hme-shle sens ae eqie ake manay miniseial examinains in e bain an SSd

Evaluation ethics

I is impan ne ha shl bas ms espe he hae ighs an eems gaanee all,pailaly he igh eem nsiene an eligin, in ning he evalain pvie in sein 15 (4) he Education Act.2

Teaching materials

Shl bas ae n eqie pvie exbks eahing maeials hme-shle sens inhei eiy

Access to school board products and services

Shl bas ae espnsible eiing whih ps an sevies hey will make aessible available hme-shle sens

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2 In he ase Jnes vs the Qeen [1987] 2 Scr 298, he Speme c iniae ha in eemining whehe ppils ae ne eien insin, i wl beneessay eliaely an sensiively weigh he mpeing ineess s as espe, as mh as pssible, he eligis nviins he appellan as gaaneeby he chae thse wh aminise he pvines eainal eqiemens may n s in a manne ha neasnably ininges n he igh paens eah

hei hilen in aane wih hei eligis nviins


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Fees or parents

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une he Education Act, sens have he igh have hei hme shling evalae ee hage by heshl ba wih jisiin ve hei eiy esiene

the shl ba ann hage sens hese evalains, as he shl ba pssesses nly he pwesexpessly nee by he Education Actwih ega ae seing

In aiin, alhgh shl bas ae n eqie pvie exbks hme-shle sens, shlbas eie spply sh maeials hey may n hage hem as he A es n gan bashis pwe


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Excerpts rom the Youth Protection Act

Section 2

21 this A applies any hil whse seiy evelpmen is may be nsiee be in ange

Section 2.2

22 the pimay espnsibiliy he ae, mainenane an eain a hil an ensing his spevisiness wih his paens

Section 3

3 deisins mae ne his A ms be in he inees he hil an espe his ighs

In aiin he mal, inelleal, eminal an maeial nees he hil, his age, healh, pesnaliyan amily envinmen an he he aspes his siain ms be aken in an

Section 38

38 F he ppses his A, he seiy evelpmen a hil is nsiee be in ange i he hilis abanne, neglee, sbjee psyhlgial ill-eamen sexal physial abse, i he hilhas seis behavial isbanes

In his A,

(a) abannmen ees a siain in whih a hils paens ae eease ail pvie hehils ae, mainenane eain an hse espnsibiliies ae n assme by anhe pesn inaane wih he hils nees;

(b) negle ees

(1) a siain in whih he hils paens he pesn having sy he hil n mee hehils basi nees,

(i) ailing mee he hils basi physial nees wih espe , lhing, hygiene lging,aking in an hei eses;

(ii) ailing give he hil he ae eqie he hils physial menal healh, n allwinghe hil eeive sh ae;

(iii) ailing pvie he hil wih he apppiae spevisin spp, ailing ake he nees-say seps pvie he hil wih shling;

(2) a siain in whih hee is a seis isk ha a hils paens he pesn having sy hehil ae n pviing he hils basi nees in he manne eee in sbpaagaph 1;

() psyhlgial ill-eamen ees a siain in whih a hil is seisly epeaely sbjee behavi n he pa he hils paens anhe pesn ha l ase ham he hil, anhe hils paens ail ake he neessay seps p an en he siain Sh behavi inlesin paila inieene, enigain, eminal ejein, islain, heas, expliain, pailalyi he hil is e wk isppinae he hils apaiy, an expse njgal mesi vilene;


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() sexal abse ees

(1) a siain in whih he hil is sbjee geses a sexal nae by he hils paens anhe pesn, wih wih physial na, an he hils paens ail ake he neessayseps p an en he siain;

(2) a siain in whih he hil ns a seis isk being sbjee geses a sexal nae byhe hils paens anhe pesn, wih wih physial na, an he hils paens ail ake he neessay seps p an en he siain;

(e) physial abse ees

(1) a siain in whih he hil is he viim bily injy is sbjee neasnable mehs pbinging by his paens anhe pesn, an he hils paens ail ake he neessayseps p an en he siain;

(2) a siain in whih he hil ns a seis isk beming he viim bily injy beingsbjee neasnable mehs pbinging by his paens anhe pesn, an he hilspaens ail ake he neessay seps p an en he siain;

( ) seis behavial isbane ees a siain in whih a hil behaves in sh a way as epeaely seisly nemine he hils hes physial psyhlgial inegiy, an hehils paens ail ake he neessay seps p an en he siain , i he hil is 14 ve,he hil bjes sh seps

Section 38.1

381 the seiy evelpmen a hil may be nsiee be in ange whee:

(a) he leaves his wn hme, a se amily, a ailiy mainaine by an insiin peaing a ehabiliain

ene a hspial ene wih ahizain while his siain is n ne he espnsibiliy he ie yh pein;

(b) he is shl age an es n aen shl, is eqenly absen wih easn;

() his paens n ay hei bligains pvie him wih ae, mainenane an eain n exeise sable spevisin ve him, while he has been ense he ae an insiin

se amily ne yea

Section 39

39 Evey pessinal wh, by he vey nae his pessin, pvies ae any he m assisane hilen an wh, in he paie his pessin, has easnable gns believe ha he seiy

evelpmen a hil is may be nsiee be in ange wihin he meaning sein 38 381,ms bing he siain he aenin he ie wih elay the same bligain is inmbenpn any emplyee an insiin, any eahe, any pesn wking in a hilae esablishmen anyplieman wh, in he pemane his ies, has easnable gns believe ha he seiy evelpmen a hil is may be nsiee be in ange wihin he meaning he sai pvisins

Any pesn, he han a pesn eee in he s paagaph, wh has easnable gns believeha he seiy evelpmen a hil is nsiee be in ange wihin he meaning sbpaagaphs d an e he sen paagaph sein 38 ms bing he siain he aenin he ie wih elay


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Any pesn, he han a pesn eee in he s paagaph, wh has easnable gns believeha he seiy evelpmen a hil is may be nsiee be in ange wihin he meaning

sbpaagaph a, b, c f he sen paagaph sein 38 wihin he meaning sein 381 maybing he siain he aenin he ie

the s an sen paagaphs apply even hse pesns wh ae bn by pessinal seey, exep an avae wh, in he paie his pessin, eeives inmain nening a siain esibein sein 38 381

appenix IIExcerpts rom the Education Act

Section 1

1 Evey pesn is enile he peshl eain sevies an elemenay an senay shlinsinal sevies pvie by his A an by he basi shl eglain mae by he Gvenmenne sein 447, m he s ay he shl alena in he shl yea in whih he aains he age amissin he las ay he shl alena in he shl yea in whih he aains 18 yeas age, 21 yeas age in he ase a haniappe pesn wihin he meaning he A see haniappepesns in he exeise hei ighs wih a view ahieving sial, shl an wkplae inegain(hape E-201)

Evey pesn is als enile he eainal sevies, sen sevies an speial eainalsevies pvie by his A an he basi shl eglain eee in he s paagaph an heeainal sevies pesibe by he basi vainal aining eglain esablishe by he Gvenmenne sein 448, wihin he spe he pgams ee by he shl ba

the age amissin peshl eain is 5 yeas n bee he ae pesibe by he basi shleglain; he age amissin elemenay shl eain is 6 yeas n bee he same ae

Section 3

3 the eainal sevies pvie by his A an pesibe by he basi shl eglain esablisheby he Gvenmen ne sein 447 shall be pvie ee evey esien Qbe enile hee ne sein 1

Section 14

14 Evey hil esien in Qbe shall aen shl m he s ay he shl alena in he shl yea

llwing ha in whih he aains 6 yeas age nil he las ay he shl alena in he shl yeain whih he aains 16 yeas age a he en whih he bains a iplma awae by he Minise,whiheve s s


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Section 15

15. the llwing sens ae exemp m mplsy shl aenane:(1) a sen exse by he shl ba by easn illness he ppse eeiving meial

eamen ae eqie by his sae healh;

(2) a sen exse by he shl ba, a he eqes his paens an ae nslain wih heavisy mmiee n sevies haniappe sens an sens wih sial malajsmens leaning isabiliies esablishe ne sein 185, by easn a physial menal haniapwhih pevens him m aening shl;

(3) a sen expelle m shl by he shl ba psan sein 242;

(4) a sen wh eeives hme shling an benes m an eainal expeiene whih,aing an evalain mae by he shl ba, ae eqivalen wha is pvie

a shlA hil is exse m aening pbli shl i he aens a pivae eainal insiin gvene by heA espeing pivae eain (hape E-91) an insiin whse insinal pgam is he sbje an inenainal ageemen wihin he meaning he A espeing he Minise es relains inenainales(hape M-2511) whih pvies all pa he eainal sevies pvie by his A

A hil is als exse m aening pbli shl i he hil aens a vainal aining ene eeivesinsin in an enepise ha mees he niins eemine by he Minise in a eglain nepaagaph 7 sein 111 he A espeing pivae eain

In aiin, he shl ba may exemp ne is sens, a he eqes his paens, m mplsyshl aenane ne me peis alling n me han six weeks in any shl yea, allw him ay gen wk

Section 17

17 Paens ms ake he neessay meases ense ha hei hil aens shl as eqie

Section 18

18 the pinipal shall aseain, in he manne eemine by he shl ba, ha sens aenshl eglaly

Whee a sen is epeaely absen wih a vali exse, he pinipal he pesn esignae by him

shall inevene wih he sen an his paens me an ageemen wih hem an wih he pesnspviing he shl sial sevies wih espe he ms apppiae meases emey he siain

When he inevenin es n allw he siain be emeie, he pinipal, ae niying he paens he sen in wiing, shall ep i he ie yh pein


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