Of the 10 largest parties, 8 published manifestos for the 2019 national and provincial elections. This article analyses the manifestos of these parties in terms of a number of questions that might be important to home educators. For each party, a number of questions are answered: Does the manifesto list education as an election issue?Does the manifesto mention / acknowledge the role of parents in education?Does the manifesto mention home education?...

Elections for local government will be on the 3rd of August. Homeschooling parents might wonder which political party will be the best for home education. The education policies of the different parties can be divided in three groups (a more detailed analysis is provided at the end of the article): Parties that view education as the sole responsibility of the state and should be provided for free. This is the policy...