The number of students leaving home schooling increased last year.  

Education Ministry figures show 2,286 children exited home education, the highest number on record. 

More than half those leaving had been learning from home for less than a year.  

Total home school numbers remain well above pre-pandemic levels.  

Secondary Principals' Council Chair Kate Gainsford told Mike Hosking that there are many factors why people are going back to mainstream. 

She says it could be that the realities, demands, and responsibilities of providing education at home are becoming real. 

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