The number of school aged kids being home-educated has increased since the Covid-19 pandemic, with an 80 per cent increase overall. 

Figures from Stuff indicate that there are at least 11000 children currently being homeschooled.

President of NZ Principals' Federation, Cherie Taylor-Patel, is here now to put these numbers in context and explain why more parents have made this choice. 

"There's always been a group of students that have had high health needs, or have been neurodiverse, or have needed the curriculum adapted. And one of the ways you can do that well is to go the homeschooling route."

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