From the end of July 08 this website will no longer be updated but will remain online as an archive.
For current information about home education in Australia please visit the Home Education Association of Australia.
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Home education is a legal alternative to school education in Australia. State governments are responsible for regulating home education.
Different states have different requirements, however homeschooling families are able to develop curriculum and learning programs
to suit the individual needs of their children.

Organized by Author. Please note, many of these books are no longer in print.

[please email new entries to this list to Beverley]

• Abraczinskas, Mary Beth, and Muller, Rachel. The ABC's of Home Schooling (Jehovah's Witness)
• Adcock, John. Teaching Tomorrow
• Albert, David H. And the Skylark Sings to Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education
• Albert, David H. Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking
• Andreola, Karen. A Charlotte Mason Companion
• Armstrong, Thomas. In Their Own Way
• Armstrong, Thomas. Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius
• Bailey, Guy. Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Book: Fun and Easy-to-Use Games and Activities to Help You Teach Your Children Fitness, Movement and Sport Skills
• Ballman, Ray. The How and Why of Home Schooling
• Barfield, Rhonda. Real-Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home
• Baker, Janice. Gifted Children at Home: A Practical Guide For Homeschooling Families
• Barker, Britt. Letters Home
• Barnier, Carol. How to Get Your Child Off the Refridgerator and On to Learning: Homeschooling Distractible, ADHD, or Just Plain Fidgety Kids
• Beatty, Susan K. and Karen Middleton Introduction to Home Education: How to Begin Your Private Homeschool
• Beechick, Ruth. Dr. Beechichk's Homeschool Answer Book
• Bell, Debra. Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
• Berquist, Laura. Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education (Catholic)
• Bittner, Terrie Lynn. Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath-You Can Do This
• Bluedorn, Harvey and Bluedorn, Laurie. Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in the Classical Style (Christian)
• Blumenfeld, Samuel L. Homeschooling: A Parent's Guide to Teaching Children
• J Botkin et al. No Limits to Learning
• Boyer, Rick and Boyer, Marilyn. What About Socialization: Answering the Questions About Homeschool and Social Interaction
• Brady, Vicki A. The Basic Steps to Homeschooling
• Brainerd, Lee Wherry. Homeschooling Your Gifted Child: Language Arts For the Middle School Years
• Bratton, Catherine. Homeschool Helps: Tips on Getting Started
• Brown, Teri J. and Elissa M. Wahl. Christian Unschooling: Growing Your Children in the Freedom of Christ
• Byrne, Susan M. Homeschool Basics and How to Get Started
• Camp, Terri. Ignite the Fire!: Freedom Is Real Education
• Card, Michael and Susan. The Homeschool Journey
• Cartwright, Tari Elizabeth. Eternal Harvest: An LDS Perspective on Home Schooling and Accelerated Learning (LDS)
• Caruana, Vicki. The ABC's of Homeschooling
• Caruana, Vicki. The Homeschooler's Guide To...: Testing and Evaluation, Home-Based Businesses, Community Involvement, High School and College Entrance
• Caruana, Vicki. The Organized Homeschooler
• Clay Clarkson and Sally Clarkson Educating the Wholehearted Child Revised & Expanded edition (Paperback - Jan 2001)
• Clements, Andrew D. Homeschooling: A Research-Based How-To Manual
• Cohen, Cafi. Homeschooling: the Teen Years
• Cohen, Cafi. And What about College?: How Homeschooling Leads to Admission to the Best Colleges and Universities
• Colfax, David and Colfax, Micki. Homeschooling For Excellence
• Colfax, David and Colfax, Micki. Hardtimes in Paradise
• Colten, Connie. Homeschooling Reflections
• Cowlishaw, Kitt and Terry Dowty. Home Educating Our Autism Spectrum Children: Paths Are Made by Walking
• Curry, Lorraine and Teresa Jennings. Easy Homeschooling Companion: Exhortation, Encouragement, and More Easy Ideas
• Curry, Lorraine. Easy Homeschooling Techniques: Your Guide to the Low Cost, Time Saving, High Quality Method
• Dancy, Rahmima Balwin. You Are Your Child's First Teacher
• Davis, Llewellyn. Going Home to School
• Deckard, Steven. Homeschooling Laws and Resource Guide For All Fifty States
• Demille, Oliver. A Thomas Jefferson Education (LDS)
• Dennis, Jeanne Gowen. Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead For College Admission
• Dinsmore, Mark. Homeschool Guide to the Internet: Your Onramp to the Information Superhighway
• Dinsmore, Mark. Homeschool Guide to the Online World: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Great Connections
• Dobson, Linda. Homeschoolers' Success Stories
• Dobson, Linda. Homeschooling: the Early Years
• Dobson, Linda. The First Year Homeschooling Your Child
• Dobson, Linda. The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices
• Dobson, Linda. The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
• Dodd, Sandra. Moving A Puddle
• Dorian, Terry and Tyler, Zan Peters. Anyone Can Homeschool: How to Find What Works For You
• Downs, Laurajean. You're Going to Do What?! Helping You Understand the Homeschool Decision
• Dowty, Terri. Free Range Education: How Home Education Works
• Duffy, Cathy. Christian Home Educator's Curriculum Manual
• Farenga, Patrick. Homeschooling in the News
• Farenga, Patrick. The Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling
• Farris, Michael P. Homeschooling Father
• Farris, Michael P. The Future of Homeschooling
• E Faure et al. Learning to Be
• Field, Christine M. A Field Guide to Home Schooling
• Field, Christine M. Help For the Harried Homeschooler: A Practical Guide to Balancing Your Child's Education With the Rest of Your Life
• Field, Christine M. Homeschooling the Challenging Child: A Practical Guide
• Fitzenreiter, Valerie. The Unprocessed Child: Living Without School
• Fogle, Karen L. Simply Homeschooling: A Unique Guide For the Homeschooling Parent
• Forbes, Scott. Holistic Education: An Analysis of It's Ideas and Nature
• Fortune Wood, Jan. Bound to be Free
• Fortune Wood, Jan. Doing it their way
• Fortune Wood, Jan. With Consent: parenting for all to win
• Frank, Barbara. Life Prep For Homeschooled Teenagers
• Gardner, Howard. The Unschooled Mind.
• Gardner, Howard. How Schools Should Teach
• Garvey, Judy. How to Begin Homeschooling: A Parent's Guide
• Gatto, John Taylor. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
• Gatto, John Taylor. The Underground History of American Education
• Gatto, John Taylor & Hamza Yusuf Hanson. Beyond Schooling : Building Communities Where Learning Really Matters
• Geib, Pam and Castandea, Deborah. Help! I'm Homeschooling!
• Gileadi, Cathy. Homeschool Genesis: A Story-Sourcebook (LDS)
• Gogel, Sandra L. One Hundred One Homeschool Tips From the Sycamore Tree
• Gold, Laura Maery. Homeschool Your Child For Free
• Gold, Laura Maery and Zielinski, Joan M. Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling's Toughest Problems
• Goodchild, Vicki and Goodchild, Jack. The Simplicity of Homeschooling: Discover the Freedom of Learning Through Living
• Goodman, Paul. Growing Up Absurd
• Grey, Marian. Charlotte Mason
• Griffith, Mary. Homeschooling Handbook
• Griffith, Mary. The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World as Your Child's Classroom
• Groll, Ronald. The Homeschool Resource and Supply Manual
• Guterson, David. Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense
• Hainstock, Elizabeth G. Teaching Montessori in the Home The Preschool Years
• Hailey, Kendall. The Day I Became an Autodidact: And the Advice, Adventures, and Acrimonies That Befell Me Thereafter
• Hamilton, Dan and Elizabeth. Should I Homeschool? How to Decide What's Right For You and Your Child
• Harris, Gregg. The Christian Home School
• Hartnett, Marsha Kennedy. Choosing Home: Deciding to Homeschool With Aspberger's Syndrome
• Hastings, Michele. The Homeschooling Trail - A Journey of Faith
• Hayes, Charles D. Self University
• Hayes, Lenore C. Homeschooling the Child With ADD(Or Other Special Needs): Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the Child With Learning Differences
• Hern, Matt. Deschooling Our Lives
• Hegener, Mark and Helen. The Homeschool Reader
• Hendrickson, Borg. Home School: Taking the First Step
• Henry, Shari. Homeschooling: The Middle Years
• Herzog, Joyce. Choosing and Using Curriculum: Your Guide to Home Education
• Heuer, Loretta. The Homeschoolers' Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts
• Holt, John. Learning All the Time
• Holt, John. Teach Your Own
• Holt, John. How Children Learn
• Holt, John. How Children Fail
• Hood, Mary. The Enthusiastic Home Schooler
• Hood, Mary. The Relaxed Home School: A Family Production
• Houk, Katharine. Creating a Cooperative Learning Center: An Idea-Book For Homeschooling Families
• Hunt, Jan. The Natural Child
• Hunt, Gladys. Honey for a Child's Heart
• llich, Ivan. Deschooling Society
• Ishizuka, Kathy. The Unofficial Guide to Homeschooling
• Julicher, Kathleen H. Survival Tools For Homeschooling Teens
• Kaseman, M Larry and Susan. Taking Charge Through Homeschooling: Personal and Political Empowerment
• Kaufeld, Jennifer. Homeschooling For Dummies
• Kealoha, Anna. Trust the Children
• Keith, Diane Flynn. Carschooling
• Kenyon, M ary Potter. Home Schooling from Scratch
• Kenyon, M ary Potter. Simple Living - Super Learning
• Klicka, Christopher J. Home Schooling: The Right Choice: An Academic, Historical, Legal, and Practical Perspective
• Klicka, Christopher J. The Heart of Homeschooling: Teaching and Living What Really Matters
• Kochender, Rebecca and Kanna, Elizabeth. Homeschooling For Success: How Parents Can Create A Superior Education For Their Child
• Kohn, Alfie. Unconditional Parenting
• Kohn, Alfie. Punished By Rewards
• Kohn, Alfie. No Contest
• Kuepfer, Sharon Schnupp. Homeschooling Moments and Child-friendly Recipes: A Collection of the Unique Adventures of a Mennonite Family
• Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Foundations of Homeschooling: Building Excellence in Family-Based Education
• Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Fundamentals of Homeschooling: Notes on Successful Family Living
• Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Homeschooling in Oregon
• Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Mudpies and Building Blocks: Homeschooling Young Children
• Lande, Nancy. Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days
• Lande, Nancy. Homeschooling: Open House
• Lavender, Julie. 365 Days of Celebration and Praise: Daily Devotions and Activities for Homeschooling Families
• Layne, Marty. Learning at Home: A Mother's Guide to Homeschooling
• Leppert, Mary and Leppert, Michael. Homeschooling Almanac 2002-2003
• Leistico, Agnes. I Learn Better by Teaching Myself
• Leistico, Agnes. Still Teaching Ourselves
• Levison, Catherine. A Charlotte Mason Education
• Levison, Catherine. More Charlotte Mason Education
• Lewis, Gareth. One to One A practical guide to learning at home age 0-11
• Lewis, Gareth. Unqualified Education A practical guide to learning at home age 11-18
• Linsenbach, Sherri. The Everything Homeschooling Book: Taking Charge of Your Child's Education
• Llewellyn, Grace. Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School
• Llewellyn, Grace. The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
• Lloyd, Ann. Tips and Tricks for Homeschooling Survival
• Lurie, John. Allison's Story: A Book about Homeschooling
• Lyman, Isabel. The Homeschooling Revolution
• Maakestad, Sue. Home Sweet Homeschool: A Survivor's Guide to Giving Your Kids a Quality Education
• Mackson, Racheal and Wittman, M. A Catholic Homeschool Treasury
• Madden, Kristen. Pagan Homeschooling
• Manish, Jain. Unfolding Learning Societies
• Mason, Charlotte. Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling Series
• Mason, Charlotte. The Original Homeschooling Series
• Mason, Renee. Homeschooling All the Way Through High School
• Mayberry, Maralee. Home Schooling: Parents As Educators
• Maxwell, Teri. Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit
• McClaine, L.S. Physical Education For Homeschoolers: An Easy-To-Use, Low Equipment Cost Program For Homeschooling Families
• McDowell, Susan. But What About Socialization? Answering the Perpetual Home Schooling Question: A Review of the Literature
• McHugh, Michael. Christian Homeschooling: Foundation and Practice
• McKee, Alison. From Homeschool to College and Work: Turning Your Homeschool Experience Into College and Job Portfolios
• McKee, Alison. Homeschooling Our Children, Unschooling Ourselves
• Meighan, Roland. The Freethinker's Pocket Directory to the Educational Universe
• Meighan, Roland John Holt
• Meighan, Roland. Learning Unlimited
• Meighan, Roland. The Next Learning System
• Meighan, Roland. Theory and Practice of Regressive Education
• Meighan, Roland. Natural Learning and the Natural Learning Curriculum
• Miller, Ron. Ed. Creating Learning Communities
• Moore, Raymond S. The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook
• Moore, Raymond S. Better Late Than Early
• Moore, Raymond S. School Can Wait
• Moore, Raymond S. Home School Burnout : What It Is. What Causes It. and How to Overcome It
• Morgan, Melissa L. Homeschooling on a Shoestring
• Nehmer, Kathleen M. Homeschooler's Guide to FREE Teaching Aids
• Obamehinti, Johnson and Feyi Obamahinti. Minority Homeschooler's Guide: Minority and Homeschooling
• O'Leary, Jennifer. Write Your Own Curriculum: A Complete Guide to Planning, Organizing, and Documenting Homeschool Curriculums
• Paine, Beverley. Getting Started with Homeschooling; Practical Considerations
• Paine, Beverley. Learning in the Absence of Education
• Paine, Beverley. Ed. Learning without School home educating families share a day in their lives
• Paine, Beverley. Let's Play Together - Traditional Children's Games
• Paquette, Alice. Curriculum Workshop: A Guide to Writing Homeschool Curriculum
• Peacock, John. The Why and How of Australian Home Education
• Perry, John. The Complete Guide to Homeschooling
• Priesnitz, Wendy. Challenging Assumptions in Education
• Priesnitz, Wendy. School Free
• Pride, Mary. Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling
• Pride, Mary. The Big Book of Home Learning
• Pride, Mary. The Complete Guide to Homeschooling From Birth to Grade Six
• Purdy, Bryn. AS Neill
• Pyles, Lisa. Homeschooling the Child With Asperger's Syndrome: Real Help For Parents Anywhere and On Any Budget
• Ransom, Marsha. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling
• Ray, Brian D. Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling: Facts and Stats on the Benefits of Home School, 2002-2003
• Richman, Howard. Story of a Bill: Legalizing Homeschooling in Pennsylvania
• Rivero, Lisa. Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide
• Rivero, Lisa. Gifted Education Comes Home: A Case for Self-Directed Homeschooling
• Rosenberg, Marshall B. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion
• Rupp, Rebecca. Getting Started on Home Learning: How and Why to Teach Your Kids
• Rupp, Rebecca. Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum From Preschool Through High School
• Rupp, Rebecca. The Complete Home Learning Source Book
• Rushton, Cindy. A Charlotte Mason Primer
• Rushton, Cindy. Homeschooling: Digging Into All the Options
• Rushton, Cindy. Notebooking: Yes You Can Be a Binder Queen Too
• Saba, Laura and Gattis, Julie. The McGraw-Hill Homeschooling Companion
• Schaffer, F. Homeschool Teacher Plan Book
• Scheps, Susan G. The Librarian's Guide to Homeschooling Resources
• Seibert, Eva. About Face: A Redirection in Education
• Sheffer, Susannah. A Sense of Self: Listening to Homeschooled Adolescent Girls
• Sheffer, Susannah. Writing Because We Love to : Homeschoolers at Work
• Sheffer, Susannah. For the Children's Sake
• Sheffer, Susannah. A Life Worth Living : The Selected Letters of John Holt
• Sherman, Greg Ten Great Reasons to Homeschool: Support For Homeschool Parents Who Are Asked Why
• Shewan, Edward J., et. al. Christian Homeschooling: Foundation and Practice
• Silver, Amy & Llewellyn, Grace. Guerrilla Learning
• Smith, Barbara. Teach Me Lord That I May Teach: What We Learned Homeschooling the Kids
• Smith, R.H. Home Sweet Home School (Jehovah's Witness)
• Sobanski, Jessika, Ricki Winegardner, and Lee Wherry Brainerd. Basic Skills For Homeschooling
• Soyke, Jean M. and Pattye Carlson. Art Adventures at Home: A Curriculum Guide For Home Schools
• Spraul, RC. When You Rise Up: a Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling
• Stevens, Mitchell L. Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement
• Swan, Karey. The Art of the Homeschool Lifestyle
• Thomas, Alan. Educating Children At Home
• Toto, Julia. How to Homeschool: Yes, You!
• Wallace, Nancy. Child's Work: Taking Children's Choices Seriously
• Wallace, Nancy. Better Than School
• Waring, Diana. Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant Life Homeschooling
• Waring, Diana. Reaping the Harvest: The Bounty of Abundant-Life Homeschooling
• Wayne, Israel. Homeschooling From a Biblical Worldview
• Webb, Julie. Those Unschooled Minds
• Whelchel, Lisa. So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show You How You Can Do It
• Wilson, Douglas, Douglas Jones, and Wes Callihan. Classical Education and the Homeschool
• Wise, Jessie and Susan Wise Bauer. The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
• Workman, K. Homeschooling: Untangling the Web of Confusion

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