Majority of children say they learned less in homeschooling

73% of second-level and 52% of primary respondents reported that they had learned either a ‘little less’ or a ‘lot less’ at home than at school. Stock Image.

Homeschooling led to "exceptional stress" for many parents, while most children believed they learned less.

An anonymous online survey involving 2,733 parents and 1,189 students from primary and second-level schools found that while parents struggled with the demands of homeschooling, children also had a sense they were losing out, including in terms of social interaction.