No. of children receiving home education

Authority	Department of Education, Sport and Culture
Date received	2017-08-16
Outcome	All information sent
Outcome date	2017-08-22
Case ID	354911

Summary

A Freedom of Information request was made to the Department of Education, Sport and Culture regarding the number of children receiving home education. The authority disclosed the total count, broken down by primary and secondary school levels, confirming all requested information was sent.

Key Facts

The request was received on 2017-08-16 and responded to on 2017-08-22.
There were 35 children registered as home educated at the primary level.
There were 22 children registered as home educated at the secondary level.
The total number of children receiving home education was 57.
The information was scheduled to be published on the Government website.

Data Disclosed

2017-08-16
2017-08-22
35
22
57
IM99328I

Data Tables (1)

Schools		No. of children
		receiving home
		education
Primary	35
Secondary	22
Total	57

Full Response Text

22nd August 2017

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Reference Number IM99328I

Your Request:-

The number of children receiving home education

Department Response:-

The Department can advise that the number of children currently registered as being home educated is:

Schools No. of children receiving home education Primary
35 Secondary
22 Total 57

This information will also be published on the Government website in due course should you wish to revisit the information.

If you are unhappy with this response to your Freedom of Information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a Review/Complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post to:

Mr Andrew Shipley, Legal and Administration Manager, Hamilton House, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5EZ.

An electronic version of our Review/Complaint form can be found by going to https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/

Your Review/Complaint request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been conducted.

Department of Education and Children

Rheynn Ynsee as Paitchyn

Appeal Process

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on;

1
Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act; or 2
Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.

In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision.

More detailed information on your rights to review is on the Information Commissioner’s website at https://www.inforights.im/contact-us/

Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me.