Benefits of HEA Membership
Phone & Email Support
1300 72 99 91
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Phone Helpline - 1300 72 99 91 and speak to an experienced home educator.
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Registration Help - personal, individual support for members.
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Advocacy work - securing national and state rights for home educators.
Registration Support
The HEA is committed to helping all home educators through our advocacy work with State departments.
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Members gain access to extra, individual support when registering with your State's education department. Our State volunteers can help answer your questions and guide you through the registration process.
Free online Subscriptions
The HEA purchases educational
subscriptions exclusively for members.
Networking Forums
Connect with others that have similar interests
or questions.
Current forums - keen to start more though!
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State Forums: NSW, WA, QLD
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Minecraft Education - play together!
Conferences & Expos
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The HEA team seek experts and experienced home educators to deliver Keynote addresses and lead talks.
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Next online Trade Vendor Expo: January 22-23, 2022 Only $5 members!
Student ID Cards
Free for members - Photo, DOB,
Home Educated Student
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HEA Members can order photo student ID cards as part of their membership.
While not official public transportation cards, they serve as a basic photo ID.
Insurance
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Public Liability so you can run events.
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Work Experience insurance for your teens.
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Volunteer Accident cover.
Social Networks
Run by our Volunteers
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Facebook Community - "Home Education Australia Community"
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Instagram, Pinterest
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Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn
Webinars on Demand
$15 on average for non-members.
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Live attendance and/or Recordings
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Members access these for free
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Podcasts coming in 2022.
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And check our our YouTube page!
Free Microsoft 365 Education
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Create inspiring documents with smart assistance features in Word, Excel & PowerPoint
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Save up to 500,000 photos* & files with 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage
Discounted Subscriptions
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The HEA works hard to ensure that your home educated children have access to the same quality educational materials as their traditionally-schooled peers - and at a good price for you!
Free edu.au email account
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Sign up for your free HEA email account!
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Loads of benefits associated with an edu email address
Articles, Blogs, News and Research
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Regular Newsletters
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Articles, blogs & news
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You can contribute too!
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Research publications
Volunteering Opportunities
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We will train you!
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We are fun to work with!
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We can offer you professional development training opportunities!
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Great for your resume!
Grants & Public Fund
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Grants for your local home education network
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Individual membership grants for the financially stressed
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Public Fund - Charity to help home educating families.
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Charity online Bookstall
Media Interview / Research
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Articles, blogs and Newsletters for members
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You can contribute too!
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Webinars and Podcasts
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Research publications
The HEA upholds the principle that parents are primarily responsible for the education of their children and respects the diversity of philosophies and methods used by home educators.
The mission of the HEA is to promote and support the practice of home education across Australia and to advance educational equity for members.
The HEA is fully volunteer run and is a not-for-profit organisation.
Included in Membership:
