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Homeschooling for ages 4-18
An increasing number of families are turning to homeschooling in Romania as an alternative to public school.
High profile homeschooling families include Romanian actor Dragos Bucur and his wife, singer Dana Nalbaru, who in 2016 took the decision to withdraw their daughter from traditional school in order to homeschool her.
Current estimates indicate around 500 children are presently homeschooling in Romania with this number rising year on year.
Twin sisters Alice and Beatrice studied for their IGCSEs and achieved all A* and one A in Chemistry, Biology, English as a Second Language and Maths. Read about their experience of homeschooling in Romania.
Equivalent qualifications
Romania
Wolsey Hall equivalent course
Certificat de Absolvire a Ciclului Inferior al Liceului (Junior High School Graduation Certificate); Diplomă/Certificat de Absolvire a Invăţământului Obligatoriu de 10 ani (Compulsory Education Graduation Diploma/Certificate (Grade 10)); Diplomă/Certificat de Absolvire a Şcolii Profesionale (Vocational Secondary Education Graduation Diploma/Certificate).
IGCSE
Certificat de Absolvire a Liceului (High School Graduation Certificate) – Considered between GCSE and AS Level
AS level
Diplomă de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma)
A level
Elite tennis player Stefania is homeschooling in Romania
Some reasons to choose homeschooling
Exam dates in Romania
Your child can start their course at any time of the year. Romania has three possible examination sittings during the year in March, May/ June or October/ November.
This provides even greater flexibility to our students homeschooling in Romania and allows exams to fit in with the University admission dates for Romanian Universities.
How the UK education system works
Homeschooling and the law
Romanian law does not presently recognise homeschooling as a legal alternative for education. However, according to Didgi 24 news channel, the Education Minister had confirmed in 2016 that they would be ‘looking into the legal framework that regulates the system’
The Homeschooling Association of Romania was founded in 2002 and they have been actively pushing to make homeschooling in Romania legal. A number of Romanian homeschooling groups and websites dedicated to homeschooling are now also present online.
Homeschooling schools
Currently homeschooling families register themselves to school officials as Private Schools.
Another alternative for parents considering homeschooling in Romania is to enrol their children in a study centre.
The Cluj Study Center operates a blended learning approach where distance learning using Wolsey Hall Oxford courses is combined with a traditional schooling environment.
Meet 14-year-old Dragos
14-year-old Dragos has been homeschooling in Romania and studying Maths, Science and English with Wolsey Hall. His mum Daciana explains how it’s working for them:
“Homeschooling is the best decision we made, it’s the perfect system for Dragos. He is very efficient studying alone and spends about three hours a day doing this at his own pace. He’s very relaxed as he can wake up at the best time for him and then choose when to study.”
Free time to pursue other interests
Contact us
If you’re thinking of enrolling your child at Wolsey Hall Oxford and you’d like to know more about what we do or how to enrol, please get in touch. We’re ready to enrol new students throughout the academic year.
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