SSNZ Eligibility Regulations - Homeschool
Documenting the history of the SSNZ Eligibility Regulations that pertain to home educated (home-school) domestic students in NZ. Scroll down to see the history of how the SSNZ eligibility regulations have discriminated against home schooled domestic students in the past.
The current regulations can be found here www.schoolsportnz.org.nz/Sport-1/Events/eligibility-regulations-1
Regulation 4 at 17/2/2025
4. Home Schooled Students
Individual Sports.
- Where event organisers wish to do so, home-schooled students that are members of the Home Educators School Sport Association (HESSA) may participate in a School Sport NZ sanctioned event.
- Home-schooled students who meet the above criteria are eligible to participate in sanctioned Cup and Festival tiered events.
Team Sports.
- For events below the premier level of a School Sport NZ sport, and where agreement of the event organiser is given, home-schooled students who are members of HESSA may be included in the Composite Team of a school, provided that the home-schooled students have been a part of the school team for the season and not simply joining for the event.
- The school principal of a Composite Team is responsible for ensuring all eligibility regulations and Health and Safety protocols are adhered to.
- All other School Sport NZ regulations relating to Composite Teams will apply to such teams in (i) above, including the principal of the school taking responsibility for all team members.
20250219/www.schoolsportnz.org.nz/Sport-1/Events/eligibility-regulations-1
Regulation 4 up to 31/12/2024
4. Home Schooled Students
Individual Sports.
Where event organisers wish to do so, home-schooled students that provide current evidence of MoE approval for home schooling may participate in a School Sport NZ sanctioned event
Home-schooled students are not eligible for medal placings however organisers may recognise a merit performance with a separate award/s.
The parent of the home-schooled student must sign off a document with the event organiser accepting full responsibility for their student including the event health and safety plans.
Team Sports.
For events below the premier level of a School Sport NZ sport, and where agreement of the event organiser is given, Home-schooled students may be included in the Composite Team of a member school, provided that the home-schooled students have been a part of the member school team for the season and not simply joining for the event.
The member school principal of such teams is responsible for providing to the event organiser current evidence of MoE approval for home schooling for each home-schooled student included in the Composite Team.
All other School Sport NZ regulations relating to Composite Teams will apply to such teams in (i) above, including the principal of the member school taking responsibility for all team members.
Composite teams made up entirely of home-schooled students, i.e. not part of a member school team, will not be permitted in School Sport NZ sanctioned events.
20241011//www.schoolsportnz.org.nz/Sport-1/Events/eligibility-regulations-1
Regulation 4 in 2017
Home School Students and NZSSSC sanctioned events. The NZSSSC board has considered this issue several times past, including as recently as last year and reaffirmed its decision to exclude home-schooled students. The events NZSSSC sanction are for secondary schools and their students. Home schooled students are not enrolled in a NZ Secondary School and they are, therefore, ineligible to participate in these events.
No Change: The board reaffirms its previous decisions to exclude home schooled students from NZSSSC sanctioned events.
https://www.schoolsportnz.org.nz/newsarticle/41708
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