00:00The Lumbee family from Bundaberg start their day with exercise, before moving on to their
00:09school work with the help of both mum and dad.
00:13For kids it's quite hectic here.
00:16Now this place is not always tidy, however we are very clean.
00:22It's not always organised, but everyone knows their roles.
00:25Twelve year old Sylvia is reading over her subjects.
00:29She starts year seven next week.
00:31Maths, English, Business and Economics and Science, Arts and History.
00:39The content is supplied by an online provider.
00:42The curriculum we use is UCA and they've structured it where you have about three to four hours
00:48of schooling.
00:49That's a rough guide.
00:51They're among a growing number of families abandoning traditional classrooms.
00:56Across the country there would be around 45,000 homeschooling young people, but again
01:02the statistics aren't 100% accurate.
01:04Tina Smith from the Home Education Association says there are different requirements in every
01:10state and territory.
01:11It would be nice to have something that's a little bit more uniform, but different states
01:16run their own education systems.
01:19In Queensland homeschooling registrations have more than doubled in the past four years.
01:25Experts believe changing attitudes around education and lifestyle are the reasons why.
01:32Flexibility, travelling and spending time together are priorities for the Lumbee family.
01:39I think the main benefit that I see from it is that we're a tighter family and we really
01:46look out for each other.
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