According to the research of Renuka Ramroop the most common reasons are as follows:

1) The school is not a safe and nurturing environment.
2) General life or philosophical values
3) The need for individual learning. This could be children with learning difficulties or gifted children.
4) Religious reasons. This could be to ensure that parents transfer their religious values to their children or the believe that education is a religious duty given to parents.
5) Financial reasons, because the high school fees at good schools.

Other reasons are:
6) Social issues at schools such as bullying and peer pressure.
7) Health reasons, because children need to be in a controlled environment. There is currently also opposition to the vaccination requirements in the admission regulations.
8) The availability of suitable schools close by.
9) Flexibility needs to accommodate work and travel.

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