The Department of Education operates 3 different categories of home tuition:
- special educational needs and medical grounds
- reasons other than special educational needs and medical grounds
- maternity related absences
This scheme is for:
- children who are unable to attend school for reasons such as chronic illness
- children with special educational needs who are seeking an educational placement
- early educational intervention for children with autism
Please read Circular 0038/2021: Home Tuition Grant Scheme 2021/2022 – Special Education Component for information on this scheme and details of eligibility criteria.
Fill in the relevant form below:
Return the form to:
Home Tuition Unit
Address:
Special Education Section, Department of Education
, Cornamaddy, Atlone
, County Westmeath
, N37 X659
Phone number:
There are two strands within this category.
Strand 1 offers a temporary educational measure for a child who is:
- temporarily without a school place, or
- without the offer of a school place and
- who is a actively seeking a place in a school recognised by the department
Strand 2 of this scheme is for children in care, who are without a school place due to emergency placement or placement disruption.
Please read 0057/2020 Home Tuition Grant Scheme for children who do not have a school place for information on this scheme and details of eligibility criteria.
Application forms for strand 1 are available from the local Educational Welfare Officer. You will find contact details for the Educational Welfare Officer on the TUSLA website.
Application forms for strand 2 are available from the appointed social worker.
This scheme is to provide home tuition to students in a recognised school at post-primary level at junior or senior cycle, whose education may be disrupted due to pregnancy.
Please read 0058/2020 Home Tuition Grant Scheme in respect of Maternity Related Absences for information on this scheme and details of criteria for eligibility criteria.
Fill in the form below:
HT 11 MRA
DownloadReturn it to:
Parents and Learners Unit -Home Tuition Section
Address:
Department of Education & Skills Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
, N37 X659
Phone number:
Please note: Special Needs and Tuition Grants Section are currently unable to take telephone queries. All queries should be forwarded to htpayments@education.gov.ie for prompt reply.
The rates for home tuition payments from 1 October 2020 are as follows:
| Primary Qualified Rate | €39.09 per hour |
| Post Primary Qualified Rate | €47.01 per hour |
| Modified Rate | €35.14 per hour |
Once a payment claim form is received, the Department of Education will pay the approved tutor directly. Information and all claim forms required are listed below:
- Home Tuition Payment Dates
- Home Tuition Payment Information Note
- Home Tuition - TUSLA Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG11)
- Home Tuition Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG08)
- Home Tuition Payment to Companies
- Home Tuition Maternity Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG07)
- Home Tuition Tutor Bank Details Form (AF-SNTGO4)
- Home Tuition - Tutor Change of Address form (AF-SNTG05)
- Home Tuition - Change of Name Form (AF-SNTG17)
Note: Where TUSLA engages a tutor, payment is issued to TUSLA directly
Queries relating to the payment to approved home tuition tutors:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants Unit
Address:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants (SNTG) Unit, Department of Education, Cornamaddy
, Athlone
, N37 X659
Email:
Phone number:
Queries relating to the application of a tax credit certificate for home tutors:
Non-teaching staff payroll – Home Tutors
Address:
Non-teaching staff payroll - Home Tutors, Department of Education, Cornamaddy
, Athlone,
, N37 X659
Phone number:
Summary:
Queries relating to the application of a tax credit certificate for home tutors
