Home teaching for pupils unable to attend school for health reasons
Free home teaching by a state-school teacher for kindergarten, primary and secondary pupils whose serious short-term or chronic health problem keeps them from going to school. Approved by the Directorate of Education on the basis of a recent medical opinion from a public body.
Free: teaching at home (distance learning allowed) for as long as the child must stay at home
Who can get it
Official evidence · Υπουργείο Παιδείας, «Ερωτήσεις-Απαντήσεις» Ειδικής Αγωγής, ερώτηση 17 (ν. 3699/2008 άρθρο 6 παρ. 4 περ. γ'): «αφορά σε μαθητές /τριες με σοβαρά βραχυχρόνια ή χρόνια προβλήματα υγείας» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Υπουργείο Παιδείας, «Ερωτήσεις-Απαντήσεις» Ειδικής Αγωγής, ερώτηση 17 (ν. 3699/2008 άρθρο 6 παρ. 4 περ. γ΄): «αφορά σε μαθητές/τριες με σοβαρά βραχυχρόνια ή χρόνια προβλήματα υγείας, τα οποία δεν επιτρέπουν τη μετακίνηση και φοίτησή τους στο σχολείο» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · Υπουργείο Παιδείας, «Ερωτήσεις-Απαντήσεις» Ειδικής Αγωγής, ερώτηση 17 (ν. 3699/2008 άρθρο 6 παρ. 4 περ. γ'), σημείο 2 · Checked: 2026-09-28
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How to apply
The steps to apply yourself. Free: you don’t need to pay anyone.
Required Documents
Recent, reasoned medical opinion from a public body
It must state how long the child has to stay at home.
Parents' application for home teaching
Filed at the school, which forwards it to the Directorate of Education.
Step by step
- 1
Medical opinion
Ask a public health body for a recent, reasoned opinion stating how long the child must stay at home.
- 2
Apply at the school
Apply for home teaching at the child's school, with the medical opinion. The school forwards it to the Directorate of Primary or Secondary Education.
- 3
Approval decision
The Director of Education issues a decision and a teacher is assigned to teach at home (or remotely).
Authority: Υπ. Παιδείας
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What it is
When a kindergarten, primary or secondary pupil has a serious short-term or chronic health problem that keeps them from travelling to and attending school, the state can provide free teaching at home. The parents apply to the child's school, the school forwards the request to the Directorate of Primary or Secondary Education, and the Director of Education approves it. A recent, reasoned medical opinion from a public body stating how long the child must stay at home is required. Teaching may also be given remotely. It is not necessarily given by a special-education teacher, unless the local KEDASY assessment centre recommends it. In lower and upper secondary school, end-of-year and final exams follow the rules for privately taught pupils («κατ' ιδίαν διδαχθέντες»). Home teaching does not apply to the 2nd and 3rd year of day and evening vocational upper-secondary schools (EPAL) or to the 2nd-4th year of the upper-secondary level of Unified Special Vocational Schools (EN.E.E.GY.-L.).
Lifecycle*
ActivePermanent/ongoing benefit
No fixed end date is currently recorded.
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- Υπ. Παιδείας
- Category
- Education & Scholarships
- Status
- Active
- Type of benefit
- Service / In-kind
Details last verified: 28/09/2026