The RHE-1 V10 form: what it is and how to fill it

What it is

RHE-1 V10 is the form code for the Reporting for Registration for Home Education template currently published by Queensland Home Education (QHE). The “RHE” stands for Reporting for Home Education; the “1” identifies it as the annual report template (as opposed to, say, registration application forms which have their own codes); the “V10” is the version number, last revised in 2024 after the Dunstone Review.

QHE publishes it as a Word document (.docx) on the department’s site. It’s the form that gets posted, emailed, or uploaded via the parent’s unique reporting link when the reporting window opens.

Is the form mandatory?

Strictly, the act doesn’t mandate the specific template; it requires a written report covering the statutory matters (section 217 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006). But QHE’s procedure points to the RHE-1 as the approved form, assessors are trained against its structure, and departing from it makes reviewer comparison harder. The practical answer is: use it.

Where to download it

The current version lives on the Queensland Department of Education’s home education page, accessible via the Policy and Procedure Register at ppr.qed.qld.gov.au. When QHE opens your reporting window they will email a unique link that points to the same form pre-tagged to your child’s registration; either source is fine.

How the ten pages break down

• Pages 1–2: cover, instructions, applicant details. Parent name, child name, declaration, checklist. Standard administrative content.
• Pages 3–4: year in review. Six reflective prompts covering general impressions, goals achieved, changes to the program, highlights and lowlights, areas of most success, and anything else relevant. Each answer is a paragraph.
• Pages 5–7: approach by learning area. Three sections (English, Mathematics, plus one other). Each section has goal, approach, outcomes, and two annotated work sample slots. See the work samples guide for what the annotation has to cover.
• Page 8: level statements. Where the child sits relative to age peers in English and Mathematics. Brief prose; honesty is fine.
• Page 9: declaration and signature. Parent signs by hand to certify the contents.
• Page 10: lodgement. Address and contact details for QHE.

Common mechanical issues

• The form fields don’t expand automatically; long answers get cut off if you don’t resize the table cell.
• Inserting photos directly often misaligns the layout if you don’t lock anchoring.
• No auto-save. Most people lose work at least once.
• The font and style are non-negotiable from an assessor view (handwritten or wildly restyled forms tend to draw extra scrutiny).

Working alongside the form

What sits inside the form (the prose, the annotations, the level statements) is what assessors actually read; the form is the container. Most of the parent’s time goes into the content, not the form mechanics. The form is straightforward; the writing is what makes the difference between a clean acceptance and a please-resubmit notice.