Nau mai, Haere mai.

Welcome to the Home Educators Student Sports Association, HESSA. HESSA was established in 2023 and is an incorporated society with charitable status. 

HESSA aims to ensure a pathway for home-educated domestic students to compete in student sports.

HESSA believes every Kiwi student has the right to compete in student sports.

As at 1 July 2024 Education Counts statistics show there were 10,757 home educated domestic students registered in Aotearoa New Zealand.

3,956 of these students are secondary school aged (13-19 years) are excluded from competing in secondary-aged student sport because of their educational background.

Exclusion from competing in primary school aged sport is almost non-existent, so why should home educated domestic students face barriers and exclusion to sport when they enter their secondary years? 

HESSA wants to see system change in student sport that enables all kiwi students to compete in student sport. 

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