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When 11-year-old Xavier Telesford was named among the top five performers in this year’s Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam, it wasn’t just a personal triumph.

His success has already sparked renewed interest in homeschooling and how non-traditional learning paths can lead to academic excellence.

It has also brought to the forefront the Ministry of Education’s policy on homeschooling, which the Homeschool Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HATT) says needs adjusting.