Home-school connection is one of the key dimensions of interest to educational researchers. Home-school connection has not been researched well in the context of Pakistan. Therefore, this study aims to assess the causes of the lack of home-school connection in government-sector schools. This study has been conducted in Thana and Batkhela, Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This study is framed as a qualitative exploratory research design. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques have been utilised. Based on saturation, 13 interviews and an FGD were conducted. The sample size for FGD was 7. An interview guide was designed specifically for the current study. Thematic analysis has been used to analyse information, as suggested by Braun and Clark (2019). It is concluded that a multifaceted set of factors impacts home-school connection.  Parents tend to focus on involving their children in business and other professions, while avoiding preparing them for government and non-governmental jobs.