A visit to Alice Springs School of the Air

Susie with the metal 'quilt' outback students made for ASSOA's 60th anniversary on 8 June 2011

Alice Springs School of the Air (ASSOA) is a school that communicates with students online and through videoconference. The School of the Air is for people who are a long way from a school they can attend. ASSOA has been around since 1951 when they used radio, but only in the last 5 years they started using videoconferencing for lessons.

The School of the Air does very well in the NAPLAN because they have no-one to distract them. The School of the Air is in Alice Springs. Normally the kids are sent two weeks' worth of work as well as library books and art packs. Every student has someone who helps them with their work when they are not online or videoconference. Most kids are way out of town. They range from kinder (transition) to Year 9. Read more about ASSOA by clicking here.