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School of the Air

80 Head Street, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870, Australia
08 8951 6834
4.5 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
Type: Educational Sites
Activities: Four-wheeling, City walk sightseeing
Traveller Description: The Alice Springs School of the Air provides an educational service for about 120 children living on properties or settlements covering over 1... more »
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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

has a intro film and a small museum. also great gift shop and cafe More

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Ballarat, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

This was extremely interesting-to see the workings of this great service-and the professional talk given was excellent More

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Gold Coast Australia
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

For $7.50 per adult we got a short film, a guided tour, and were able to see lessons in progress. Even though we are not teachers we enjoyed the information provided and seeing what the school had to offer. What an amazing classroom. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

It was a really interesting experience and spent more time there than expected. The staff where lovely and took there time to explain everything. More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

Although we visited on a sunday we still found this a highly interesting couple of hours. We were shown the faciltities, had a very informative talk from David (many thanks!) and were shown a short video detailing the history and ongoing purpose of this hugely important oepration. There is a small shop for souvenirs and visitors are able to buy... More

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Eisenstadt, Austria
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

This is an experience for everybodyn, not only for teachers! It makes clear the dimensions of Australia and what people can do,living in this part of Australia. It was most informativ and also very funny to hear the stories of the pupils. You can see live how the lessons are done and the stuff is happy to explain evreything to... More

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Davis
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

There are really interesting exhibits and the film describing the formation and running of this amazing service is worth watching. The ways needed services have been (and still are) provided for the vast, under-populated interior is fascinating. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

Absolutely amazing how the School of The Air works! The staff were very informed and friendly and helpful. Looks like these students do more school work than our children in ordinary schools. A real insight into station life. More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

When I was at school myself, I remember reading about this school in the Australian outback, where children had lessons on their remote ranches/stations by radio. It’s still here – and its most dispersed pupils are still 1,700km away from each other. Only in 2006 did they give up on the radio and go over to the internet, mainly by... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

This is a fascinating place to visit. There is a short information movie to watch so that you can learn the history of the service - you can then browse around and even watch as a class is actually taking place. These days, the School of the Air utilises good technology to provide strong connectctivity so that the performance of... More

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