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Longreach School of Distance Education
The Longreach School of Distance Education is a Queensland state virtual school located in Longreach, Queensland, Australia offering distance education for geographically isolated students from prep school to Yr 10.
In 2010 there were 168 students enrolled (94 girls and 74 boys), with an average class size of 10.
Its Vision is to provide "Excellence in Education for Isolated Families", and our Motto is "Effort Conquers Distance."
The Longreach School of Distance Education website is at http://longreacsde.eq.edu.au/wcms
More Details
Students can enrol free of charge if they meet state criteria for any of geographical isolation, medical conditions, exclusion, caring responsibilities, itinerant lifestyle or some other undefined circumstances. The majority of families own or operate extensive sheep and/or beef grazing properties.
The school provides students with their curriculum through a combination of paper and on-line materials, daily on air lessons incorporating Blackboard courses and data conferencing, daily telephone reading lessons and a comprehensive field service programme. All on air lessons are delivered using Elluminate providing dynamic engaging and interactive lessons for all students. Within four years all of its primary school programs will be delivered on-line bringing an end to the use of paper–based materials which have been used for decades.
Its field service program offers a range of events including clusters, minischools, sports skills days, camps and carnivals where students, home tutors, parents and staff are able to meet and engage in a range of academic, sporting and social activities. These occur throughout the year in a range of district locations.
It can be assumed that this school was previously called Longreach School of the Air.
References
- Longreach School of Distance Education
- SMART Classrooms - Managed Internet Service (MIS)
- Queensland State School Reporting - 2010 - Longreach School of Distance Education, Queensland Government, November 2011, http://longreacsde.eq.edu.au/wcms/images/Documents/Annual_Reports/2010/lsode-annualreport2010.pdf, May 2012.