Longreach School of the Air

Where Effort Conquers Distance

Longreach School of Distance Education (LSODE) lives and breathes its vision of Excellence in Education for Isolated Families.

Our Motto is 'Effort Conquers Distance' and our school is committed to providing every child with a balanced education in a virtual face to face environment.

Our school is friendly family and build on strong relationships between home and school, characterized by traditional rural values and progressive thinking. The nature of the school and the on-air program means that our teachers are 'in' every family home every day.

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Learn the story of the Longreach School of Distance Education from its early beginnings to today.

Share in the stories of our students and their families. Discover virtual learning as students interact with their teacher during on-air lessons.

Explore our unique school and facilities, meet staff, students and families and discover beautiful artwork and creative student displays.

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TOURS

We invite you to join us in touring one of the largest classrooms in the world! Observe our school in action and learn how education is delivered using technology ‘in the bush’.

Tours run twice daily at 9:30am and 11:00am, Monday - Friday

Excluding Public holidays.

You’ll meet students, see them on on-air and find out about their lives.

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Testimonials

Excellent tour - a real eye-opener. Many thanks to our tour guide Lesley and also to the
dedicated team of teachers/workers who look after the educational needs of
these isolated children so well. Would thoroughly recommend the tour to
anyone.

Barry

Really enjoyed this tour. The lady who ran the tour was wonderful, giving her personal
experiences with home schooling. 10/10

Helen

We had a fantastic tour of your facilities and enjoyed the two videos. Amazing work is being done by dedicated teachers and ancillary staff at LSODE.

Sheri

One of the best places to visit in Longreach. It’s a real eye-opener to see how the “important stuff” gets done for outback families and a true testament to effort conquering distance. Thanks for a great experience.

Cindy

We were in total awe of the teachers, the wonderful children and the amazing set-up!

Thank you, Lesley and Rachael.

Peter & Rosanna

LONGREACH SCHOOL OF THE AIR MERCHANDISE

Visit our online shop to purchase Longreach School of the Air merchandise or make a donation to our fundraising program supporting Beds for Bush Kids, instrumental music programs, the school musical and cultural activities or our accommodation block ‘The Quarters’.

All sale profits and funds raised through the donation program directly support our students and learning at LSODE.

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