Alice Springs School Of The Air
80 Head St, Alice Springs NT 0870
Alice Springs School Of The Air is a government combined primary and secondary school in Alice Springs, NT from Transition to Year 9 with about 77 students. Its ICSEA is 1,025, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and public reference sources, Alice Springs School of the Air is a government distance-education school delivering lessons from Alice Springs to isolated students across an area of over 1.3 million square kilometres spanning the NT, Queensland, SA and WA. Established in 1951 using HF radio and now delivered online, it serves around 100 students from preschool to Year 9 via daily interactive lessons, mailed units of work, and one-on-one online sessions, with termly in-person "in-school weeks" for excursions and events.
Often praised
- pioneering remote/distance education
- huge geographic reach
- in-person in-school weeks
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yipirinya School | Alice Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 729 | 186 |
| Araluen Christian College | Alice Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 997 | 104 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.