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School of Isolated and Distance Education | |
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164 -194 Oxford Street, Leederville Western Australia Australia | |
Coordinates | 31°56′09″S 115°50′29″E / 31.9358°S 115.8414°E |
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Type | State, co-educational, K-12, day school, online learning |
Motto | Online Learning Community, Innovation, Excellence |
Established | 2 September 1918 |
School district | North Metropolitan Education Region |
Principal | Paul Mathews |
Grades | K–12 |
Campus type | Distance education, online learning |
Website | www |
The School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) is the main centre for Kindergarten to Year 12 distance education and online learning within the Western Australian Department of Education. It provides education for students who for various reasons cannot attend classes in a regular school.[1] It began operations as the Correspondence School in 1918. Its name and location have changed over time. It is currently located in Leederville, a suburb of Perth.
SIDE caters for Western Australian students who are:
A specialist Primary Languages Program in French, Italian, Indonesian and Japanese is also delivered online from SIDE to regional schools without specialist language teachers.[2]