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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:
- geographically isolated
- temporarily living overseas or travelling within Australia or overseas and not enrolled at a local school
- enrolled full-time in a registered dance/ballet school
- involved with elite performance including sport, theatre and music
- school-based students whose local schools are unable to offer appropriate courses
- unable to attend regular school due to severe health conditions.[1]
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]
- ^ a b "School Overview", WA Department of Education. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2019
- ^ "Primary Languages Program". School of Isolated and Distance Education. Retrieved 1 June 2019.