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Longreach School of Distance Education

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Frommer's Staff

Tours of this unique school system -- also known as the School of the Air -- will give you insight into the isolation of Outback families. You can watch a teacher conducting on-air lessons via two-way radio to students on far-flung stations. Hundreds of children in western Queensland take advantage of this form of education.