The Australian outback is one of the most isolated parts of the world. It covers a huge area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers. The towns are hundreds of kilometers apart. Most people live on sheep farms or cattle stations. Outback children are different to children from urban areas. They study at home and don't attend traditional schools. Many of them work on the family farm from an early age. The learn to ride horses and to survive in difficult situations. This means that they are more mature and better at studying alone than city children. They are also good at organising their work
Young outback children study with the School of the Air,and older students can enrol at a School Of Distance Education (SODE)