Alice Springs School of the Air Guided Tour

This guided visit to the Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre gives you a look at how children in remote parts of the Outback go to school. You’ll learn how lessons are delivered across a huge area, hear stories about life on remote properties, and get a better sense of a part of regional Australia that many travellers only vaguely know about. It’s a short, affordable stop that adds useful context if you’re spending time in Alice Springs.

The tour starts at the visitor centre, where a guide walks you through the story of the School of the Air and how it supports students across roughly 1.3 million square kilometres. You’ll watch a film on its history, then see a lesson from the studios, either live or pre-recorded depending on the day. Along the way, the visit focuses on the day-to-day reality of learning remotely, with stories about school from afar, life on the land, and the experiences of children growing up in the Australian Outback.