News & Updates

Rhys Allan, a Year 12 student at the School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) in Leederville, was recently presented with an Olympic Flag in recognition of his outstanding achievement in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires.

Morris Gleitzman visited SIDE this week as part of our Authors Online program. Morris is the current Australian Children’s Laureate, and spoke to SIDE students in Years 5 to 10 about his writing using our new web conferencing platform, Webex.

SIDE students pursuing their elite sports ambitions travel, train and study. It is often a difficult combination. Former SIDE student, Olympic swimmer Tamsin Cook said recently when talking to the Elite Performance students.

SIDE students work in diverse places: school rooms, travelling within Australia, and while living overseas. Everyone faces challenges.

Congratulations to SIDE Year 12 student Cheri Van Rensburg who has been selected to attend the 2019 July Curtin AHEAD with Confidence Camp.

SIDE is excited to announce that the Australian Children’s Laureate and 2016 Children’s Book of the Year winner, author Morris Gleitzman will be visiting SIDE on Wednesday 24th July to work with students in Years 5-10 via Webex.

As part of science students’ study of Biology in Term 2, teacher Diana Tomazos invited Stephen Crane from the ‘Nearer to Nature’ team at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions to SIDE.

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SIDE students from across WA attended the History Teachers’ Association of Western Australia’s Student Seminar Day in May.