Rural Learning Exchange
What is the Rural Learning Exchange?
The Rural Learning Exchange provides support for small rural schools. It connects classes together allowing teachers and students to collaborate across the state in studying for the Higher School Certificate.
Why the Rural Learning Exchange?
The Rural Learning Exchange provides support for rural teachers and school communities to ensure quality learning with flexible pathways for every student, no matter where they learn.
How does the Rural Learning Exchange work?
Who is involved with the Rural Learning Exchange?
The Rural Learning Exchange supports regional, rural and remote schools with secondary student enrolment of 300 or less.
The following subjects are supported by the pilot:
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Business Studies
- English Standard
- Mathematics Standard
- Modern History
- Music
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
- Visual Arts
What are the benefits of the Rural Learning Exchange?
- greater peer interactions
- access to experts and specialist resources
- rich learning experiences
- assessment and feedback as a larger class.
What other support does the Rural Learning Exchange provide?
The Rural Learning Exchange has established subject-specific networks to support teachers. These include:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Agriculture
- Human Society and Its Environment
- Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
- Creative Arts
The networks allow teachers to collaborate and share resources, building a community to support the learning of students.