"school of the air" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-school of the air.ogg Forms: schools of the air [plural]
Etymology: From the previous use of shortwave radio. Head templates: {{en-noun|schools of the air}} school of the air (plural schools of the air)
  1. (Australia, informal) Any of the correspondence schools catering for the primary and early secondary education of children in remote and outback Australia. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-school_of_the_air-en-noun-Y5CctIQm Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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