▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁real ▁j ub ile e ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June . ▁Each ▁state ▁of ▁Australia ▁that ▁util izes ▁this ▁means ▁of ▁training ▁has ▁well - document ed ▁checks ▁and ▁over views ▁of ▁the ▁service . ▁ ▁Method ▁There ▁are ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁program mes ▁in ▁all ▁states ▁except ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁School ▁classes ▁were ▁conducted ▁via ▁short wave ▁radio ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁which ▁most ▁schools ▁switched ▁to ▁wireless ▁internet ▁techn ologies ▁to ▁deliver ▁less ons ▁that ▁include ▁live ▁one - way ▁video ▁fe eds ▁and ▁clear ▁two - way ▁audio . ▁ ▁Each ▁student ▁has ▁direct ▁contact ▁with ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁an ▁in land ▁town ▁such ▁as ▁Bro ken ▁Hill , ▁Alice ▁Spr ings ▁or ▁Me ek ath ar ra . ▁Each ▁student ▁typically ▁sp ends ▁one ▁hour ▁per ▁day ▁receiving ▁group ▁or ▁individual ▁less ons ▁from ▁the ▁teacher , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁working ▁through ▁the ▁assigned ▁materials ▁with ▁a ▁parent , ▁older ▁sib ling ▁or ▁a ▁h ired ▁home - st ay ▁t utor . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁students ▁received ▁their ▁course ▁materials ▁and ▁returned ▁their ▁written ▁work ▁and ▁projects ▁to ▁their ▁hub ▁centre ▁using ▁either ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Doctor ▁Service ▁or ▁post ▁office ▁services . ▁However ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁Internet ▁services ▁into ▁the ▁out back ▁now ▁enables ▁more ▁rapid ▁review ▁of ▁each ▁child ' s ▁home work . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁children ▁are ▁in