Igniting new ways of learning
Opportunity through virtual learning for students all over New South Wales
Connect locally, learn globally
Aurora College started as the state’s virtual selective school servicing rural and remote students in 2015. In the past decade it has grown to encompass a non-selective Stage 6 cohort, a selective opportunity class cohort for Years 5 and 6 students, as selective high school for Year 7 to 10, and a Young and Deadly Mob program for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students in Years 5 to 10. The aim is to ensure regional, rural, and remote students enjoy a depth of study that was previously only available in metropolitan areas or boarding schools.
Lessons are delivered online synchronously to students in their school, by teachers in similar settings. Residential Camps are held twice yearly to deliver practical lessons, specialist excursions, and provide social opportunities for students to meet their peers.
More about our high potential and gifted education offerings
Aurora College offers a range of additional programs for our community. We partner with a range of educational, scientific and cultural institutions to deliver Masterclasses for our students, such as Astrophysics talk by Dr Brad Tucker. Other sessions are available to all Public School students, such as the eSafety webinars run in conjunction with the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, or the HSC Study Days program that delivers examination advice from experts, teachers, and HSC markers.
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Connecting students in rural and remote communities
Aurora students connect with their teachers and classmates in timetabled lessons through a cutting-edge virtual learning environment which comprises web conferencing software, a learning management system, and a range of communication and collaboration tools.
