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Australian Screen Online (ASO) Education
What it is
Australian Screen Online (ASO) Education is a free web resource that helps teachers and students use Australian film and television material. Its education collection pairs selected moving-image clips with teachers’ notes from specialist curriculum writers and background notes from expert curators. The education page states that 1,065 clips have teachers’ notes. Visitors can browse by categories or search the entire collection, with subjects including environment, film and media, history, identity and culture, Indigenous Australia, science and technology, society, sport and health, the arts, values and citizenship, and war. The wider collection includes excerpts and information from Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home movies made over the last 100 years. Potentially disturbing clips carry classification warnings. Materials come from NFSA, National Archives of Australia, ABC, SBS, and AIATSIS collections with permission from copyright holders. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia operates the site.
For and against
For
- Free access through the web
- 1,065 clips have teachers’ notes
- Search spans the entire collection
- Wide range of education categories
- Classification warnings identify potentially disturbing clips
Against
- Focuses on Australian productions
- Limited emphasis on Hollywood or foreign productions
The verdict
ASO Education combines searchable Australian screen clips with teacher and curator context. Its strongly Australian focus makes it less suitable for readers seeking broad international film resources.
Who it suits
ASO Education suits teachers and students seeking curriculum-linked resources about Australian screen history and culture.
Plans and prices
Australian Screen Online
Site is freely available
Read 3 Oct 2026 · aso.gov.au
On the record
- Audience
- The education collection is designed to help teachers and students use the site’s moving image resources.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Browse and search
- Education clips can be found through one or more categories, and the site’s search functions search the entire collection.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Collection size
- The education page states that 1,065 clips have teachers’ notes.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Content scope
- ASO includes information and excerpts from Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home movies produced over the last 100 years.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Education materials
- The education collection pairs selected moving image clips with teachers’ notes written by specialist curriculum writers and background notes from expert curators.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The site is devoted to Australian film and television history, so it does not aim to provide much information about Hollywood or other foreign productions.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Operator
- Australian Screen Online is operated by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Partners
- The site brings together material from NFSA, National Archives of Australia, ABC, SBS, and AIATSIS collections, with copyright holders’ permission.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The NFSA says supplied contact details are used for the purpose provided and are not added to a mailing list unless requested.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ASO is a promotional and educational resource providing worldwide online access to information about the Australian film and television industry.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Safety information
- Clips considered potentially disturbing carry classification warnings.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can email [email protected] with questions about site content or technical problems.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
- Topics
- Education categories include environment, film and media, history, identity and culture, Indigenous Australia, science and technology, society, sport and health, the arts, values and citizenship, and war.aso.gov.au · read 3 Oct 2026
