Download coordinates as: Millchester is a rural residential town and suburb in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.

[5] When the school opened, it relied on HF radio (using six 1000 watt transmitters) to speak with the students (with one person speaking at a time), the postal system to deliver printed materials, with occasional face-to-face opportunities in the field or at "camps" held in a major town.

In 2002, the school replaced radio with teleconferencing, enabling simultaneous conversations between teacher and student.

The teachers are at 15-23 Brisk Street (20°05′22″S 146°16′06″E / 20.0894°S 146.2682°E / -20.0894; 146.2682 (Charters Towers School of Distance Education)) in Millchester.

The nearest conventional secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers City to the north-west.