Schools

St Peter Chanel Primary School The Gap principal Bec O'Connor and students. | Newsreel

O’Connor brings country warmth to The Gap

A new Brisbane school principal is bringing a touch of country to her new city role. After being part of one of Brisbane Catholic Education‘s (BCE) most regional
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Make teacher in classroom. | Newsreel

Support for teachers’ housing costs

Queensland’s regional and remote teachers will receive extra support to cover housing costs in next week’s State Budget. The Queensland Government’s $20.9 billion
Read more 5 June 2024
Children at school tuckshop. | Newsreel

Schools in need can apply for free meals

Queensland schools will need to lodge expressions of interest to access new funding to provide free student meals. Next month’s State budget will include a $15 million
Read more 3 June 2024
Our Lady of the Way School Petrie principal Aleisha Connellan with students. | Newsreel

30 years and no more need to share a TV

Schools have come a long way since CD players and a shared television meant “well-resourced”. New Our Lady of the Way School principal Aleishia Connellan has been
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St Mary's College Maryborough principal Bree Brockenshire and students. | Newsreel

Pastoral care lured Bree back from the State

A stint at regional State schools and a passion for pastoral care have combined to guide Bree Brockenshire to Maryborough. Ms Brockenshire is the new principal of St
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Unity College Caloundra West principal Brett Jones and students. | Newsreel

Jones shaping lives in and out of the water

Community connections run deep for Brett Jones as he looks to shape the lives of more than 1400 young people on the Sunshine Coast. The new principal of Unity College
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Mother and son home schooling. | Newsreel

Home schooling group needs parent experts

Queensland parents’ views on Home Education will be the focus of a new State Government advisory group. Expressions of Interest are being called for members of the
Read more 20 May 2024
John Palma (First Secretary to the PNG Minister for Education), Mary Hurwood (program project manager, QUT Engagement and Development), Francis Alua (PNG MP for Karimui-Nomane), Professor Mark Harvey (QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and External Relations), Lucas Dawa Dekena (PNG Minister for Education), Professor Lori Lockyer (Executive Dean, QUT Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice), Professor Sue Irvine (Head of the QUT School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education), and Dr Uke Kombra (Secretary for the PNG Department of Education). | Newsreel

QUT boosts skills of PNG teachers

Thousands of teachers in Papua New Guinea will be upskilled through a new QUT diploma course. The Brisbane university is helping the country transition to a new school
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CTM and Virgin sponsorship deal for Yulari students.

First Nations children given education boost

The vast distances some First Nations children need to travel just to attend school each term can prohibit them from an education. But now children from Yalari, which
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Mary MacKillop College Nundah principal Erin Wedge and students.

Drive to create ‘courageous young woman’

Creating courageous young women with integrity and a passion to serve drives the new principal of north Brisbane all-girls school Mary MacKillop College Nundah. Erin
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