Schools

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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Composer Ethan Waller. | Newsreel

Illness keeping 100,000 students away from school

New digital support services have been released to support more than 100,000 students who are missing out on significant school time due to medical and mental
Read more 22 April 2024
Stressed teacher. | Newsreel

Program aims to take WHS burden off teachers

Queensland teachers will have extra support to reduce administration tasks under a joint Federal-State pilot program. The program will fund 11 specialist staff across 33
Read more 19 April 2024
School children in playground. | Newsreel

School land struggle as 90,000 student influx looms

The Queensland school sector is struggling to find land for new schools as it contemplates an influx of 90,000 new students in less than 20 years. Independent Schools
Read more 17 April 2024
School children and teacher in classroom. | Newsreel

Home schooling and discipline changes withdrawn

The Queensland Government has amended its new Education bill to remove items relating to student discipline and home schooling. Education Minister Di Farmer said there
Read more 16 April 2024