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Tips to help a child with back-to-school anxiety

By Samantha Vlcek From next week, schools will start to return for term 1. This can be a nervous time for some students, who might be anxious about new teachers, classes

Four-day school week to open up real-world options

Year 11 students in a Logan school will have the option of a four-day school week in 2025 to improve their career pathways. San Damiano College Yarrabilba, 50km south of

Subject options expand for regional Queensland students

Students in regional Queensland will be able to study subjects like Psychology and Engineering thanks to an innovative online initiative. Schools in Maryborough and

School bus changes to support Brisbane Metro launch

Brisbane’s stop-start, turn-up-and-go, Metro service officially starts next week, with the high-capacity, high-frequency public bus rapid transit system operating

Pre-Prep program prepares parents and pupils

An expanded pre-Prep program in Brisbane’s east, which includes closer ties to local kindergartens, is giving parents the tools to prepare their children for

Top tips for parents with new Prep children

It’s a nervous time of year for parents with young children ready to start the school year as the 2025 Prep cohort. Across Queensland, well over 40,000 four and

Learning coaches boost teaching firepower in Rochedale

Learning coaches will be introduced to increase teacher capacity in a school in Brisbane’s south-east. New principal at St Peter’s Primary School Rochedale,

Student at St Mary's St Mary’s School Beaudesert. | Newsreel

2025 Prep intake increased to meet population growth

Increased demand for Prep places across South-East Queensland has led Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) to increase the 2025 intake in a number of schools across the

$2.7 billion price tag on back-to-school purchases

Back-to-school spending is tipped to inject around $2.7 billion into the Australian retail economy. New research by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) found the

Parents feel the pain of back-to-school costs

More than a quarter of Australian parents are having difficulty affording an internet connection in their home, as they prepare to send their children back to school. A

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