Brisbane City Council Metro vehicle. | Newsreel

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
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St John Vianney's Primary School family. | Newsreel

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
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Mother and young child. | Newsreel

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
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Principal Michael McInerney with students at St Peter's Primary School Rochedale. | Newsreel

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,
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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
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Family shopping for school backpack. | Newsreel

$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
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Student doing homework on computer. | Newsreel

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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Young children walking to school. | Newsreel

Gunfire frequency near schools triggers push for change

Students living in a Chicago suburb hear gunfire so regularly while travelling to and from school, academics are working to change the definition of school gun violence
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Woman dropping child off. | Newsreel

Four steps to de-stress school or childcare drop-off

By Kylie Ridder You’re doing daycare or school drop-off, you’re already late for work, and your child’s lip starts to quiver. A tremble turns into a wail, a wail
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St Peter Chanel Primary School principal Bec O'Connor with students.

Western oasis allows students’ passions to surface

An oasis in the west is creating space and tranquillity for students to flourish. St Peter Chanel Primary School The Gap, 10km west of the Brisbane CBD is taking full
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