Full list: Every Gold Coast school getting state budget boost

The state government will deliver a new special school on the Gold Coast with major education funding boosts for announced for the city’s fastest growing areas. FULL DETAILS

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek. Picture: John Gass

Schools in the fast growing north of the Gold Coast will receive major funding boosts to improve halls and upgrade sporting grounds, according to a State Government budget documents.

The city is also to receive a new special school, after the details in the State Budget were released on Tuesday.

The Government’s Delivering for the Gold Coast package highlights the following education initiatives:

* A new special school at Coomera as part of an $815 million new schools commitment.

* $450,000 to fund oval seating and shade upgrades at Coomera Rivers State School.

* A new car park at Tallebudgera State School.

* A new outdoor learning area at Helensvale State School.

* Airconditioning to the hall at the Park Lake State School.

* Improving STEM and sporting facilities at the Upper Coomera State College.

Currumbin MP Laura Gerber with Tallebudgera State School students after the LNP promised a new $2m carpark during last year’s election. Photo: Supplied

Education Minister and Surfers Paradise MP John-Paul Langbroek said the $21.9 billion Education Budget would provide the foundation for a “fresh start”, with more teachers and safer classrooms.

The delivery of special schools, including a new one at Coomera, was the largest ever investment in those campuses, he said.

He added that the new cost of living initiative would provide $100 per student in primary schools to help with out-of-pocket expenses.

“After a decade of Labor neglect, we are putting resources where they’re needed most to better support teachers, principals and school staff,” he said.

In his budget speech, Treasurer David Janetzki said a “strong start in life is key to a better future”.

Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki at the Queensland State Budget media lockup at Parliament House in Brisbane. Picture: Dan Peled / NewsWire

“We want no young Queenslander to miss out on the opportunities and experiences that can help them grow,” he said.

The budget also includes a new $100 Back to School Boost for every primary school student in Queensland.

“This is a new initiative that will support families with the cost of excursions, schoolbooks,

uniforms – whatever they need to give their kids the best start to the school year,” Mr Janetzki said.

“It applies across Queensland no matter where you go to school.”

More than $9.4bn has been committed to the state’s public school system over the next 10 years, through a new deal with the Commonwealth.

An additional $220m will be spent to slash red tape and provide 550 more teacher aides and support teachers through the More Teachers Better Education Plan.

Originally published as Full list: Every Gold Coast school getting state budget boost