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Matty Holdsworth is a Deputy Digital Editor for The Courier-Mail. He has been a journalist with Queensland newspapers and mastheads for the past seven years including stints in Central Queensland, the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. He has a focus on education, crime, business, health and sport.

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Education

Coorparoo Secondary College will lose its newly opened courts when construction starts as part of the East Brisbane State School relocation, the state government has confirmed.

Newly renovated $63k courts ripped up for school relocation

A Brisbane college’s brand new $63,000 basketball courts are set to be ripped up when its campus takes on a century-old primary school – but its hoops can be saved.

QLD Politics

An elderly widower's home is being taken by the state gov for a school extension.

‘Out by Christmas’: Elderly widower’s family home to be bulldozed

An elderly widower with dementia faces losing his home by Christmas with the State Government set to resume his property for the East Brisbane State School relocation.

Advice

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Cheatsheets and crash courses: Insider’s guide to using TikTok for Year 12 exams

Queensland Year 12 students are turning to TikTok and other online services to get a handle on this year’s QCAA exams.

Education

ATAR superstar’s masterclass for Year 12 physics QCE exam

A former private school student who achieved an almost perfect ATAR has provided a masterclass to help Year 12 physics students ace their QCE external exam.

Advice

State’s top students reveal study hacks to ace Year 12 exams

Almost 40,000 Queensland students are in the final stages of their study ahead of the “toughest four weeks” of their lives with the QCAA external exam block starting on Monday.

Schools Hub

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What not to do to ace QCE biology exam

A near-perfect ATAR graduate and a Brisbane science teacher have outlined where students are most likely to slip up on the upcoming QCE biology exam.

Education

The master plan for the Coorparoo Seconday College site has been revealed.

First look at ‘new’ Brisbane school after Gabba controversy

The master plan map for a mega school campus that will absorb a century-old primary school forced to move because of the Gabba’s Olympic redevelopment has finally been revealed.

Schools Hub

Australian Christian College Moreton specialist maths teacher Flora Yeoum on how to nail the QCAA external exam.

Math teacher’s insider tips for QCAA exam

A Brisbane teacher has outlined the mistakes to avoid and the order that students should tackle the QCAA specialist maths exam.

Education

Experts’ exam secrets revealed: How to pass QCE English

The guaranteed questions, where students lose marks and the key words you need to know: two Queensland experts have compiled an ultimate guide ahead of the crucial English exam.

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Sweat and joy: Thousands celebrate perfect Bridge to Brisbane

Thousands of runners hit personal bests when they took part in the annual Sunday Mail Transurban Bridge to Brisbane this morning. See how it all unfolded.

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