Qld’s other schools crisis: Wait lists explode, full enrolments revealed
Students are in temporary classrooms or languishing on waiting lists as Queensland grapples with a shortage of special schools. SEARCH THE LIST
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Brisbane Boys’ College reveals all-star roster to dominate sports
An elite Brisbane school has spared no expense in recruiting and keeping an all-star coaching roster to guide them through the ultra competitive GPS sport program.
How a school is fighting plummeting rates of kids not walking, riding
With road safety a significant concern for parents, fewer Australian children walk and bike to school, but Far North Queensland schools are leading the way.
So much for resilience as lazy parents spawn a generation of quitters
What chance do you have in life when your automatic reaction to the slightest adversity is to quit, wonders Mike O’Connor. VOTE IN OUR POLL
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Huge change coming to Brisbane primary school amid exploding demand
A Brisbane Catholic primary school will be transformed into a co-ed high school due to the increasing demand for inner-city co-education.
Aussie school’s hilarious sign gaffe draws cheeky response
An education department has responded after a new state government-funded welcome sign bearing an ironic typo was installed.
Calls to scrap NAPLAN after ‘psychological’ impacts of ex-TC Alfred
The Queensland Teachers Union is calling for the abolition of NAPLAN because of the impact on students impacted by the recent weather event. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Editor’s view: Education Minister has first strike on NAPLAN
Voters elect politicians to make decisions and get things done, not to do whatever the public service tells them to, writes the editor.
Miles challenges Premier to ‘stand up’ to Education Minister after NAPLAN fail
Opposition Leader Steven Miles has slammed Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek who sensationally refused to guarantee the state’s NAPLAN data would improve over the next four years.
Culture starts at the top and minister must do better
How can the Education Minister get away with lazily dismissing the key challenge he has been given, asks state political editor Hayden Johnson.
Haves v have nots: Qld private-public income divide laid bare
Queensland’s public school students are missing out on millions of dollars in funding compared to their privately educated counterparts, a new report has revealed.
Queensland’s gifted students thwarted by lack of options
Queensland’s most gifted students are being held back by a lack of selective schools, particularly for regional students, education experts say.
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