The latest news on Queensland's private schools
Brisbane Catholic Education has unveiled $75 million in contracts for a new college at Flagstone and an extension to the Fitzgibbon school, marking a major investment in state-of-the-art facilities.
In a groundbreaking move, a woman has been appointed as the new principal of an all boys’ private school after beating several “first-class” candidates to the position.
Queensland‘s investment in the public education system is also going up to in excess of $12.63bn in the upcoming financial year. SEARCH FOR YOUR SCHOOL
A St Margaret’s mum whose star daughter was “signed up” on a sports scholarship “without consent” has failed in her bid to have her identity kept secret after she sued the elite school and its principal.
A Brisbane Christian College has issued a statement and reached a settlement with parents over a controversial contract that allegedly labelled homosexuality a sin.
Staff at a top Queensland school which charges parents $20,000 in annual fees, are set to strike amid claims they were docked pay for refusing to work in lunch breaks. But the school says they’ve offered generous pay rises and conditions.
An independent analysis has revealed the best secondary schools in Queensland with the latest rankings showing public schools alongside private counterparts. Search the full list
A parent at one of Brisbane’s top private schools has launched an unprecedented petition calling for a no-confidence vote in the head of college.
A prestigious Brisbane private school is on the verge of increasing its range of academic opportunities to its students to “beyond what is available to any other school” of its kind.
They earn wages that eclipse Premier Steven Miles and rival Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with eye-watering salaries and pay rises that dwarf counterparts in the state system.
A Brisbane private school principal caught up in a civil sexual abuse claim professed his innocence to staff and students during an assembly at the elite college in a move described by some concerned parents as “outrageous” and “inappropriate”.
The principal of an elite Brisbane school has returned to work today as it’s revealed he is caught up in a civil claim relating to historical allegations of student sex abuse.
Private school principals and executive staff are earning salaries the envy of ministers with the remuneration packages of key management personnel at more than 100 Queensland schools revealed for the first time. SEARCH THE LIST
The mass exodus of staff from an elite Brisbane girls’ school is taking an alarming toll on the health and wellbeing of students, parents claim.
An “alarming rate of resignations” at the $28,000-a-year St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School is being blamed on a toxic culture that’s sparked a vote of no confidence in the principal.
A Brisbane church-run private school is demanding parents pay fees adding up to more than $9000 if they take students out of class for a holiday.
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Queensland public schools outsmarted some of the state’s top private schools, according to new analysis.
Queensland most expensive private school has unveiled a new cutting-edge six-storey science building that been in the works for more than a decade. FIRST LOOK
A former employee claims a Moreton Bay college that closed last month had been in a precarious financial state for several years and “it beggars belief they hung on”.
Brisbane private school students are set to spend up to five and a half weeks less at school next year than children in state schools. COMPARE YOUR SCHOOL
A prominent Gold Coast builder and son-in-law of one of the Glitter Strip’s richest men has put his construction company into liquidation, with more than 50 creditors owed money and a job at a major school left unfinished.
“Mortified” parents have been left rushing to enrol their children at new schools after a Moreton Bay independent college reportedly closed following a series of financial audits.
It’s the biggest technological advancement since the scientific calculator and the internet, but Brisbane’s leading teachers say it’s just the “tip of the iceberg
Elite Queensland private schools are pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars a year charging parents eye-watering fees just to put children on waiting lists with no guarantee of success.
Experts have slammed the way Qld’s private and public schools are funded with taxpayer cash. HAVE YOUR SAY
A Brisbane architect who allegedly designed a set of stairs at an elite school’s 1500-seat auditorium may be sued by a man who fell down them after a Year 12 award ceremony.
A ‘deeply disturbing’ sexual abuse claim has rocked the elite Brisbane Girls Grammar School with the principal sending a letter to parents about the incident.
An investigation has been launched into an alleged disturbing incident at one of Brisbane’s most prestigious private schools, with the female teacher involved yet to return to work.
A prestigious Toowoomba school has revealed the reasons behind its decision to close its boarding school after receiving complaints from the public over the controversial decision. Details here.
From students being sent home for unacceptable hair cuts, to children being told to “be silent”, we’ve gone inside some of the state’s strictest private schools.
The case of a veteran Brisbane teacher sacked over a reply all email and a holiday in Bali while on sick leave has taken another twist.
Analysis has revealed the best primary and secondary schools for NAPLAN results in 180 suburbs across Brisbane, Logan and Moreton Bay. CHECK YOUR AREA
The shock exits of principals from elite Brisbane schools are set to have “a spectacular domino effect” on other top Queensland schools. SPECIAL REPORT
More rallies are being planned and there is a suggestion parents may withhold school fees unless the powerful Anglican Church reinstates a principal sacked from a prestigious Brisbane school.
The state’s catholic schools are at odds after almost 40 campuses voted to accept a proposed new enterprise bargaining agreement, against their union’s advice.
A group of St Paul’s School parents is maintaining the rage against the sacking of headmaster Paul Browning, staging a protest outside Anglican Church headquarters.
Deputy Premier and former student Steven Miles has weighed in on the furore surrounding the dismissal of the principal of an elite Brisbane school amid allegations of a “toxic clash” with the powerful Anglican Church.
An attempt by St Paul’s School and the Anglican Church to return to “business as usual” after the shock axing of its popular principal has fallen on deaf ears with furious parents.
Old boys from the elite Anglican Church Grammar School have thrown its weight behind St Paul’s and its axed principal, accusing the church of a “vice-like grip” and “phenomenal overreach”.
Thousands of angry parents have been joined by students as they mobilise in a multi-pronged campaign to have a principal reinstated at an elite Brisbane school after he was sensationally axed by the Anglican Church.
Parents angry over the sacking of St Paul’s principal Paul Browning will protest again as headmaster sent off in guard of honour.
An elite Brisbane school has spent more than $110,000 on staff trips including for its headmaster who visited Dubai, London, LA and New York in 2022, while other Queensland school travel bills weren’t too far behind.
The “highly esteemed” principal of St Joseph’s Nudgee College has called it quits, moving to a newly created role that will extend his influence across Queensland Catholic schools.
The Anglican Church has settled a sexual and physical abuse claim by a former student of the prestigious The Southport School.
The shortlist for this year’s illustrious TEACHX Awards has been released, with finalists including a former professional soccer player, and a veteran principal at a prestigious girls schools.
A Year 12 student from Marist College Ashgrove has sadly died days after he was involved in a serious car crash in Brisbane’s north that also involved two of his classmates.
Moreton Bay’s richest school has raked in more than $185.4 million in five years with an average cost per student of $14,664, tightly held school statistics reveal. SEE ALL SCHOOL RANKINGS | TABLE
Queensland’s top five richest schools made more money in five years than the poorest 300, exposing a major wealth divide. The top school raked in an insane $310m. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL COMPARES
There is pressure on the government to scale back private school funding in next week’s state budget, with advocates saying public money should be for public schools only. VOTE IN OUR POLL
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