The latest news on Queensland's private schools
An exclusive Brisbane school’s expansion plans are on hold because some koala trees are in the way and has asked the state to step in and approve the project after the local council refused.
It’s been nearly four years since a former principal and two family members, accused of embezzling a fortune from a college, were charged with fraud.
Queensland’s richest schools have raked in a combined $2bn in total gross income and $444m in federal funding in a single year. SEE THE TOP 50 EARNERS
The principal of elite Gold Coast school Saint Stephen’s College has sensationally resigned amid claims of a “psychologically unsafe workplace”.
The Prime Minister has vowed to change the law Citipointe Christian College used in its controversial gender contract, which was today withdrawn.
Queensland’s most prominent private schools also have the most expensive fees for the 2022 school year, but not all topped the list for their 2021 academic results. SEE THE INTERACTIVES
Parents wanting to send their children to private school will need to budget up to half a million dollars as fees at Queensland’s most expensive elite schools surge. SEE THE FULL LIST
The start to the Queensland school year will be delayed for almost all year levels as health officials expect the omicron variant of the Covid virus to peak at the end of the month.
Private schools have been “put on notice” after a top Queensland college was forced to back pay millions after underpaying hundreds of current and former employees.
One of Queensland’s leading girls’ schools has lodged concept plans for a new senior’s building up to eight storeys high. It comes hot on the heels of a $15m sports upgrade.
Parents in the Mackay and Whitsundays region are forking out up to $10,000 per year for private education with a string of schools also charging thousands of dollars, promising top schooling. Now, the school fees, schools and principals can be named.
A new felt hat that must be worn at this well-known Brisbane boys’ school has some parents fired up, costing four times that of existing hats. VOTE IN OUR POLL
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