Education in Queensland explained

Education in Queensland is the responsibility of the Department of Education. The Queensland school system is based around Queensland state schools, independent schools and catholic schools.[1] Schooling in Queensland begins with a preparatory year (Prep) followed by 12 years of study. Primary schools teach Prep through to Year 6, while high school or secondary school is from Year 7 to 12. Prep became compulsory in 2017,[2] and is a full-time program.[3]

Upon completion of 13 years of schooling, students receive a Queensland Certificate of Education and an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank used for tertiary education entrance.[4]

My School provides information about individual schools in Australia. Many schools are finding it difficult to fill teacher vacancies.[5] In recent year Queensland has seen an increase in home schooling enrolments.[5] The state has seven distance education schools.[6]

TAFE Queensland is the statutory authority parent body for TAFE technical and further education training in Queensland. Queensland has eight main universities and two satellite universities across a total of 31 campuses.[7]

History

See main article: History of state education in Queensland. The first school in Queensland opened in 1826. It provided education for the children of convicts from the first settlement in Moreton Bay.[8] In 1860 the Education Act was enacted. It placed all primary education under one general and comprehensive system controlled by the Board of General Education.[8] Under the Act, education in Queensland is free, secular and compulsory.[8]

Warwick East State School, established in September 1850, is the oldest surviving primary school in Queensland.[9] The oldest surviving secondary school in Queensland is Ipswich Grammar School.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schools and educators . 13 February 2023 . Department of Education . 21 February 2024.
  2. Web site: About Prep. 12 August 2014. Department of Education and Training. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013234633/http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/stepup/families/prep.html. 13 October 2017. dead. 14 October 2017.
  3. Web site: About Prep . 4 February 2022 . Department of Education . 21 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Tertiary entrance: ATARs and OPs . 27 September 2023 . Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority . 21 February 2024 .
  5. News: Walsh . Hannah . 2 April 2022 . Queensland education review prompts advocates to call for schooling changes . ABC News . 6 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Distance Education . 4 October 2023 . Department of Education . The State of Queensland . 6 December 2023 .
  7. Web site: List of Universities in Queensland, Australia . 16 June 2021 . University Reviews . 6 December 2023 .
  8. Web site: Chronology of education in Queensland . 25 January 2023 . Department of Education . The State of Queensland . 6 December 2023 .
  9. Web site: Private Schools Queensland - Independent School Ipswich Grammar . en-AU.
  10. Web site: Private Schools Queensland - Independent School Ipswich Grammar . 2024-04-14 . Ipswich Grammar School . en-AU.