The department is investing in maintaining, improving and renewing schools across the state.
Great Schools, Great Future
The department is upgrading school infrastructure across the state. The 'Great Schools, Great Future' program was announced as part of the 2020–21 State Budget and is delivering new and upgraded multipurpose halls and performing arts centres, refurbishment of existing school infrastructure, and local projects such as Outside School Hours Care, playground and fencing upgrades.
Better learning environments
The Queensland Government is investing in hundreds of infrastructure upgrades to improve schools across the state.
School halls and performing arts centres
In 2024–25, the government invested $130 million to deliver new or improved school halls, performing arts centres and covered areas at selected state schools.
Special schools
$181.3 million will be invested in renewal projects at 6 special schools.
Early childhood
As part of the 2024–25 State Budget, an additional $29 million was committed to invest in early childhood assets, including $20 million for family and early years school-based hubs in Aurukun and Kowanyama.
Discrete Indigenous communities
The government is investing $66.2 million in the Discrete Communities Infrastructure Program (formerly the Discrete Communities Renewal Program) over 6 years from 2022–23 to 2027–28.
Playgrounds and tuckshops
In the 2024–25 budget, $35 million was allocated for playground and tuckshop upgrades as part of the 'Eat Right, Play Right, Learn Well' initiative.
Go for Gold Fund
The government is investing $100 million over 4 years to upgrade and build new sports infrastructure and supply equipment for students and their local communities across the state with the
Go for Gold Fund.
Maintain, sustain and enhance
The government allocated $599 million in 2024–25 for the maintenance of state school buildings and grounds.
Flood Resilience Program
Up to $88.4 million has been allocated in the 2023–24 State Budget to deliver flood resilient educational infrastructure over 5 years where flooding events have the potential to cause significant disruption. Find out more about the
Flood Resilience Program.
Land acquisitions fund
The government will continue to invest in land for new schools and school expansion as a part of the rolling $1 billion land fund announced in the 2023–24 State Budget.
Teacher housing
Committed to ensuring it attracts and retains capable and confident teachers in our rural and remote schools, and to provide access to subsidised teacher housing to eligible teachers, the government will invest an additional $45.1 million over 3 years, 2024–25 to 2026–27, to meet increased demand and costs for teacher accommodation. This is in addition to the $48.3 million over 4 years announced in the 2023–24 State Budget.