Our education initiatives aim to improve student performance in Queensland state schools as well as assist aspiring, preservice and current teachers with progressing their careers.
Regional Parliament Sitting 2023
Subsidies are available for a youth engagement program, encouraging students and schools to
experience Parliament while it is taking place in Cairns in May 2023.
Homework Centres
Homework Centres will provide a supervised and suitable learning environment to support busy families.Students can complete their homework before they go home.
Investing for Success (I4S)
The Queensland Government will invest approximately $290 million annually in Queensland state schools through the Investing for Success (I4S) initiative.
For more information, please refer to the
Investing for Success (I4S) webpage.
Early Years Plan
The
Early Years Plan is the Queensland Government’s plan to support all Queensland children to have a great start in life.
Queensland Children's Wellbeing Framework (QCWF)
The
Queensland Children’s Wellbeing Framework aims to provide a common language, aspirations and commitments for the wellbeing of Queensland children aged 0 to 8.
Queensland Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance Implementation Taskforce
The
taskforce oversees the implementation of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
Advancing Queensland State Schools
Advancing Queensland State Schools is a $200 million investment program set to fast track state school infrastructure development.
NAPLAN reviews
Queensland has joined with New South Wales and Victoria to lead a comprehensive
cross-jurisdictional review of NAPLAN. It will be informed by the research and findings of the
2018 Queensland Review of NAPLAN.
Advancing education
Through
Advancing education, the Queensland Government has a plan that will see us take our world-class education system further and prepare our students for the challenges of tomorrow.
Autism Hub
The
Autism Hub is committed to improving educational outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Every Day Counts
Every Day Counts aims to assist in improving student attendance at school through a shared commitment by students, parents, caregivers, schools and the community.
Global schools through languages
Global schools through languages is supporting Queensland state school students to develop a global mindset, enable them to communicate across languages and cultures, and open doors to further study and opportunities.
Collaborative inquiry website
The Collaborative inquiry website supports groups to work, learn and improve together within and across our educational settings.
Queensland senior assessment and tertiary entrance systems
The Queensland Government is introducing
new senior assessment and tertiary entrance systems for students entering Year 11 from 2019.
Reading Centre
The
Reading Centre champions reading as an essential life skill and a rewarding pastime. It provides specialist advice to educators and parents on how to teach reading and support readers, including strategies for students with dyslexia.
Respectful Relationships
The
Respectful Relationships education program has been developed as part of the Queensland Government's commitment to address domestic and family violence. Students from Prep to Year 12 will learn the skills they need to develop respectful and ethical relationships free of violence.
State Schools Improvement Strategy
State Schools Improvement Strategy provides an overview of our improvement agenda and identifies the key elements we are using to enhance improvement across our system to enable every student to succeed.
Solid Pathways
Solid Pathways—STEM is a unique, academic extension program that supports high-achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from years 4–6.
STEM
The department is focused on increasing student performance and participation in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics.