The national panel of education experts tasked with improving learning and wellbeing outcomes for Australian students is encouraging parents and teachers to have a say on “what is working and [ … ]
Have your say: free kindy proposal for Queensland families
The Queensland Government announced on 21 May 2023, that it was considering expanding the current fee-free kindy model to all Queensland families. Currently 14,000 children already receive access to a [ … ]
Living Away From Home Allowance – rural and remote families seek urgent increase
Queensland’s rural education advocacy group, the Isolated Children’s Parents Association Queensland (ICPA Qld) is campaigning for an increase in the Living Away From Home Allowance Scheme (LAFHAS). The LAFHAS, administered [ … ]
EPIC 2023: Our parent engagement project, supporting schools to effectively ‘engage’ parents
On March 10, school leaders, teachers and parents from eight Queensland independent schools gathered together to listen, co-generate and learn with us during our first in-person event for EPIC 2023. [ … ]
Non-State School Accreditation Board Reviewer announced
Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) has welcomed the appointment of Cheryl Vardon as independent reviewer of the accreditation framework for non-state schools in Queensland. ISQ Chief Executive Officer Christopher Mountford said [ … ]
Queensland independent school sector continues to grow
New data shows a growing number of parents are choosing to enrol their children in Queensland’s independent schools. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on 15 February [ … ]
NAPLAN: the changes ahead for 2023
The annual NAPLAN test – a point in time assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 – will move to Term One from 2023, with new benchmarks [ … ]
‘First impressions are important’: Why forming a good relationship with your child’s teacher is worth your time
If you want your child to do better academically, emotionally and socially, there is one key relationship worth investing in – and that’s the one you have with your child’s [ … ]
EPIC: World-leading findings from our parent engagement research
The ‘how to’ of engaging parents in their child’s learning and wellbeing – a concept known as parent engagement – is a step closer thanks to world-leading findings from a [ … ]
Busting myths: Queensland families from all income levels choose independent schools
A new report released today has busted common myths about parental income and school choice, revealing Queensland families from all income levels choose independent schools. The report also shows more [ … ]