Creating more school choice for new and existing Queensland families is a key goal for Independent Schools Queensland’s new Chief Executive Officer Christopher Mountford. Mr Mountford said the latest 2021 [ … ]
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Some school students and teachers feeling the effects of “COVID hangover”: new research
The COVID-19 home learning period had a greater impact on student wellbeing than academic progress, with some students and staff experiencing a “COVID hangover” from 2020 that is continuing to [ … ]
Schools need to help students ‘gear up for a tech-saturated world’: expert
COVID-19 put the world in a time machine and took it forward at least 10 years in the space of a few months which created the greatest disruption to education [ … ]
New government funding to increase support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boarding families
The Federal Government will invest $500,000 to “improve the experiences” of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boarding students and their families. Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt made the funding [ … ]
Have your say: Parents urged to get involved in Australian Curriculum review
If you’ve ever had a view on what should – or shouldn’t – be included in the Australian Curriculum, now is the time to have your say. One of the [ … ]
New chief executive officer appointed to lead Independent Schools Queensland
The Chair of Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ), Karen Spiller OAM CF announced on 20 April that the ISQ Board has appointed Christopher Mountford as the incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) [ … ]
NAPLAN: a recap ahead of the resumption of testing in May
After a 12 month hiatus, NAPLAN – the annual “point-in-time” assessment for Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 – will resume in May 2021. Here’s a re-cap [ … ]
Parents ‘more empowered and interested’ post-COVID: families encouraged to voice an opinion on the Australian Curriculum
One of the biggest items on the national education agenda in 2021 is a review of the Australian curriculum. Australia’s Education Ministers have asked the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting [ … ]
Small schools a ‘significant and growing part’ of the independent school sector
Small schools are becoming a bigger part of Queensland’s independent schooling sector. In 2020 they made up 39 percent of the sector’s 222 schools, up from 35 percent in 2010. [ … ]
The ACER scholarship test: important dates for 2021
Many independent schools use the results from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Cooperative Scholarship Test Program to award scholarships. About the ACER Scholarship Tests The ACER Scholarship Tests [ … ]