The COVID-19 crisis has provided independent schools with the perfect opportunity to “customise” education to better meet the evolving needs of their families and communities, a provocative new report has [ … ]
Category: School reforms
Links for Year 11 and 12 families looking for the latest information on QCE/ATAR
Last updated: 26 May 2020 Dear 11 and 12 students and their parents: we know this is a worrying time for you and your family due to the learning disruptions [ … ]
The latest news in Senior Schooling
Like any big change, Queensland’s brand new senior schooling system – which has been rolled out with 2019’s Year 11 cohort – has sparked excitement… as well as some worries, [ … ]
Did you know Queensland’s senior schooling system has changed?
Depending on how old your child is, you may or may not be aware that senior schooling in Queensland has undergone some changes. The changes started with Year 11s this [ … ]
All students to sit NAPLAN online by 2021
All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be undertaking NAPLAN online by 2021 after Australia’s Education Ministers extended the deadline by a year. All schools were originally [ … ]
School funding: your questions answered in upcoming webinar
Australian non-government schools will be moving to a new funding system that will use parental income tax data to determine future school funding levels from 2020. School funding is a [ … ]
Parents contribute to NAPLAN review
Recent debate about the value and impact of NAPLAN has prompted a review of the national literacy and numeracy tests in Queensland. Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace has called on [ … ]
Gonski report highlights role of parents in student success
Parents and carers are not fully aware of the critical role they can play in their child’s learning success and would benefit from school guidance on activities and strategies that [ … ]