Education in Queensland

Education in Queensland is the responsibility of the Department of Education. The Queensland school system is based around Queensland state schools, independent schools and catholic schools.[1] Schooling in Queensland begins with a preparatory year (Prep) followed by 12 years of study. Primary schools teach Prep through to Year 6, while high school or secondary school is from Year 7 to 12. Prep became compulsory in 2017,[2] and is a full-time program.[3]

Upon completion of 13 years of schooling, students receive a Queensland Certificate of Education and an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank used for tertiary education entrance.[4]

My School provides information about individual schools in Australia. Many schools are finding it difficult to fill teacher vacancies.[5] In recent year Queensland has seen an increase in home schooling enrolments.[5] The state has seven distance education schools.[6]

TAFE Queensland is the statutory authority parent body for TAFE technical and further education training in Queensland. Queensland has eight main universities and two satellite universities across a total of 31 campuses.[7]

  1. ^ "Schools and educators". Department of Education. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "About Prep". Department of Education and Training. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "About Prep". Department of Education. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Tertiary entrance: ATARs and OPs". Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Walsh, Hannah (2 April 2022). "Queensland education review prompts advocates to call for schooling changes". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Distance Education". Department of Education. The State of Queensland. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ "List of Universities in Queensland, Australia". University Reviews. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023.