The number of school-aged children in Queensland has been forecast to increase from around 800,000 in 2016 to nearly 1.1 million in 2036 (according to Queensland Treasury’s Median Series Projections). Capacity will need to be increased to cater for an estimated additional 263,000 students over this 20-year period (or 13,000 extra students each year).
Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) provides vital advice and resources for setting up a new school, or adding a campus to an existing school, including:
A subsidiary company of ISQ, the Queensland Independent Schools Block Grant Authority (QISBGA) administers Australian and Queensland government capital funding for independent schools.
Detailed information you should consider if you are thinking about opening a new school or campus.
Useful information and resources to help anyone researching where to place a new school or campus.
11 April 2019 - The next Commonwealth Government must support school education policy settings that ensure long-term stability and certainty in non-government school funding and that enhance, not constrain, quality teaching and local school innovation.
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Read more3 April 2019 - Independent Schools Queensland has welcomed the Australian Government’s Budget measures for Queensland independent school communities.
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