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.
7 August 2018 - Queensland’s independent schooling sector has experienced its strongest annual enrolment growth in five years with healthy increases in the critical intake years of Prep and Year 7 also signalling positive future trends.
Read more2 August 2018 - Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) has written to the Prime Minister calling for fairness, rigorous testing and sufficient lead time in the implementation of any new Australian Government funding model for non-state schools.
Read more31 July 2018 - Distinguished independent school principal Karen Spiller OAM has been appointed the new Chair of the Board of Independent Schools Queensland.
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