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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.
Queensland state schools are government-funded primary schools throughout Queensland, Australia that provide universal free education from Prep to Year 6 (Primary schools). Queensland state schools are funded by the Department of Education. In some rural communities, state schools can provide education up to year 10, roughly until students are ...
Classroom in Kelvin Grove State School, 1951. The history of state education in Queensland commences with the Moreton Bay penal settlement of New South Wales in Australia, which became the responsibility of the Queensland Government after the Separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859.
The Department of Education is a ministerial department of the Queensland Government responsible for the administration and quality of education in Queensland, Australia. [6] The department is composed of two separate portfolios, Education Queensland and Early Childhood Education and Care ( ECEC ). [ 6 ]
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education [9] (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations). [10]
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is a statutory authority of the Queensland Government responsible for the development and appropriate delivery of kindergarten, primary, and secondary education in Queensland, Australia.
Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.
Map of Queensland state primary and secondary schools (excluding South East Queensland), 2017. Outside of South East Queensland, there are 5 lists of schools in the rest of Queensland: List of schools in Darling Downs; List of schools in Wide Bay–Burnett; List of schools in Central Queensland; List of schools in North Queensland