Queensland government accused of failing to provide adequate schooling to locked up children

‘It’s clear some young people aren’t receiving any education, and those who are receive just a few hours a day on average,’ shadow attorney general Tim Nicholls said. Photograph: Supplied by Queensland Police

Children held in the “youth hub” of a Queensland police watch house are receiving less than an hour of daily schooling on average each weekday, while those held in youth detention centres are receiving an average of just two to three hours of classes.

Data from a question on notice by the shadow attorney general, Tim Nicholls, revealed children within the Caboolture watch house education support hub received less than 44 minutes of schooling each weekday on average from 22 January to 15 March this year.