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Top ATAR achieved by distance education student as Queensland's class of 2022 receives final results

Kate Sanderson switched to a distance education school when the pandemic hit and is now one of 33 Queensland students who've received the highest possible ATAR.

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Qld swelters through heatwave temps

A heatwave warning remains in place across much of Queensland, as authorities urge residents to take precautions.

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Qld reviews non-state school accreditation

The Queensland government has launched a review of the accreditation rules for non-state schools to ensure they maintain public confidence in the sector.

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Qld raises concerns about NAPLAN 'washing'

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace has raised concerns about how the scaling of NAPLAN results could be skewing the data.

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Treatment of LGBTQ+ students at Queensland colleges prompts review into independent schools accreditation

State education minister Grace Grace says review to look at regulation of non-state schools and measures to protect students

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Queensland families can now check if they're eligible for free or cheaper kindergarten

The Queensland government has launched a tool for families to see if they're eligible for free or cheaper kindergarten from next year, as part of its program to make it more accessible.

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Qld gig couriers could get set conditions

Queensland has passed laws for courier conditions to be set, parental leave more flexible and domestic violence leave to be extended to casual workers.

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Inflation buffer for Qld public servants

A cost of living clause weighed against the consumer price index has been included in a pay offer for Queensland public servants.

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Queensland considers stronger regulations after students quizzed over teacher’s living arrangements

Grace Grace says schools should be ‘supportive environments’, after Livingstone Christian college principal’s investigation

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Qld overhauls sex, relationship education

Specialist advisers and professional development time for teachers are part of efforts to improve education about healthy relationships in Queensland.

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Queensland's overhauled sex education teaches prep students consent basics, while teenagers learn 'how to say no'

Students as young as five will be taught body privacy as part of Queensland's overhauled sexual education that will today see educational materials rolled out across the state.

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What's open and what's closed in Queensland on the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II?

In a snap sitting of Queensland parliament last week, the state government passed laws on what would and wouldn't be open for the one-off holiday.

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Training teachers take up full-time positions to tackle staff shortage in schools

Rebecca Stretton still had a few months left of her education degree when she took on a full class load to help address growing gaps in the teaching workforce.

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For this teacher weighing up a return to the classroom, there are bigger issues than pay

As education leaders try to find solutions to the national teacher shortage, one teacher explains why she'd rather stay in a paddock than step back into a classroom.

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Queensland taxpayers foot $2 million bill for inner-west Brisbane school planning

Five years, two preferred locations and millions of dollars later, the state government is still determining the best location for the new inner-west primary school.

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Queensland workplace laws ready for review

The Queensland government has announced a review of workplace health and safety laws strengthened after the 2016 Dreamworld and Eagle Farm tragedies.

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Cost of redeveloping Gabba for 2032 Olympics could top $1bn

The Queensland Premier admits the final costs of redeveloping the Gabba for the 2032 Olympics could change from the originally proposed $1 billion spend.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk encourages mask-wearing in schools as COVID-19 wave worsens

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk strongly encourages children and teachers to wear masks at school from Monday "except where you can socially distance".

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Queensland nears record COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths with latest peak likely weeks away

With 22 fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours and 921 people in hospital, Queensland is approaching its worst wave of the pandemic.

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Qld teachers ready to vote on wage offer

Members of the Queensland Teachers Union will soon vote on the state government's wages deal after nearly six months of negotiations.

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Grace Grace backs decision to withold funding for Albion Park Harness Racing Club whose CEO Scott Steele is accused of rape

Scott Steele, the chief executive of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club, is committed to stand trial in the District Court on two counts of sexual assault and one of rape for offences allegedly committed in 2015 and 2016.

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More private schools denounce homosexuality, diverse gender identity in enrolment contracts

The schools are part of the Christian Community Ministries and have been accused by human rights lawyers of exposing students to potential discrimination, after enrolment forms demanded prospective families support beliefs denouncing homosexuality and diverse gender identity.

ABC News

Sharp increase in Queensland teacher vacancies as non-teaching staff front classes to stay open

New figures reveal the extent of the teacher workforce shortage gripping Queensland state schools.

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Qld couriers to have set pay, conditions

A Queensland parliamentary committee is assessing proposed laws to regulate the pay and conditions of transport workers including gig couriers and truckies.

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Charleville racetrack unusable despite state government Country Racing Program grant

A trainer's move back to his hometown has been soured by failed track upgrades that have left him no choice but to cart his horses hundreds of kilometres for race meets.

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