Department of Education and Training

The Department of Education and Training is building a clever, skilled and creative Queensland.

Our purpose is to engage Queenslanders in lifelong learning through education and training to enrich their lives.

Announcements

Latest information on school closures

Queensland Education Trust community forums
Have your say on the Queensland Government's proposed multi-billion dollar Queensland Education Trust. A series of community forums will be held across the state in early February to discuss the trust, which proposes to invest 50 per cent of royalties from Liquefied Natural Gas projects into education and training opportunities.

Murrumba State Secondary School begins pilot of Year 7 in high school
Murrumba State Secondary College opened on 23 January 2012, making history as the first state school to pilot Year 7 in high school.

NAPLAN 2011 National Report
The second stage release of 2011 NAPLAN data provides a breakdown of the nation's overall results by state, location, gender, language background, Indigenous status and parental occupation/education.

New website for parents and carers
A new website has been launched for the parents and carers of Queensland students, including information about state schooling and resources to help your child with their learning.

Local decisions: stronger school communities
The Queensland Government is seeking the views of principals, teachers, support staff, parents, students and school communities on the right balance between flexibility and support for local decision making in every Queensland state school.

New school holidays and public holidays for 2012
After an overwhelming response to our survey about proposed changes, the Queensland Government is moving student free days, making the Easter holidays longer and creating extra public holidays.

A Flying Start for Queensland Children
Our education system is changing for the better. Find out more about Year 7 moving to high school in 2015 and other reforms.

Corporate Governance Framework 2011 - 2015

The Corporate Governance Framework outlines the principles, elements and mechanisms used in the Department of Education and Training to support effective corporate governance through strong leadership, responsible and ethical decision making, management and accountability and performance management.

TAFE

If you thought TAFE was just for school-leavers, think again.

Increasingly, mature-age professionals and university graduates are turning to TAFE for the quality, value-for-money training that provides the challenges and practical courses they are seeking.

Visit the TAFE Queensland site for a fresh look at course offerings.

Strategic Plan

Our Strategic Plan provides a framework to achieve the portfolio's aims of giving children a flying start; laying strong educational foundations, developing skills for the economy and creating a capable, agile and sustainable organisation.

Act Smart Be Safe

Act Smart - Be Safe recognises the importance of schools and communities working together to address violence and promote actions that young people can take to stay safe.

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Education

Education Queensland delivers high quality education to more than 70 percent of all Queensland school students at prep, primary and secondary levels.
Education, Education Queensland: Students, Parents and carers, International students, Schools and educators, Queensland Academies

Training

Queensland's entry point to jobs, careers and training, apprenticeships and traineeships, and employment and training government assistance.
Training, Training: Business and employers, Apprenticeships and Traineeships, TAFE Queensland, Training Organisations

Early Childhood

The Office for Early Childhood Education and Care is taking the lead responsibility for children's early development, bringing together responsibility for early education and child care services under one agency.

The immediate priority for the new Office is to plan and provide access to Kindergarten Programs for children aged between 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years of age in the year prior to starting Prep.

The Office is also leading Queensland's input into the national early childhood reform agenda that is being progressed through the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).

Early Childhood, National Early Childhood Reform Agenda

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