17 days before asbestos clean-up crews were sent to Brisbane school
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It took 17 days for the Education Department to be notified and to send out a clean-up crew after contractors disturbed asbestos while installing airconditioning at a Brisbane school.
The incident was among 19 asbestos “exposure incidents” at Queensland schools during the installation of airconditioning under the government’s Cooler Schools program since 2019.
Education officials faced a grilling about asbestos removal at Sunnybank State High School during budget estimates.
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On November 9, at 6.35am, airconditioning contractors disturbed asbestos at Sunnybank State High School but a professional crew was not sent to the school for testing, and to clean up more than 30 rooms, until November 26, 17 days later.
Qldâs most-crowded schools enrol hundreds of kids from outside catchment
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Queenslandâs most crowded and in-demand state schools are accepting hundreds of students from outside their catchment areas.
New figures can reveal almost 600 schools enrolled students who did not live in the nearby area, despite signing up to enrolment management plans.
About half of the students who attend Brisbane State High School do not live in the catchment area, which includes West End, South Brisbane and Highgate Hill.
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