Where Queenslandâs secondary schools of the future are heading
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It had a politically challenged delivery, but the birth of the $130 million Brisbane South State Secondary College at Dutton Park gives Queenslanders a look at where high school education is heading.
Collaboration with universities, biomedical and science providers, sports and community associations linking students to careers early are all features of the new school.
Artists impression of the six-month old Brisbane South State Secondary College at Dutton Park.
Credit:Education Queensland
Perhaps in the near future, a former Year 12 biomedical studies graduate from Brisbane South may answer why COVID-19 has not affected children as badly as adults.
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More than 25 schools in Queensland have seen enrolments increase by at least 40 per cent in just five years, including one that has added an extra 1000 pupils.
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Subscriber only Thousands of out-of-catchment kids are still flocking to attend in-demand public schools despite strict enrolment plans designed to keep student numbers in check. New data on the number of students travelling from outside catchment areas to attend Queensland state schools has been revealed, with high schools more likely to be housing kids from other parts of the city. The state s largest and top-performing high school Brisbane State High welcomed more than 1600 kids, or about 48 per cent of its students, from outside its inner-city location in 2020.
More than 200 students return to high-school construction zone
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On Monday, more than 200 Year 7 students in Brisbane will walk through a complex construction site to continue their first year of secondary schooling.
Work is not scheduled to be finished at the new Brisbane South State Secondary College in Dutton Park until late this year, despite opening to students in Term 1.
Heavy machinery is still being used at the new Brisbane South State Secondary College at Dutton Park, where more than 200 students are enrolled.
Credit:Tony Moore