Every young Queenslander deserves a quality education.
It’s why the Palaszczuk Government continues making record investments in Queensland schools.
It’s why we’ve already delivered our $8 million commitment from the last election to host 120 homework centres at schools including Browns Plains State High School, Kingston State College, Mabel Park State High School, Marsden State High School, Marsden State School and Woodridge State High School.
More than 1600 students are now taking advantage of these centres, ensuring better learning outcomes while easing pressures on busy families.
Another project that will help in this regard is the FamilyLinQ facility we’ve just announced for Kingston State School, in partnership with The Bryan Foundation.
This is about community care and creating opportunities, and will establish new pathways for parents and children from Term 1 2023.
The facility will provide health, training and education assistance to parents and students, making it easier for the Kingston State School community to get the support they need while removing barriers of entry for mums and dads looking to skill-up for a job.
Everyone leads busy lives, so delivering these services at a school makes sense.
And in great news for some of our littlest Queenslanders, we’re putting $40 million towards a Kindy Uplift pilot program that will reach 400 kindergartens across our state.
This includes local kindies like C&K Woodridge North, where the staff do such a wonderful job looking after Logan tots.
In total, we expect this program to help around 13,500 Queensland children every year for the next three years, targeting key developmental areas like language and communication, emotional capability and social cohesion.
I can’t wait to see the progress and results from these smart initiatives.
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