Major milestone delivered for new Youth Justice School in Logan

• The Crisafulli Government has today unveiled the location for the new Youth Justice School in Logan. 
• Ohana for Youth will deliver the specialised school for high risk teenagers on youth justice orders to get them back on track and divert them from crime. 
• Two new Youth Justice Schools are one of several youth crime fighting measures to arrest Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis and make Queensland safer. 
• Stronger laws, more police, early intervention and rehabilitation is starting to turn the tide on Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis, delivering a 7.2 per cent drop in the number of victims of crime in 2025. 

The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer and marking a major milestone, with the site for the Youth Justice School in Logan confirmed today. 

After a decade of skyrocketing youth crime under the former Labor Government, the Crisafulli Government is delivering programs to break the cycle of crime and prevent the next generation of serious repeat offenders. 

The first of its kind ‘Ohana Academy’ will be based at Logan Central and is one of two new youth justice schools delivered by Ohana for Youth, as part of a $40 million investment to deliver specialised schools that divert youth from crime. 

The second site will be based in Cairns, with the schools designed for high-risk teenagers aged 12 to 17 years old, who are on youth justice orders, including community service orders, police cautions, diversions or bail.  

The Youth Justice Schools will deliver highly specialised behavioural reform with individual case management, mentoring, family support and parental coaching to help re-engage youth with education, employment and the community.  

The program includes intensive supervision for up to 12 hours a day, 5 days a week, and a project-based curriculum with specialist teachers and extracurricular activities.   

The Logan Youth Justice School is expected to take referrals and commence enrolments in the second half of this year, subject to national accreditation approvals.

The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live with more police, stronger laws and new early intervention and rehabilitation programs, with victim numbers down 7.2 per cent in 2025 compared with the previous year, based on population.  

Premier David Crisafulli said Youth Justice Schools were a critical step to making Queensland safer and reducing victims of crime. 

“With stronger laws, more police, early intervention and rehabilitation we will start to restore safety where you live after the Youth Crime Crisis,” Premier Crisafulli said.  

“Fewer serious repeat offenders means fewer victims of crime and a safer Queensland.  

“Reducing victim numbers shows we’re on the right track and we’ll continue to deliver the fresh start we promised, to make Queensland safer.” 

Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support Laura Gerber said delivering these schools was a major step towards turning the tide of Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis.