Published Monday, 29 April, 2019 at 05:32 PM
Minister for Education and Minister for Industrial Relations
The Honourable Grace Grace
Record investment means state schools can cater for enrolment growth
The Palaszczuk Government’s record investment in education infrastructure is ensuring that Queensland’s state schools can cater for ever-increasing student enrolments, Education Minister Grace Grace said today.
“State schools are great schools and in recent years we have seen strong enrolment growth at public schools right across Queensland,” Ms Grace said.
“Media reports today suggesting that more than 100 state schools were operating above their capacity did not accurately represent the built capacity of these schools.”
A school’s built capacity is the actual number of students that can be accommodated in classrooms at that school.
“No student wanting to enrol at their local state school is ever turned away,” Ms Grace said.
“State schools prioritise in-catchment students ahead of out-of-catchment students. If a state school experiences stronger than anticipated enrolment growth, the Department of Education ensures all students are accommodated so they can receive a world-class education.”
Ms Grace said the Palaszczuk Government had provided record funding to build new schools and extra classrooms right across the state to ensure local schools could cater for increasing enrolments.
“Our ambitious infrastructure program has seen 13 new state schools opened in Queensland since 2015,” she said.
“In fact, there are more than 2,000 additional state school classrooms in Queensland today compared to four years ago.
“A further eight new schools will be opened in 2020, taking the total number of new schools delivered by the Palaszczuk Government to 21.
“Hundreds of millions of dollars are also being invested to delivery additional enrolment capacity at existing state schools right across the state.”
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Editor’s note: A table comparing enrolments with the built capacity of schools identified in media reporting today follows.
|
School Name |
Day 8 Enrolments 2019 |
Schools built capacity as at February 2019 |
Utilisation |
|
Albany Creek State High School |
1390.6 |
1661 |
84% |
|
Amberley District State School |
851 |
920 |
93% |
|
Ashgrove State School |
783 |
851 |
92% |
|
Ashmore State School |
878 |
973 |
90% |
|
Aspley East State School |
877 |
985 |
89% |
|
Augusta State School |
1045.4 |
1240 |
84% |
|
Bald Hills State School |
625 |
673 |
93% |
|
Bay View State School |
758 |
842 |
90% |
|
Beenleigh State High School |
1237 |
1518 |
81% |
|
Bluewater State School |
426 |
524 |
81% |
|
Bounty Boulevard State School |
1405 |
1736 |
81% |
|
Branyan Road State School |
433 |
446 |
97% |
|
Bremer State High School |
2059.6 |
2737 |
75% |
|
Bribie Island State High School |
1246 |
1478 |
84% |
|
Brighton State School |
442 |
499 |
89% |
|
Brightwater State School |
1053 |
1157 |
91% |
|
Brisbane Central State School |
413 |
474 |
87% |
|
Brisbane State High School |
3187 |
3604 |
88% |
|
Broadbeach State School |
987 |
1100 |
90% |
|
Buddina State School |
755 |
814 |
93% |
|
Buranda State School |
261 |
289 |
90% |
|
Cairns State High School |
1644.4 |
1961 |
84% |
|
Caningeraba State School |
1110 |
1315 |
84% |
|
Cannonvale State School |
817 |
944 |
87% |
|
Carbrook State School |
464 |
499 |
93% |
|
Cavendish Road State High School |
1811.6 |
2085 |
87% |
|
Centenary Heights State High School |
1643 |
1974 |
83% |
|
Centenary State High School |
1526 |
1822 |
84% |
|
Chancellor State College |
3119.8 |
3571 |
87% |
|
Chapel Hill State School |
785 |
867 |
91% |
|
Cleveland District State High School |
2071 |
2231 |
93% |
|
Clinton State School |
964 |
1128 |
85% |
|
Coomera Rivers State School |
1240 |
1475 |
84% |
|
Coomera Springs State School |
905 |
1078 |
84% |
|
Crestmead State School |
1285 |
1659 |
77% |
|
Currumbin State School |
1122 |
1234 |
91% |
|
Dalby State School |
654 |
880 |
74% |
|
Darling Heights State School |
626 |
763 |
82% |
|
Durack State School |
653 |
710 |
92% |
|
Eagle Junction State School |
898 |
941 |
95% |
|
Eagleby State School |
611 |
632 |
97% |
|
Eatons Hill State School |
1115 |
1182 |
94% |
|
Edge Hill State School |
1109 |
1229 |
90% |
|
Emu Park State School |
485 |
711 |
68% |
|
Enoggera State School |
313 |
363 |
86% |
|
Eumundi State School |
673 |
726 |
93% |
|
Farnborough State School |
327.2 |
366 |
89% |
|
Ferny Grove State High School |
1841 |
1963 |
94% |
|
Freshwater State School |
716 |
816 |
88% |
|
Glenview State School |
260 |
262 |
99% |
|
Gooburrum State School |
134 |
131 |
102% |
|
Griffin State School |
856 |
998 |
86% |
|
Harristown State High School |
1719 |
2074 |
83% |
|
Hatton Vale State School |
518 |
579 |
89% |
|
Helensvale State High School |
2503.6 |
3294 |
76% |
|
Indooroopilly State High School |
2080.8 |
1966 |
106% |
|
Indooroopilly State School |
1196 |
1364 |
88% |
|
Ipswich State High School |
1733.8 |
2109 |
82% |
|
Ithaca Creek State School |
578 |
657 |
88% |
|
Jamboree Heights State School |
814 |
867 |
94% |
|
James Nash State High School |
1278 |
1494 |
86% |
|
Kedron State High School |
1602 |
1926 |
83% |
|
Kedron State School |
439 |
498 |
88% |
|
Kelvin Grove State College |
3348.6 |
3866 |
87% |
|
Lake Clarendon State School |
172 |
210 |
82% |
|
Lota State School |
219 |
237 |
92% |
|
MacGregor State School |
1334 |
1499 |
89% |
|
Machans Beach State School |
131 |
133 |
98% |
|
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School |
976 |
1343 |
73% |
|
Mackenzie State Primary School |
142 |
184 |
77% |
|
Mango Hill State School |
1218 |
1525 |
80% |
|
Mansfield State High School |
2800 |
3012 |
93% |
|
Mansfield State School |
1155 |
1452 |
80% |
|
Mareeba State School |
858 |
1145 |
75% |
|
Marsden State High School |
2436 |
2992 |
81% |
|
Miami State High School |
1335 |
1849 |
72% |
|
Middle Park State School |
640 |
708 |
90% |
|
Milton State School |
694 |
763 |
91% |
|
Moggill State School |
765 |
884 |
87% |
|
Mountain Creek State High School |
2141.8 |
2581 |
83% |
|
Murrumba State Secondary College |
1651 |
2024 |
82% |
|
New Farm State School |
503.8 |
586 |
86% |
|
Newmarket State School |
302 |
302 |
100% |
|
Nobby State School |
49 |
133 |
37% |
|
Northview State School |
398 |
421 |
95% |
|
Ormeau State School |
935 |
1026 |
91% |
|
Ormeau Woods State High School |
1353 |
1831 |
74% |
|
Pallara State School |
595.4 |
816 |
73% |
|
Palm Beach State School |
631 |
685 |
92% |
|
Park Lake State School |
1063 |
1209 |
88% |
|
Park Ridge State High School |
1396 |
1680 |
83% |
|
Parkhurst State School |
434 |
497 |
87% |
|
Pimpama State Primary College |
896.6 |
1207 |
74% |
|
Pimpama State School |
802 |
867 |
93% |
|
Pimpama State Secondary College |
1733 |
2499 |
69% |
|
Ramsay State School |
48 |
104 |
46% |
|
Richlands East State School |
539 |
655 |
82% |
|
Rochedale State High School |
1427 |
1714 |
83% |
|
Rochedale State School |
962.6 |
1059 |
91% |
|
Runcorn Heights State School |
757 |
816 |
93% |
|
Seven Hills State School |
531 |
574 |
93% |
|
Shorncliffe State School |
350 |
368 |
95% |
|
Springfield Central State High School |
1632 |
2146 |
76% |
|
Springfield Central State School |
1044 |
1237 |
84% |
|
Springfield Lakes State School |
1148 |
1340 |
86% |
|
Stretton State College |
2793.6 |
3119 |
90% |
|
Sunnybank Hills State School |
1381 |
1528 |
90% |
|
Taigum State School |
418 |
433 |
97% |
|
Tallebudgera State School |
796 |
892 |
89% |
|
Tamborine Mountain State High School |
1006 |
1247 |
81% |
|
Tarampa State School |
97 |
106 |
92% |
|
The Gap State High School |
1547 |
1984 |
78% |
|
The Gap State School |
595 |
653 |
91% |
|
Toowong State School |
344 |
395 |
87% |
|
Trinity Bay State High School |
1743 |
2024 |
86% |
|
Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School |
1007 |
1262 |
80% |
|
Warrigal Road State School |
1323 |
1446 |
91% |
|
West End State School |
1118 |
1372 |
81% |
|
Windsor State School |
697 |
788 |
88% |
|
Wishart State School |
822.4 |
860 |
96% |
|
Wyreema State School |
156 |
212 |
74% |
|
Yeronga State School |
736 |
816 |
90% |