State funds continue to flow for non-state schools
Published Thursday, 18 March, 2021 at 01:38 PM
Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing
The Honourable Grace Grace
Thirteen independent and Catholic schools have received the final instalment of a $100.7 million State Government capital injection, creating more work for local tradies.
Education Minister Grace Grace today said schools would use the latest $3.2 million to help with capital projects like pick up and set down areas.
“The Palaszczuk Government is committed to giving families choice in their children’s education,” Ms Grace said.
“We are proud to be investing in the future of all our schools and helping to deliver the facilities Queensland students need, no matter where they go to school.
“And as the State’s economy continues to open up and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a continuing pipeline of work for local tradies.”
The grants range from more than $3000 to more than $1.3 million, and will go to schools from Rosslea in Townsville to Chinchilla in the west, and south to Pimpama on the Gold Coast.
Ms Grace said the funds were part of the Palaszczuk Government’s record $1.9 billion spend on school infrastructure in 2020-21, supporting almost 4800 jobs.
“This builds on our record investment of $5.2 billion in school infrastructure spending we have delivered since 2015,” she said.
The funds are made available on the recommendations of the two non-state schooling sector Capital Assistance Authorities – the Queensland Catholic Capital Assistance Authority and the Queensland Independent Schools Block Grant Authority.
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