This is a list of schools in the
City of Gold Coast
The City of Gold Coast is the Local government in Australia, local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local ...
in
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of
primary schools
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and
high schools
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.
State schools
State primary schools
State high schools and colleges (government schools)
Other state schools
This includes special schools (schools for children with disabilities) and schools for specific purposes.
Defunct state schools
Private schools
Catholic schools
In Queensland, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by
religious institute
In the Catholic Church, a religious institute is "a society in which members, according to proper law, pronounce public religious vows, vows, either perpetual or temporary which are to be renewed, however, when the period of time has elapsed, a ...
s, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990. Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), headquartered in
Dutton Park
Dutton Park is an inner southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dutton Park had a population of 2,134 people.
Geography
Dutton Park is located about south of the Brisbane ...
, was established in 1993 and is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
Independent schools
Defunct private schools
See also
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Lists of schools in Queensland
The following lists cover state and private primary and secondary schools in Queensland, Australia.
South East Queensland
There are 4 lists of schools for South East Queensland:
* List of schools in Greater Brisbane
* List of schools in Gold C ...
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List of schools in Greater Brisbane
This is a list of schools in the Greater Brisbane region of Queensland, Australia. Specifically, it includes within the local government areas of City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, City of Logan, City of Moreton Bay, and City of Redland. Prior t ...
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List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast
This is a list of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (age ...
(for
Tweed Shire
Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Coral Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire ...
)
References
External links
*, a directory of Government schools in Queensland. (Department of Education – Queensland Government)
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Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland-related lists