Perspective
Schools
‘Created a movement’: Old-school idea helps avoid car drop-off lines
Meet the kids who wake up early before their parents, get dressed and make themselves breakfast because they’re excited to travel to school. The secret? It’s free and totally joyful.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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‘Chaotic, stressful’: Shocking Queensland council election fails revealed
An unexpected crunch on March 16 forced voters to queue for up to three hours, while ballot paper shortages meant some didn’t vote at all, a new report reveals.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Education
This girls’ school is Brisbane’s best, according to epic ATAR data project
An Anglican girls’ school in Brisbane’s western suburbs achieved the city’s best year 12 results last year. But bringing you this analysis was no small feat.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Schools
This school’s so small its students could fit on a single bus. And it’s shrinking
This Brisbane state school has a country vibe, with just 31 students. We’ve analysed enrolment data to reveal the city’s fastest growing and shrinking schools.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Clive Palmer’s previously dumped car museum gets the green light – somewhere else
Vintage cars once owned by royalty are expected to be on display when Australia’s biggest car museum opens, after the idea was ditched in a different south-east Queensland council area.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Schools
Meet the Allards, a family who take their kids on holiday during school
An education expert says she would not be surprised if COVID did not have a radical effect on parents’ willingness to just say “stuff it, pack your bags, we’re off”.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Schools
Brisbane students skipped more than 2.6 million school days last year
School absenteeism has not recovered to pre-COVID levels. Search every Brisbane state primary and high school’s attendance rates for the past three years.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Schools
Smaller is not necessarily better when it comes to class sizes
Most Brisbane classrooms aren’t ‘overcrowded’ because they don’t break targets, but what is the perfect class size?
- by Felicity Caldwell
Is your child’s school overcrowded? Search our list of Brisbane class sizes
Some Brisbane schools are failing to keep class sizes below official targets. But one school is showing how going the extra mile can create some of the city’s happiest students.
- by Felicity Caldwell
‘Meth’ was just salt but Brisbane pill-testing site finds far riskier drugs
The surprising results of the first month of Brisbane’s new pill testing service can be revealed.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Perspective
Public Transport
What Brisbane can learn from the city’s happiest commuters
Brisbane needs 50¢ public transport fares to work, and we can learn something from CityCat commuters to set the trial up for success.
- by Felicity Caldwell