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Education Laws for the Future

All children have the right to an education, and the Queensland Government is committed to giving

all our young Queenslanders a quality education. As the Smart State we need to look to the future of

schooling so that we can develop a framework that supports the strategic direction of education in

Queensland.

The Government has already shown its commitment to a forward-looking education framework

through its Education and Training Reforms for the Future (ETRF) package. This landmark package of

proposed education and training developments includes reform areas such as preparing children

for school through the new full-time, non-compulsory, preparatory year of school from 2007,

improving the middle phase of learning through smaller class sizes and improved curriculum,

preparing students in the senior phase for work and further study, and improving information and

communication technologies in schools.

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