Island Schools get major boost

from the Bay journal

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The island schools of Macleay, Russell and North Stradbroke are to get a $2m in funding over the next four years.

They are three of 170 Queensland schools who are benefiting from The Low Socio-Economic Status School Communities National Partnership which is a joint initiative between the Australian Government, Education Queensland and Catholic and independent schooling sectors.

Each of the schools will receive the money in eight six monthly instalments to "implement innovative measures aimed at improving student learning".

Dunwich State School will get $617,600, Macleay Island State School $759,680 and Russell Island State School is in line for $614,400 starting in July.

Central to the initiative is the development of partnerships with parents other schools and businesses.

The aim is to localise the development programs to improve the schools extended extra curricula programs on weekends and holidays parenting programs holiday literacy and numeracy programs homework clubs teacher induction programs especially tailored to the unique issues affecting such schools. staff welfare support improved access to data personalised learning for students student well-being centres behaviour support programs alternative learning centres social and emotional learning - supporting sudden learning.