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Our schools

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Queensland is a huge state and our state schools are (almost) everywhere. Roughly 37% of our schools are in major cities, with the rest in regional or remote communities. We offer a range of teaching environments, including State Delive​​red Kindergartens​, ​​hospital schools, special schools and schools in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Almost half of Queensland state schools have less than 200 students.

If you teach in a school outside our major cities, you may be eligible to receive additional rural and remote benefits​, like extra leave, subsidised accommodation and a larger number of opportunities for permanent employment. It's worth exploring if you're open to relocating.

Queensland regions

Our state schools are clustered into 8 regions each offering distinct benefits and experiences. View the map below to explore these regions.

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Map of 8 regions: Far North Queensland (areas highlighted are Thursday Island and Cairns), North Queensland (areas highlighted are Townsville, Charters Towers and Mt Isa), Central Queensland (areas highlighted are Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Emerald and Longreach), Darling Downs South West (areas highlighted are Roma and Toowoomba), North Coast (areas highlighted are Bundaberg and Maryborough), Metro North, Metro South (area highlighted is Brisbane) and South East (area highlighted is Gold Coast)
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Teacher transfers and relocation

Permanent state school teachers can request a move to another location through a range of employee mobility programs. For classroom teachers, this is called teacher transfer, and for classified teachers (e.g. principals), this is referred to as relocation. Once you're working permanently with us and have completed a minimum period of service in a school location (this varies from 2 years to 3 years depending on the role and school location), you can apply to move to another school in Queensland.

You can search our schools directory map to find out more about individual school locations and regional boundaries.

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Last updated 17 January 2024