Religious instruction
Queensland state schools embrace a multitude of cultural, religious and non-religious beliefs. Under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, schools are to provide Religious Instruction (RI) if approached by a faith group seeking to provide RI and students of that faith attend the school.
RI informs students about the beliefs and values of a particular religion. It is delivered by volunteers of a faith group using instructional materials approved by that faith group. RI is required to be consistent with legislation and Department of Education policies and procedures.
All RI instructors must hold a blue card and participate in compulsory Student Protection and Code of Conduct training. RI instructors are only entitled to deliver the RI program outlined below. A school staff member will be present during the delivery of RI.
Participation in RI is not compulsory. Any student (except Prep students) may participate in RI if a parent has provided written instructions to the school.
Students are allocated to RI based on information provided by parents on the completed Application for student enrolment unless other written instructions have been provided to the school.
Note: This consent remains in effect unless the parent informs the school otherwise in writing.
A description of the RI available is provided below.
Christian Religious Instruction
Participating faith groups:
- Anglican Church
- Baptist Church
- Catholic Church
- Wesleyan Methodist Church
- Uniting Church
- Presbyterian Church
- Seventh Day Adventist Church
- The Salvation Army
- Australian Christian Churches
- International Network of Churches
- Fire Church Ministries
Authorised programs for Years 1-6: Connect - Beginning with God; Big Questions by Christian Education Publications (CEP); God Space by Burst Publications; Anzac Day lesson by Bible Society; Love Out Loud Oz Curriculum; QuizWorx and Dan Warlow (shows in accordance with RI approved curriculums). The Bible is our foundational text. The multi faith peak body has more information regarding all of the above curriculum Multi-Faiths RI Peak Body.
For further detail please click here.
Aims and goals: To inform students about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective.
Lesson structure: RI lessons are delivered weekly on a specific day and are 30mins in length.