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.
Christian Religious Instruction Is offered on a cooperative arrangment between the following participatiog faith groups
Kenmore & Brookfield Anglican Church, Fuel Church Australian Christian Churches, Chapel Hill Uniting Church, Kenmore Catholic Church (Our Lady of the Rosary) Parish, Brookfield Uniting Church, Kenmore Church of Christ, Christ Community Church (Fellowship of Evangelical Churches Australia), St Lucia Bible Church (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches), Riverlife Baptist Church, SLE Church (Chinese Christian Church) and Kenmore Presbyterian Church
Outline of faith group’s aims and goals
The aim of Christian RI is to inform students about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective.
Beginning with God - Year 1
for further detail please click here - Lesson structure (PDF, 73KB)
GodSpace Purple - Year 2-6
for further detail please click here - Lesson structure (PDF, 195KB)
Amount of time for lesson per week
30 minutes per week
Parents of students participating in these programs will be advised if a faith group requires funds to cover the expense of materials used in RI.
Parents will be advised of any changes to the RI and other instruction programs to ensure they are able to make an informed decision on their child’s participation.
Other Instruction
Students who are not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate supervised location. Other instruction must relate to part of a subject area already covered in class and may include:
- personal research and/or assignments
- revision of class work such as creative writing or literacy and/or numeracy activities which could include online programs currently accessed by the students of that school (i.e. Mathletics, Reading Eggs)
- wider reading such as independent reading appropriate to the student