Selected state schools in the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Lockyer Valley Local Government Areas will begin to reopen following flooding across the south-east Queensland region.
All state schools will remain closed for tomorrow:
- Brisbane City Council
- Ipswich City Council
- Moreton Bay Regional Council
- Somerset Regional Council
- City of Gold Coast Council
- Logan City Council
- Redland City Council
- Scenic Rim Regional Council
- Gympie Regional Council
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
Education Minister Grace Grace said a number of factors were determining which schools could reopen.
"Our absolute highest priority is the safety of our students, staff, and families," Minister Grace said.
"As flood waters recede and we can conduct damage assessments and ensure safe transport, more schools will be able to open.
"Across the 10 LGAs where all schools will remain closed, there will be very limited public transport and travelling by road may be dangerous.
"This means while the school site itself may be safe to open, we do not want people out on the streets trying to get to schools when that could be dangerous.
"However we also recognise that as the weather event moves south, the some parts of SEQ - in this case the Sunshine Coast, Lockyer Valley and Noosa Shire LGAs - will be safer to travel around and the majority of schools can open there.
"The four schools we listed yesterday on the Fraser Coast - Mungar State School, Maryborough Central State School, St Helens State School and Granville State School - will remain closed."
