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QUEENSLAND SCHOOLS RECEIVE NATIONAL LITERACY AWARDS

K8309 QLD 7 September 1999

The winners of the inaugural National Literacy Week Awards for Literacy and Numeracy Achievement were announced at a special national presentation ceremony held in Melbourne today by the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp.

Eleven Queensland schools received awards, with Garbutt State School winning a major award of $10,000.

The Commonwealth provided a total of 70 awards for primary schools across Australia. Ten major awards valued at $10,000 each and 60 awards of $1,000 each, recognise and reward schools that have been able to demonstrate visible improvement of students’ literacy and numeracy performance.

"I congratulate the 11 Queensland schools announced in the Queensland section of the awards. They have all shown commendable achievements in literacy and numeracy, delivering excellent outcomes for their students," said Dr Kemp.

"Perhaps most impressive is that the eleven winning Queensland schools cater for students from widely disparate social, cultural and language backgrounds.

"Situated in diverse localities – from the remote Torres Strait to the Gold Coast – these schools have matched their literacy and numeracy programmes with the varied and different needs of their students to achieve outstanding results," said Dr Kemp.

The other award-winning schools announced today are: Fitzgerald State School, Mackay North; Rangeville State School, Toowoomba; Richlands East State School, Inala; Robina State School, Robina; Rockville State School, Toowoomba; St James’ Primary School, Coorparoo; Sunshine Coast Grammar, Forest Glen; Thursday Island State School, Thursday Island; Wynnum North State School, Wynnum North; and Yuleba State School, Yuleba.

For more information about National Literacy Week and the National Literacy Week Awards for Literacy and Numeracy Achievement, access the website www.detya.gov.au/literacyweek/

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