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 all RI classes.
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
Aims and goals: To inform students about the basic beliefs of the Christian faith from a non-denominational perspective. Queensland Government
(This document is part of a suite of Religious instruction policy statement supporting documents provided by the Department of Education for use in Queensland state schools and available at https://education.qld.gov.au/parents-and-carers/school-information/school-operations/policy-statement
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 about the God Space curriculum please click here.
Lesson structure: RI lessons are delivered weekly on a specific day and are 30mins in length.
Participating faith groups:
- Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton
- Oasis New Life Centre
- Australian Indigenous Ministries
- Rockhampton Baptist Church
- Brethren Assembly/Christian Community Churches
- Cathedral of Praise
- Global Apostolic and Full Gospel
- Gracemere Baptist Church
- Lighthouse Baptist Church
- Peace Christian Church
- Rockhampton Presbyterian Church
- Calvary Christian Church
- Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton
- Salvation Army
- Uniting Church of Australia CQ Presbyterian
- Lutheran Church Rockhampton
- Rocky Wesleyan Church
- Mount Morgan Peace Church
- Mount Morgan Light on the Hill Church
- Doulos Church Rockhampton
- Rockhampton Christian Outreach Centre
- Any Christian church
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
- wider reading such as independent reading appropriate to the student
- 'Positive Behaviour for Learning' activities.
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. Reviewed and Updated: January 2026