Paper Petition

To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The petition of concerned citizens of Queensland draws to the attention of the House: concerned parents/residents of Toowoomba and surrounding districts, state their strong objections to the way our Queensland Education Department is teaching and pushing our children in and out of our schools. (a) Children who attend our Primary and Secondary schools who have below average grades do not get enough support through the Education Department and somehow get lost in the system. (b) There are too many holidays - 7 months only at school our of 12 months; 5 months of school holidays, public holidays, weekends and pupil free days. (c) There is not enough qualified help in our Education System – less children per teacher (eg classroom reduce 30 students down to 20); more qualified specialist teachers (not just teacher aides or volunteer parents) per classroom; backup and support for all teachers by the Education Department.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to (a) new schools be opened or some schools allocated to help the below average students; (b) new and improved avenues to help below average students (c) less holidays) (d) more teachers and qualified help for each classroom and school. Our children and our teachers deserve more help from our Education system that work’s for each individual’s needs as our children shapes our society’s future.