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Information sheet: special guests and requests

Your school may invite a range of guests to your main celebration day.

If inviting politicians of different parties or levels of government, the handbook of Protocol Queensland will help with the wording of invitations and the recommended order of speakers.

For further information, contact:
Protocol Queensland
Email: protocol@premiers.qld.gov.au

Invitations

should be sent as soon as you have decided on a date
advise guests who else will be attending
be clear as to what you want your guest to do: attend only, present a speech, plant a tree, unveil a plaque, write a foreword

Speeches

If more than one speech will be presented, it is useful to ask guests to speak on a specific area to avoid repetition and embarrassment.

Speech - foreword

Details needed for speakers:

length of speech
length of foreword
date school opened
number of students/teachers on first day
first school building
key developments in school’s history
current number of students and teachers
current school facilities
details of prominent former students or staff
school motto – if applicable

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Last updated: November 2007