Since 1995, the Queensland Department of Education has run a program of school constitutional conventions each year. The conventions educate senior secondary students about the Australian Constitution and how it guides our democracy. They involve students from all 3 sectors—state, Catholic and independent.
2026 Queensland Schools Constitutional Convention
Queensland's annual program of schools' constitutional conventions invites state, Catholic and independent schools to register a team of students from Year 7 to 11 to investigate a constitutional issue.
The program involves exploring resources about the Australian Constitution, engaging with keynote presentations and working in groups with students across all Queensland schools.
Eligible participants
A school or teacher contact from a Queensland state, Catholic or independent secondary school may register their interest in the day. Students studying Humanities and Social Science subjects in Years 7–11 can draw on their learning, to investigate an issue and contribute to the discussions throughout the day.
Additionally, schools will be encouraged to nominate 1 candidate from Year 10 or 11 to present a 2–3 minute multimodal speech addressing a constitutional issue. All candidate presentations will be viewed and each school will cast their vote to elect delegates to represent Queensland in the
National Schools Constitutional Convention held in 2027. All student delegates who attend the National Convention must be in Year 11 or 12 in 2027.
Nomination information will be advertised to registered schools.
Registration
Planning for the 2026 Queensland Schools Constitutional Convention is currently underway. This exciting event provides students with the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions about Australia's Constitution and its relevance in today's society.
The dates for the convention will be confirmed in Term 2, if you would like to stay informed and join our mailing list for the latest news and updates, please email us at
K-12Framework@qed.qld.gov.au.
Queensland's delegates to the 2026 National Schools Constitutional Convention
The
2026 National Schools Constitutional Convention (DOCX, 400KB) will be held from Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 March at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra. Delegates are selected from the following schools to represent Queensland:
- Albany Creek State High School
- Annandale Christian College
- Brisbane School of Distance Education
- Cairns State High School
- Heatley Secondary College
- King's Christian College
- Lourdes Hill College
- Mackay Northern Beaches State High School
- Mansfield State High School
- Marsden State High School
- Northern Beaches State High School
- Pimlico State High School
- Redbank Plains State High School
- Redlynch State College
- Rivermount College
- Ryan Catholic College
- St Margaret Mary's College
- St Patrick's College, Townsville
- Tannum Sands State High School
- The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
- Thuringowa State High School
- Wavell State High School
If you have any questions or enquiries, please email
K-12Framework@qed.qld.gov.au.