Every culturally and linguistically diverse student succeeding

The department is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable education for every student and to fulfilling our obligations under Queensland’s Multicultural Recognition Act 2016 and Human Rights Act 2019​.

This year, the department is developing an Every culturally and linguistically diverse student succeeding plan. This 4-year plan will ensure growing success and wellbeing of children and students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as they move from entry to Prep through to their post-school destinations. The focus of this plan will be on students who:

• were born outside Australia
  
• have one or both parents who were born outside Australia 
• speak a language or dialect other than English at home.
  

Refugees and asylum seekers, international students, migrants taking up employment opportunities and others reuniting with family contribute to our culturally diverse school communities. ​

For more information, please contact Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Inclusion at CALD.Inclusion@qed.qld.gov.au.

• Queensland Multicultural Recognition Act 2016
• Queensland multicultural policy and action plan
• Indigenous Partnerships website
• Capability Framework: Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander EAL/D learners (PDF, 2.6MB)
• Policy statement: English as an additional language or dialect
• International students - English as an additional language or dialect
• Intensive English Centres - contact list (DOCX, 391KB)
  
• Guidelines for using interpreters in schools
• Refugee services and supports Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma
  • Information brochures for schools
• Refugee student support kit (PDF, 300KB)
• Online teaching and learning activities:
  • Bullying. No Way! - information and resources about bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence in schools for school leaders, teachers, parents and students from Prep to Year 12 (Safe and Supportive School Communities (SSSC) Working Group, 2014)
  • Prejudice, No Way - anti-prejudice activities for Prep to Year 3 students (NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2012)
  • Racism, No Way - anti-racism activities for Year 3-12 students (NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2012)
• Other sources of advice:
  • The Australian Council of TESOL Associations Inc.
  • Queensland Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (QATESOL)
  • Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
• Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland      
• Australian Government: Refugee and humanitarian program