Religious instruction

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Religious instruction

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 RI.

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.

Cooperative arrangement Religious Instruction

• Participating faith groups:

  • Broadwater Road Uniting Church
  • Holland Park Mount Gravatt Parish Roman Catholic
  • Church of the Dormition of Our Lady Greek Orthodox
  • St Bartholomew's Anglican Mt Gravatt​
    
  • Southside Uniting Church
    
  • St John's Anglican Wishart
    
  • St Mark's Lutheran Mt Gravatt East
  • St Bernard's Parish Roman Catholic
  • St Matthew's Anglican Church
  • Southern Cross Anglican Church​
  
  

Aims and goals:

• Be introduced to God's story of creation, redemption and final perfection from a Biblical perspective
• Understand that, who God is, what he does and his calling to us to be in a right relationship with him, are all found in the Bible's message
• Hear the story of the Christian community of believers in all ages
• Understand how the message of the Bible applies not just to their spiritual lives, but also to their physical, social and emotional well-being

Lesson structure: 30 mins per week on Wednesdays between 2pm and 3pm

For further information, including module and/or lesson descriptors visit:

https://cepconnect.com.au/curriculum

Parents of students participating in these programs will be advised if a faith group requires funds to cover the expense of materials used in RI.

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 which could include online programs currently accessed by the students of that school (i.e. Mathletics, Sunshine online)
• wider reading such as independent reading appropriate to the student

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.