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.
Religious instruction (RI) is offered at Woree State School and is conducted through weekly sessions of 40 minutes duration.
The faith groups that provide religious instructors to deliver an authorised program are:
Combined
Christian
| Christian
denominations
| - Beginning with God
- GodSpace
|
Catholic
| Roman
Catholic
| - Christ
Our Light and Life
|
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 information remains operational unless the parent informs the school otherwise in writing.
Students who are not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate location. Other instruction must relate to part of a subject area already covered in class and be a consolidation of class learning, not new learnings.
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.