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.
A cooperative structure for religious instruction is used in this school. Church approved representatives will give lessons on Christianity based on the Christian Education Program Connect. These lessons are given as 1 half hour lesson per week to students in Years 1-6.
Gin Gin Community Church Cooperative Arrangement Religious Instruction
Participating faith groups:
- Gin Gin Community Church
- Gin Gin Baptist Church
- Gin Gin Anglican Church
- Gin Gin Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Aims and goals:
- Student related appropriate for age
- Educational approach
- Present Christian values and morals
- Develop respect and responsibilities
Program structure includes:
- Connect work book activities
- Story telling
- Games
- Quizzes
- Video Clips
Students who are not participating in RI will be provided with other instruction in a separate supervised location. These activities will relate to part of a subject area already covered in class and may include, but is not restricted to:
- wider reading
- personal research
- revision / homework tasks