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Gladstone

3. Gladstone

Gladstone

This Cluster looked at engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in  investigative learning in mathematics to keep students engaged in the middle years of schooling.

The Gladstone Cluster is made up of five schools – three high schools and two primary schools. Gladstone South State School is the Cluster Key School and is a P-7 school with approximately 290 students with 16% Indigenous enrolment. It is located in a low socio-economic area in Gladstone. Most students attend Toolooa State High School for their secondary education.

  • Toolooa State High School is a secondary school catering for approximately 800 students from years 8 – 12 with 10% Indigenous enrolment
  • Gladstone State High School is a secondary school which caters for approximately 1200 students from years 8 – 12 with 8% Indigenous enrolment
  • Tannum Sands State School is a P-7 school with approximately 750 students with 6% Indigenous. Almost all students attend Tannum Sands State High School after year 7
  • Tannum Sands State High School is a secondary school with approximately 950 students with 4% Indigenous.

The schools have a history of working together in mathematics education and the project built on the existing relationships between the schools.

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