Queensland’s new plan for Closing the Gap

​​​Queensland has launched its first Closing the Gap Implementation plan—a key milestone in nationwide efforts to Close the Gap in life outcomes between Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous peoples.

The plan includes actions to support early childhood and school education and to achieve the Priority Reforms and partnership actions including:

• the local community engagement through co-design model that aims to strengthen educational decision making at the school level
• investigate further opportunities to work with community-controlled organisations in improving early childhood education outcomes

• i​mplementing Engaging communities, empowering futures: Framework for engagement with A​​boriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the Department of Education.

More information is available in the Queensland Closing the Gap Implementation Plan.​