Queensland Association of State School Principals

Queensland Association of State School Principals QASSP is a school leader professional association dedicated to improving educational outcomes for state school students in Queensland.

Our work impacts 325,000 students, their families and communities. QASSP is the voice of Queensland’s state primary schools. We approach our advocacy with an emphasis on building the relationship. On behalf of our 1300 members, the Association sits on over 50 committees and responds to all education related government policy. On the national stage, QASSP is an active member of the Australian Gover

nment Primary Principals Association and the Australian Primary Principals Association. The strength of the Association lies in the voluntary support members give to fellow members. Our network of 45 branches is assisted by a team working from our fully-owned office in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley. Since 1966, the work done and services offered have been in direct response to member need, overseen by a member-elected Management Committee and President. QASSP also provides professional learning opportunities for school educators – from classroom teachers and curriculum leaders to aspiring, new and experienced school leaders. Our programs include: Phonemic Awareness, Fierce Conversations, 7 Habits for Highly Effective People, and Designed InGenuity. Members can access international study tours, work shadowing and mentoring programs and research and publishing opportunities. The Association’s professional journal – The Queensland Principal– is published quarterly and is available for purchase by subscription.

IN THE TORRES STRAIT // Middle leaders from Tagai State College's 17 campuses gathered on Thursday Island (Waiben) last ...
25/08/2026

IN THE TORRES STRAIT // Middle leaders from Tagai State College's 17 campuses gathered on Thursday Island (Waiben) last week for the Tagai Leaders Forum. Thanks to Jeff Jones, Executive Principal of Tagai State College for extending an invitation to QASSP President Debbie Hansen to be present. Debbie was delighted to meet QASSP member Travers Southwell, Head of Campus, Iama Ngurpay Lag (Yam Island). She also took the opportunity to catch up with the President of our Torres Strait Branch, Head of Junior School, Waiben Campus, Yolanda McLean. Yolanda and Debbie are pictured with Angela Falkenberg, President of the Australian Primary Principals Association and Andrew Dalgleish, President of the Australian Government Primary Principals Association.

One of the highlights from the visit came when the group visited Green Hill to watch the sunset and take a lesson in coconut leaf weaving with traditional owner Yessie Mosby from Masig (Yorke Island). Delivered in Indigenous language, Creole and English, the experience offered an insight into the challenges faced by learners with English as an Additional Language or Dialect.

A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EVENT // Silver Business Partner Switch4Schools invited members to a hybrid in-person/online eve...
21/08/2026

A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EVENT // Silver Business Partner Switch4Schools invited members to a hybrid in-person/online event yesterday afternoon – an open floor roundtable where school leaders shared what's working, what's not, and where the opportunities are in the world of wellbeing and engagement. Participants were excited to take up the challenge: Bring one win. Share one challenge. Help shape the roadmap! Thank you, everyone for your engagement.

THANK YOU, LORRAINE // QASSP was delighted last week to host Professor Lorraine Hammond AM from the University of Notre ...
18/08/2026

THANK YOU, LORRAINE // QASSP was delighted last week to host Professor Lorraine Hammond AM from the University of Notre Dame in Western Australia, to deliver her Science of Reading and Instructional Practice workshop. Events on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts and in Brisbane attracted 350 educators, including from schools on the New South Wales border through to Bwgcolman Community School on Palm Island in the far north. We hope to bring Lorraine back to Queensland later this year. To be the first to know when new workshops are scheduled, follow QASSP.

14/08/2026

STORIES TO LOVE AND LEARN FROM // We’ve created a resource we think every teacher and school leader should access. Over several months, QASSP member Alisha Luxford has gathered information from disabled people, parents and carers, teachers, disability advocates, libraries, online forums, and of course, students themselves, around their favourite children’s literature that includes characters with disability. There were around 80 texts recommended, so she read them all, then wrote reviews of the nine that she considers are five-star reads.

Explore the result here: https://qassp.shorthandstories.com/Stories/index.html
Please share with your networks and leave a comment!

Thanks to the team at digital storytelling platform Shorthand, for making this story possible.

HONOURING MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS // Congratulations to Jane Termaat, who has been presented with a QASSP Service Award in ...
13/08/2026

HONOURING MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS // Congratulations to Jane Termaat, who has been presented with a QASSP Service Award in recognition of her long-term commitment to and support of her fellow members. Jane received her award at the recent Far North Queensland Leaders Strategic Summit; she's pictured with Cairns and Cape York Branch President Michael Patane and QASSP Life Member Tony Constance. Tony also took the opportunity to acknowledge 20 Year Membership milestones reached by Randal Smith and Tania Kaitara, and Karryn Brunetto's 10 Year Membership.

QASSP member Chris Honan was also honoured at a recent QASSP catch-up following a principal business meeting for FNQ, with a Service Award presented by QASSP Board member Mark Allen. Thank you all, for your continued support of your fellow leaders of Queensland’s state primary schools.

11/08/2026

IT’S EKKA PEOPLE’S DAY // Although some members of our team will be perusing Show Bags, riding the Ferris Wheel, and indulging in Fairy Floss … others are on call, on this Royal Queensland Show public holiday, to assist with whatever you need.

06/08/2026

APPLAUSE, PLEASE! // Every day, primary school principals across Australia make a profound difference in the lives of children, families and communities. They lead learning, nurture wellbeing, inspire their staff, and create the conditions for every child to thrive. Their work extends far beyond school gates, requiring vision, resilience and an unwavering commitment to public education. To our members and colleagues: Thank you for your leadership, your service, and your unwavering commitment to making a difference every day … on this, Australian Primary Principals Day.

THE SAME ... BUT DIFFERENT // In honour of National Primary Education Week, QASSP President Debbie Hansen today visited ...
06/08/2026

THE SAME ... BUT DIFFERENT // In honour of National Primary Education Week, QASSP President Debbie Hansen today visited Kenmore South State School – where she started Year 1 in the midst of the 1974 floods and from where she graduated in Year 7. Debbie was surprised and delighted to learn that one of the current school captains once lived in the house where she grew up (and that her parents built!) Although some things have remained the same (Debbie visited her Year 4 classroom), today's students have access to purpose-built playgrounds, STEM and digital learning spaces, and a new arts facility. Debbie was also introduced to a green owl called "Trip" – whose name denotes the values upon which the school's culture is built: Take a risk, Reflect, Innovate, and Perform. Congratulations to Principal Georgina Allardice and her leadership team, under whose stewardship Kenmore South State School is thriving. Primary Education Week culminates on 7 August with Primary Principals Day and is an initiative of the Australian Primary Principals Association.

SWITCH SCHOOL LEADER COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EVENT // QASSP Business Partner Switch4Schools is inviting principals, senior...
05/08/2026

SWITCH SCHOOL LEADER COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EVENT // QASSP Business Partner Switch4Schools is inviting principals, senior staff and Heads of Department to a newly created opportunity: The first School Leader Community of Practice. Join in person or online. Expect a fast rundown of what's coming next for Switch, then the good part – an open floor roundtable where school leaders share what's working, what's not, and where the opportunities are in the world of wellbeing and engagement. Bring one win. Bring one challenge. Help shape the roadmap.

We hope to see you, on Thursday 20 August | 3:30–5:00pm at the QASSP Leadership Centre, 29 Baxter St, Fortitude Valley (or online) Spots are limited, register now: [email protected]

DID YOU KNOW? // It's National Primary Education Week! Across Australia, we’re celebrating the extraordinary work happen...
04/08/2026

DID YOU KNOW? // It's National Primary Education Week! Across Australia, we’re celebrating the extraordinary work happening inside primary schools every day, culminating this Friday with Australian Primary Principals Day. We're asking our members – the leaders of Queensland's state primary schools – to take this opportunity to acknowledge the unique place they and their leadership teams occupy within their school and wider community. And we're inviting the students, carers and families they serve to say "Thank You!", for their dedication and contribution.

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