Statement by Shadow Minister for Education, Dr Christian Rowan
Queensland students will still have to wait another four years for their schools to reach the same internet speeds as NSW despite the State Government’s so-called investment.
The Queensland Government’s announcement in school internet infrastructure is sadly too little, too late.
Just last year a damning Auditor-General’s report found the Queensland Government’s benchmark for internet speeds was 200 times lower than in NSW schools.
It also found the Queensland Government had failed to deliver a comprehensive digital strategy for our schools.
For the Premier and her Minister to only discover that fast internet is a necessity in our schools in 2022 shows this government is always too slow to act.
The Queensland Minister for Education must explain why it will take so long for Queensland schools to reach the same internet speeds as what NSW schools already deliver.
Serious questions must also be asked of the Minister as to why she hasn’t delivered the government’s 2019-2023 digital strategy.
By failing to fund and deliver this strategy, our students, teachers and other staff are having to pay the price and wait even longer for sufficient internet speeds.
Students, staff and teachers deserve better from this government.
