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 annual Student Protection and Code of Conduct training. RI instructors are only to deliver the RI program outlined below. A school staff member will be present during the delivery of RI.
Students are allocated to RI based on information provided by parents on the completed Application for student enrolment form 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.
Participation in RI is not compulsory.
Religious Instruction is offered at Bellevue Park State School to all students from Yrs 1-6. Participating student data is directly linked to religion information provided by the enrolling parent at the time of enrolment on the students' enrolment form, or at any time in writing.
At Bellevue Park State School the current Religious Instruction program offered is a Christian based Co-Operative program. Information about the program can be found via the links below.
Participating students attend one 30 minute RI lession each week on Thursday afternoon, either 1:55-2:25pm or 2:25-2:55pm, depending on the timetable for each cohort.
RI Consent Form
Christian RI Brochure 2024
Beginning with god syllabus
Big questions S1 syllabus
Connect B1 lower primary lesson