Queensland government accused of failing to provide adequate schooling to locked up children

Data shows children in youth detention centres received just two to three hours of education a day on average

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Children held in the “youth hub” of a Queensland police watch house are receiving less than an hour of daily schooling on average each weekday, while those held in youth detention centres are receiving an average of just two to three hours of classes.

Data from a question on notice by the shadow attorney general, Tim Nicholls, revealed children within the Caboolture watch house education support hub received less than 44 minutes of schooling each weekday on average from 22 January to 15 March this year.

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