Since 2025, the Queensland Government, together with Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council and key school community members, have been working to develop a vision and identify short, medium and long-term educational improvements, new buildings and spaces for Kowanyama State School.
What may change at Kowanyama State School?
The outcomes we hope to achieve are:
- short-term projects—identify potential upgrades to an existing space or new building
- medium-term projects—identify potential projects for future funding
- long-term projects—big picture plan for the future.
View the draft co-designed education master plan
Please look at the
draft master plan brochure which includes concept maps of Kowanyama State School to see our ideas.
Note: All proposed projects in the master plan are unfunded.
Community engagement
Parents, carers and the local communities were invited to have their say on the draft master plan from Wednesday 4 March 2026 until Friday 3 April 2026.
Community engagement activities included:
- draft master plan brochure
- online 'Have your say' survey
- school Facebook posts
- school newsletter articles
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council social media posts
- face-to-face engagement sessions held Tuesday 17 March 2026 at ABIS Supermarket and Kowanyama State School.
All feedback received through community engagement is being considered by the project team.
Any questions about this project can be emailed to
BuildingFutureSchools@qed.qld.gov.au.