On 9 September, QCPCA held a special meeting to vote on whether QCPCA Inc. should stay as an incorporated association or become a company limited by guarantee, to be known as QCPCA Ltd. The meeting voted in favour of QCPCA becoming a company limited by guarantee. This is an exciting time for the organisation and we thank the people who have helped us to get to this point. The QCPCA State Executive will now become the interim board and will commence planning for the change. The year ahead will be a busy one and includes the drafting of regulations. QCPCA will begin consultation with our members over the format of these in the next few months.

I would like to thank everyone who was involved in what was a fantastic AGM and conference this year. We were honoured to welcome the Premier, Minister for Education, Director-General and Deputy Director-General, along with other partners in education. I encourage you to read the conference article featured in this edition.

We also have our new executive in place and I am pleased to have been elected for a second year to the position of State President. The last year has presented many challenges, some of these expected and others not. I am proud to say that we have worked effectively to meet these issues head on.

In my Term 4 message last year, I discussed the key priorities for the year ahead. Australian Curriculum, NAPLAN testing and the My School website, early childhood, funding for public schooling, Flying Start, student welfare, and sustained and strong relations with key stakeholders have all been and will continue to be a major focus for stakeholders in education. Importantly, we continue to strive for the recognition parents deserve in the role they play in education. Queensland's inaugural P&C Day was a fantastic way for this effort to be recognised and we will continue to work with the government to ensure this contribution is encouraged and applauded.

As you will be aware, the government's response to the Flying Start white paper was released earlier this year and QCPCA has been asked to help develop the recommendations, including the move of Year 7 to high school. We need your thoughts on this process and would request any input your P&C may have. Please send feedback to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with 'Year 7' in the title. This will be a challenging project but we are committed to working with all stakeholders to make this work.

I look forward to working with our executive and affiliates through the next year to sustain and improve on the opportunities we are creating for our children.

Kind regards,

Margaret Leary

QCPCA State President