2/08/2000

BP has once again funded a wide range of innovative programs which focus on the learning outcomes of students in secondary schools. The BP Education Grants for Schools Program, in operation since 1992, has provided grants to over 120 school projects in Queensland.

BP Grants Program was designed to provide funding to enable schools to offer innovative projects that encourage and extend the learning of the students, forging closer links between industry and schools, forming a closer partnership between BP Australia and the Education Sector and involving participation by members of both the school and broader community.

This year over 144 Queensland schools applied for funding with 23 projects being successful. The winning schools were presented with their grants by the Minister for Education, Hon Dean Wells MLA at a special awards function in Brisbane on 25 July.

BP representatives on the 2000 Awards Panel were joined by Hazel Parkins (Education Queensland) Judy Gardiner (Qld Catholic Education Commission) and Robyn Laurens (Qld Association of Independent Schools).

Alex Anderson, BP’s Community Affairs Manager, said that the panel was very impressed by the number and the high standard of applications. Schools from all over Queensland have shared in this years awards.

The award winning schools are:

School	Project	Grant
Bamaga School (P-12)	Bamaga Bush Tucker Trail	S1,250
Mornington Island State School	Youth Enterprise Service Project	S1,250
St Lukes Anglican School - Bundaberg	St Lukes Woongarra Revegetation Project Stage II	$950
St Mary’s College, Maryborough	Production of Fingerling Project	$1,250
Dalby State School	Biker Project	$840
Palm Beach Currumbin High	Amaze Project	$1,000
Villanova College	Air Watch-On-Line Project	$1,195
Mueller College	Recycle for Gold 2 Project	$1,250
Weipa North State School	Skilling for an Independent Lifestyle	$1,250
Immanual Lutheran College	Save Plam Grove Project	$1,230
Capella State High School	Hydroponic Development & Investigation Project	$350
Beerwah State High School	Promotional Video for School Based Traineeships & Structured Workplace Learning Project	$1,250
St Joseph’s Nudgee College	Australian Stock Horse Project	$1,250
Toowoomba State High School (Mt Lofty Campus)	From Shadowing of Scientists by Gifted and Talented Science Students Project	$1,200
Gordonvale State High School Project	From School to Working making the Leap	$1,190
Hervey Bay High School	Bay High Busy Bees	$1,250
Trinity Lutheran College	Native Frog Breeding Project	$1,250
Heatley Secondary College	Nursery Hi-Tech	$1,250
Inala State Special School	Nursery Development Project	$890
James Nash State High School	Mary Valley Rattler Project	$825
Mackay North State High School	The Mackay North SHS Lest we Forget History Project	$720
Blackwater State High School	Building an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Bush Food Garden Project	$1,080
Bundaberg State High School	Community and Employment Links for Students with Disabilities	$1,210

For further information contact:

Janelle Berlese (07) 3243 7302
Alex Anderson (03) 9268 4822