- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a new Crime Prevention School in Ipswich to restore safety where you live.
- Y Schools Queensland has been selected to deliver the new school to re-engage at-risk youth and prevent the next generation of youth offenders.
- It's one of four new Crime Prevention Schools delivered by the Crisafulli Government to fight Labor's Youth Crime Crisis and make Queensland safer.
- Schools will re-engage at-risk youth in education and provide tailored learning and life skills to prevent crime before it starts.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer and has today announced Y Schools Queensland will deliver a new Crime Prevention School, in Ipswich to restore safety where you live.
The school is one of several new early intervention measures the Crisafulli Government is delivering to prevent the next generation of serious repeat offenders, after crime skyrocketed during Labor's decade of decline.
The 'Futures Academy' will provide specialised education, mentoring, and family support for at-risk youth in grades 7-12 who are disengaged from mainstream schooling to prevent them from falling into a life of crime.
Students will receive tailored learning with practical life skills in a structured and supportive environment to help get them back on track and re-engage them in education and the community.
Y-Care, operating as Y Schools Queensland, was selected to deliver the school, following an extensive tender process, and is expected to begin enrolling students later this year ahead of the 2027 school year, subject to national accreditation approvals.
Crime Prevention Schools will also be established in Rockhampton and Townsville, operating alongside the successful Men of Business Academy on the Gold Coast.
The Crisafulli Government has invested $50 million over five years to deliver four new or expanded Crime Prevention Schools to stop crime before it starts.
Every decision the Crisafulli Government makes is about delivering stronger laws, and programs that reduce crime and victim numbers, unlike Labor who plan to raise the age of criminal responsibility and wind back Adult Crime, Adult Time.
Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support Laura Gerber said these schools are critical in preventing the next generation of youth offenders and turning the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis.
"We know one of the best ways to reduce crime, is to intervene early before young people go down a life of crime," Minister Gerber said.
"If we can keep kids in school, getting an education and the support they need to make positive choices, we will prevent the next generation from falling into a cycle of crime."
"These schools will give at-risk youth the education, life skills, and mentoring they need in a structured, supportive environment so they can build a positive future.
"While the previous Labor government spent a decade neglecting victims and watching youth crime spiral, the Crisafulli Government is delivering real solutions to stop crime before it starts.
Y Schools Chief Executive Officer Damien Foley said the Futures Academy will deliver a tailored education model for young people who need a different kind of school environment to be successful.
"Futures Academy, by Y Schools Queensland, is about early intervention and creating the right conditions for young people to re-engage with education," Mr Sambrook said.
"Y Schools offers a high-support model, that works collaboratively with family and community to create sustainable change.
"Futures Academy will combine learning, wellbeing, family support, cultural understanding, youth work, counselling and case management, with the identification of an individual post school pathway into training, employment or further education."
