Education

Adult Education

Many schools and colleges run short courses on a wide range of subjects. Watch the Courier Mail and local free press for details just before the beginning of each school term or semester.

• Pine Rivers State High School holds evening classes for the Pine Rivers community, including arts & craft lessons, music, sport, cooking and more.
• University of the Third Age - 'Learning for Pleasure', Providing leisure and educational courses to local seniors.

Secondary School Course Providers

• Coorparoo Secondary College is now the only Education Queensland site to offer Secondary Education classes for Adults in Brisbane. Adults can choose to be assessed internally or through the external examinations.
• Brisbane School of Distance Education also offers preparation for external examinations but it is not specifically tailored to adults.
• John Paul International College - High School Preparation (intensive English language), Junior & Senior High School, Study Tours & Study Abroad Course.

Secondary School Study Aids

• Study Aids from BCL/Seekbooks includes Cliffs Notes and other study guides

Tertiary Preparation and Entrance

• Coorparoo Secondary College is now the only Education Queensland site to offer Secondary Education classes for Adults in Brisbane. Adults can choose to be assessed internally or through the external examinations.
• John Paul International College - High School Preparation (intensive English language), Junior & Senior High School, Study Tours & Study Abroad Course
• Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
• Tertiary Entrance Information - Queensland Study Authority
• For Universities and TAFE Institutions see the BCL Tertiary page

Books, Non-fiction and Fiction

• BCL Books - Thousands of books of all kinds, plus information about getting employed as a writer, magazine subscriptions and links to book clubs.
   
• Abebooks AU - Shop with the Australian and New Zealand book specialists on this Australian version of the international site. Includes new, used, rare, out-of-print and collectable books, textbooks, etc.
   
• QBD The Bookshop Online - $6.00 Shipping anywhere in Australia.
   
• Capers Bookstore - Specialising in books on family health, women's issues, pregnancy and birth, fertility issues, midwifery, breastfeeding, parenting and grief; textbooks and teaching resources for midwifery and childbirth education.