About Our Senior School
Tec-NQ is an accredited senior school and boarding school for Years 10 to 12. The senior school has successfully enabled thousands of North Queensland students to complete their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and nationally recognised qualifications, whilst developing their employability skills and building a work-based educational portfolio of success.
The senior school is funded as an independent school. Like other independent schools, Tec-NQ relies on an annual tuition paid by its students to support its operations. Tuition supports costs aligned with the industry team who support Tec-NQ’s employer networks and enrolments.
Our accredited senior school has successfully enabled thousands of North Queensland students to complete their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and gain nationally recognised qualifications, whilst developing their employability skills and building a work-based educational portfolio of success.
Our integrated work-based curriculum combines excellent traditional academic classroom learning with trade skills, ensuring students are work ready and motivated to thrive in their chosen careers.
Tec-NQ Senior School
With smaller class sizes, our hands-on practical learning and trade-qualified facilitators deliver real industry experience to our students. The winning combination of industry-specific academic studies, nationally recognised qualifications and work experience has made it the leading senior school in Townsville for transitioning students from school to work.
Hear what our students have to say about their experience at our Tec-NQ senior school.
Enrolments
If you’d like to learn more about how to enrol at our senior school, talk to a member of our enrolments team today and book in for an information session.
Entry is highly competitive to ensure that only those who are most suited to continue their schooling at Tec-NQ are accepted.
Expression of Interest
If you’re just finding out about Tec-NQ, the best place to start is through an expression of interest. We’ll ask you the questions that get the answers which help you decide if our senior school is right for you. Whether you have your heart set on an apprenticeship or are still considering all options, we would love to hear from you.
"My school is excellent because they have successfully created a safe and inclusive environment for all, to not only explore one’s interests in the trade industry but to also explore yourself. Tec-NQ offers you the opportunity to have a hands-on experience in all the different trade areas in grade 10 so you know exactly what you would like to pursue in grade 11 and 12. Tec-NQ helps you to become ready for the big world, to help you find your limits, to set and achieve goals and to learn more about the things you love doing.”
– Hayley Sims, Year 11 Engineering 2024
Student Application
If you’re ready to get started, you can begin your application right away.