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12-month Ranger Venture Program internships with Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are now open for school leavers who completed year 12 in 2025 or 2026. Applications close 6 November 2026.

Congratulations to Windermere Primary School for becoming the first Tasmanian school to hang a Reef Guardian School sign on their fence! Their year one students are starting on an extraordinary journey to discover how they can help the Reef from Australia's southern-most state.

This user guide contains information on how to reset your password and also how to set up two factor authentication (TFA) for your account. We strongly recommend that users set up TFA using an authenticator app as this is much easier and quicker to use.

It’s time to record and celebrate your 2026 Care, Learn, Act, Share, Steward (CLASS) achievements by submitting your annual actions through your action plan on the Reef Guardian School Portal. Submit by 31 December 2026 to go into draw for some cool teacher prizes!

Earthwatch and the North Queensland Conservation Foundation (NQCC) are teaming up to host a community Clean Up event on Sunday 18 October as part of Tangaroa Blue’s Great Barrier Reef Clean up.

Snapshots of ongoing, collaborative projects where the young people of Aitutaki, Cook Islands, contribute to projects alongside experienced conservationists.

From catchment to coastline to the Great Barrier Reef, join thousands of people removing marine debris and collecting citizen science data this October.

We’re excited to announce a new feature on the Reef Guardian School Portal that enables you to change the display language to suit your preferences! This new feature is a small but meaningful step toward making the Portal more accessible for everyone.
How to use:
1. Go to the Home page.
2. Click on the ‘Select Language’ tab
3. Choose your preferred language from the drop-down menu.

This article provides an overview of our charity's Youth Marine Conservation Program 2020 to 2025.

A brand new Early year’s resource is now available on our Portal. It contains 5 reef-themed hands-on activities created especially for Kindy educators to help early childhood learners to learn about and care for the Great Barrier Reef.

Celebrate Pacific voices and storytelling. Tenor: My name is Pati, is a music packed documentary about family, Pasifika culture, creative arts and determination.

Subsidies available for school excursions completed by 31 December 2029, or until funding is fully allocated.
Find out more visit the link http://www.qldeducationexperiences.org.au/great-barrier-reef-experience/

School groups visiting the Great Barrier Reef with an overnight stay can apply for an Australian Government rebate.

Join the Reef Stewards of Kalkie State School for their latest episode of Sea TV, including a reef trip!

This year we've teamed up with Makers Empire to spark student creativity and real-world problem solving. The theme this year is threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

Here is what some of our Reef Guardian Stewards at Grow Aitutaki have been achieving in the Cook Islands. This exciting, emerging organisation shares its visually beautiful and informative yearly report.

Schools in Bundaberg collaborate with local council for an experiential learning opportunity to the Great Barrier Reef.

Don't forget to organise your tickets to this scienc-riffic event!

This beautifully illustrated book, by Isabella Graham, explores the real science of sharks and the challenges sharks face from living alongside humans.

Remote Reach of Rubbish!
Watch this fantastic, short video that Tangaroa Blue have put out about an impactful marine debris project on the Cocos Keeling Islands as they attempt to turn the tide on the ocean plastic affecting their coastline.

An eye-opening insight to build understanding of how all the oceans and countries are connected and the impact people’s actions have on distant ecosystems.

Marine Safety Queensland are excited to offer free, interactive marine safety education sessions tailored for school students.

These engaging presentations help young people understand the importance of responsible boating, with a key message of “what is a safe skipper and how you can be a safe skipper?”