How students are dodging strict catchment zones to enrol in Brisbane state schools

There were 131 students enrolled out of catchment in special education programs to access disability programs, and 83 vulnerable students were enrolled under “special circumstances”.

Another 37 international students were enrolled under the CRICOS program.

Prestigious inner-city school Brisbane State High is among the institutions struggling to keep a lid on enrolment numbers, while offering out-of-catchment entry to about 1000 of its 3419 students.

These figures show 231 new students were…