ABSTRACT
This chapter will examine the extent to which we have been successful in our pursuit of the strong and smart vision, and the extent to which we have started arming our students with courage, confidence and skill and with intellectual, psychological and spiritual integrity. It is worth noting that the research developed to inform this chapter was utilized for other important purposes as well. In 2003 the then Queensland Government Minister for Education, Ms Anna Bligh, requested a review by exception to examine what was contributing to such dramatic positive change at Cherbourg State School. This review was the first of its kind for Education Queensland, in which a school has been identified for review because of positive progress.
