QMEA on strong footing as it enters 20th year

The 2024 results for the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) reflect the impact it is having across its network of schools. Information released by the Queensland Resources Council shows students from QMEA schools are more likely to follow a study pathway into engineering and related technologies than students from non-QMEA schools (20 per cent versus 18 per cent). They are also more likely to enter an apprenticeship in the mining industry (5.1 per cent versus 2.6 per cent). The rate of female students from QMEA schools entering an apprenticeship in the mining industry is 4.4 per cent versus 1.8 per cent in other schools. For Indigenous students from QMEA schools the rate is 6.2 per cent compared to 4.7 per cent. Image at top of page: The QMEA student ambassadors for 2025. The QMEA is the education arm of the Queensland Resources Council dedicated to delivering programs that inspire students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, maths (STEM) and trades. QRC chief executive officer Janette Hewson said the QMEA had succeeded in creating opportunities for students to discover more about resources in Queensland and potential careers available in the sector. “This year over 6200 students have participated in QMEA programs or workshops – that is a lot of young minds who will now be considering the professional and trade roles available to them if they join a mining or energy company,” Ms Hewson said. “The resources sector is growing and it is estimated it will need another 30,000 workers by the end of the decade, initiatives like the QMEA help to create a pipeline of talent which will play a big part in our future.” She said it was an exciting time for the QMEA as it went into its 20th year in 2025 with a funding commitment from the State Government to expand to a further 50 Queensland schools. The 2025 QMEA student ambassadors are: Aiden Peterson Moranbah State High School Amy Harlow Mackay state high school Ava Kaluzyn Bundaberg State High School Brodie Ernst Kirwan State High School Demi Hughes Pioneer State High School Faith Douglas Cloncurry State School Jada Baggow Moranbah State High School Jason Ly Glenala State High School Jodi Lawn Emerald State High School Kate Bateman St Margaret's Anglican Girls School Leni McKenna Wavell State High School Leon Marek Fish Kawana Waters State College Lilly Brady Bundamba State Secondary College Lucy Donohoe Moura State High School Maya Teerink Kawana Waters State College Mitchell Kerr The Cathedral College, Rockhampton Monisha Kiri Mansfield State High School Oscar Tranberg The Cathedral College Slater Gifford Dysart State High School Trinity Shannon Gladstone State High School

QMEA on strong footing as it enters 20th year

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