PM: Faith an influence in strong schools

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 26, 2015

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has visited the best Indigenous classrooms he's ever seen and says it's partly to do with the region's strong faith.

TORRES STRAIT, Aug 26 - Abbott is touring local schools in the Northern Peninsula Area on the tip of Queensland.

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PM: Faith an influence in strong schools

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