The states leading education union warns the Gold Coast's schools are struggling with overcrowding and at least 35 new campuses will be needed within three decades.
The unprecedented growth of the city's population, particularly in the booming northern suburbs, is putting pressure on existing state schools.
The issue is becoming so severe the Queensland Teachers Union will demand the State Government begin planning and funding for about 35 new schools across the region.
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Findings made in 2015 by prominent demographer Bernard Salt showed the city needed 35 new schools by 2050 if the Gold Coast is to maximise its potential as an education and health leader.
Mr Salt's report,
Beyond the Horizon, gave insight into the city as it could appear in 2050, with the population forecast to double from its present 600,000 to 1.2 million people.
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