Fourteen school and campus closures have been listed across Moreton Bay, including facilities in Caboolture, Morayfield, Burpengary and Beachmere, as heavy rainfall and flooding disrupt communities across the region.
The Queensland Department of Education’s emergency closures register, last updated at 10:55 a.m. on Thursday 22 October 2026, identified three state school closures, ten independent-school entries and one Catholic-sector closure.
Caboolture State High School, Morayfield State High School and Minimbah State School were the three government schools named in the register. Independent schools across Caboolture and neighbouring communities were also affected, while Deception Bay Flexible School appeared under Catholic school closures.
Three state schools appear on register
The Department’s downloadable closure list identifies Caboolture State High School on Lee Street, Morayfield State High School on Visentin Road and Minimbah State School at the corner of Walkers Road and Minimbah Drive.
The register describes listed facilities as unsafe for staff and students to attend, but does not specify whether individual closures resulted from flooding on school grounds, unsafe road access or other weather-related hazards. No physical damage to the three schools has been independently confirmed.
Independent schools named from Caboolture to Wights Mountain
Ten independent-school entries also appear in the Department’s register, including Australian Christian College – Moreton, Caboolture Montessori School, Grace Lutheran College’s Caboolture campus, Horizons College of Learning and Enrichment, and St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School.
Aviva College has separate entries for its Caboolture and Morayfield locations. Birali Steiner School at Beachmere, The Younity School at Burpengary and Samford Valley Steiner School at Wights Mountain are also listed.
Deception Bay Flexible School, on Silver Street, appears as the sole Catholic-sector entry.
The Department warns that independent and Catholic school closure information relies on reports supplied by third parties and may not always be accurate. Families are advised to contact their schools directly for updated attendance arrangements.
Schools on the emergency closure register
The Queensland Department of Education’s plain-text register lists the following schools and campus entries. Checked 22 October 2026.
Friday 23 October reopening arrangements have not been verified. Check directly with your school before travelling. The official closure pages and plain-text register displayed inconsistent information during verification.
State schools (3)
Independent schools (10 entries)
Catholic-sector entry (1)
Friday attendance arrangements still uncertain
School-specific reopening arrangements for Friday 23 October have not been independently confirmed for every facility named in the register.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast further showers and possible thunderstorms around Caboolture on Friday, following Thursday’s heavy rainfall and flash-flooding conditions.
Parents and carers should check direct communications from their school before travelling. School bus operations and road access may differ from classroom attendance arrangements, with current traffic information available through Queensland Traffic.
The Department advises that absences resulting from extreme weather events or natural disasters are not counted on students’ report cards or in school absence data.
Published 22-Oct-2026
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