Queensland parents will find out on Tuesday how the education of their children will be managed in term two.

Students could be using the internet, television or hard copies of school curriculums for term 2, the Queensland premier has suggested.

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Annastacia Palaszczuk says she plans to provide clarity and certainty to parents about the next school term amid the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.

However Ms Palaszczuk has suggested a number of teaching methods could be used in the coming school term beginning on April 19.

Asked about reports online learning could be used, she acknowledged there were issues for internet access in some areas.
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She said hard copies of school work and broadcast television could be used.

"For people who have not got the internet, they can get hard copies of the curriculum," Ms Palaszczuk said on Sunday.

"But also we will be looking at other means that people will be able to get options to study through television networks as well."

Community kindergartens will remain open and be free for 22,000 children throughout term 2.

The Queensland government will spend $17 million on the program to keep 465 centres across the state open for term 2, 2020.

This means roughly 2700 workers employed in community kindergarten centres will also have work.

The move has been welcomed by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission's Dr Lee-Anne Perry who said it was important for young learners to have continuity and stability.

Queensland recorded an additional 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday bringing the state's revised total to 983 confirmed cases.

About 72,000 tests have been conducted and 12 people remain in intensive care in Queensland hospitals.

More than a third of Queenslanders who tested positive to COVID-19 have recovered and the rate of infection is dropping.

Despite restrictions on non-essential travel, police have issued 598 fines for breaches and intercepted 76,086 vehicles at state borders where they have turned around 1457 vehicles.

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