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GP in Schools Pilot

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​​​​​​​​​​​​Helping students access the health care they need

We are very pleased to announce that The Gap State High School has been selected to participate in the GPs in Schools Pilot.

The pilot is part of the Queensland Government's Student Well-being Package. The initiative is designed to make it easier for adolescents in Queensland schools to access the healthcare they need.

The pilot will allow our school to set up a fit-for-purpose GP clinic on school grounds. This clinic will provide students with access to a GP one day each week, during school terms.


What services will the GP provide?

Our school GP clinic will offer secondary students the majority of services that young people are able to access from GPs in the community, including management of physical health, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health issues. The school GP clinic is not a vaccination centre.


Will there be a cost for students for students to see the GP?

All visits to the GP will be provided at no cost to students or their families. The GP will bulk-bill all appointments through Medicare, so it is important that students bring their Medicare card (or their Medicare number) with them to their appointment.


Our school clinic staff

Website Icon - Tania Macdonald.pngFrom Term 1 2024, Our school 's GP is Dr Tania ​Macdonald. Dr Tania Macdonald completed year 12 with an OP1 at a public school in Logan. During her schooling years she was fortunate to have an oversea German exchange, which was one of the highlights of her schooling.

 She then completed a Bachelor of Medical Science at QUT, during which she spent time volunteering at a Medical centre in East Timor.

 She completed a Bachelor of Medical Science before completing her MBBS in 2011 under a scholarship. Dr Macdonald went on to work for 4 years in the public hospital system in Logan, with specialty placements in emergency paediatrics and obstetrics to name a few.

 Dr Macdonald completed her GP training with the RACGP in 2018. Since then has had 12 months speciality placements in Indigenous health, Orthopaedics and in Refugee Health.

 She has also worked in South Tasmania as a rural GP for over 12 months.

 Dr Macdonald's special areas of interest include (though are not limited to) womans health, sexual health, paediatrics, fracture management and chronic medical conditions. She has extensive experience in mental health, and always has an open door policy for an acute mental health issues.

 In her spare time she enjoys distance running and adventures anywhere and everywhere with her active kids and husband.​

For more detail about our school's GP clinic, click on the fact sheets on the right side of this page.

Bookings can be made via the student referral form click here​, students select GP when choosing a service.



If you have any questions about the school GP clinic, please contact:

Miss Carolyn Speers

Deputy Principal- Wellbeing and Inclusion





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Last reviewed 06 February 2024
Last updated 06 February 2024