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Aurukun school reopens with no hitches

Queensland's premier says the first school day in Aurukun following a month of unrest went "extremely well".

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The first day back at school in the troubled indigenous community of Aurukun was a welcome success, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says.

Teachers, who had evacuated due to ongoing unrest and violence in the north Queensland town, returned to the school amid strengthened security for the start of the new term on Monday.

"From all reports the first day went extremely well - large numbers of the community were participating in the school, which is what we want to see," Ms Palaszczuk said on Tuesday.

Queensland Teachers Union president Kevin Bates also said he had received good feedback from the now full complement of teachers.

"The general feedback is very positive, school has commenced as expected this semester," he told AAP.

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"There is the usual issue with school attendance but that is something they are focusing on."

Teachers have been issued with personal distress alarms as part of a raft of new safety measures after all 16 teachers were evacuated from the school on May 25.

The state government announced last week it would adopt all 27 recommendations from a review into Aurukun schooling.

The review was sparked by ongoing violence from a group of young, armed offenders in the community which saw the school's principal Scott Fatnowna carjacked twice in as many weeks.


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