For Brisbane families, state schools are estimated to be the least costly route, with the city being crowned the most ...

Plans lodged with Brisbane City Council this week promise to breathe new life into the former Pinkenba State School site, where vandalised buildings are currently boarded up and fenced off.

And parents forking out hundreds of dollars on back to school items may find little comfort in the new claim that Brisbane is Australia’s most affordable city for a government education.