School cleaning, term-time + holiday-cycle.

• 01

  Do school cleaners need WWC checks?

  Yes — by law. Anyone working in proximity to children in regulated child-related activities (which includes commercial cleaning at schools and education sites) needs a current state-issued Working with Children check. Queensland's Blue Card, NSW/VIC/WA/SA WWCCs, and equivalents in other states. QCC verifies currency at the issuing authority's register and tracks centrally in Boomerang. No cleaner attends a school site without one.

• 02

  When is school cleaning done?

  Term-time cleaning runs after-hours — typically 3:30 PM onwards, after the last student leaves and OSHC sessions are accounted for. Some schools run early-morning cycles before students arrive. Holiday-period catch-up cycles run during the four annual school-holiday blocks for work that can't happen with kids on site (carpets, floors, full glazing, kitchen deeps).

• 03

  Can you clean a school during term and holidays?

  Yes — that's the standard education contract structure. QCC maps the 12-month calendar at onboarding so term-time daily/weekly maintenance flows seamlessly into holiday-period catch-up work (carpet shampoo, strip and seal, full glazing). The result is a predictable, documented programme rather than 'we'll fit it in when we can.'

• 04

  Do you clean universities and TAFE campuses?

  Yes. University contracts cover academic buildings, libraries (often 24/7 during exams), student residences, sports facilities, student services, and admin. TAFE campuses include workshops, classrooms, and common areas — soil load can include trade-area soils, handled with industrial-grade equipment where needed. Multi-campus governance under one Boomerang portal.

• 05

  Are school cleaners background-checked?

  Yes. Every QCC education-assigned cleaner holds a current state-issued Working with Children check (Blue Card in QLD, WWCC equivalents elsewhere) plus background check. Currency tracked centrally and verified at the issuing authority's register. Site-specific child-safe induction completed before first attendance.

• 06

  Do you handle multi-state university contracts?

  Yes. For multi-campus and multi-state university contracts, QCC manages cross-state WWC currency administration, runs one Boomerang portal across all campuses, provides faculty-by-faculty reporting where required, and standardises KPIs across the network. Procurement team doesn't have to chase eight different state registers.

• 07

  What chemicals do you use in schools?

  TGA-listed sanitisers and disinfectants only. Diversey Nanocyn (TGA-certified, non-toxic, kills SARS-CoV-2 in under 30 seconds) for surface sanitisation. Food-grade chemistry in canteens. Dilutions controlled, not eyeballed. SDS available for every chemical on request — many schools require this for their Risk Management plan.

• 08

  Do you clean boarding houses and university residences?

  Yes — as a separate scope alongside academic-building cleaning. Residential cleaning regime applies (common areas; rooms typically resident-responsibility). For boarding schools, the residential scope is integrated with the school's daily operating schedule.

• 09

  Can you handle outbreak response in schools?

  Yes. Outbreak-response procedure (gastro, hand-foot-mouth, COVID, influenza) is pre-activated in the Field Operations Manual at every education site. When the school declares an outbreak, cleaning escalates: increased frequency on affected areas, dedicated chemistry, increased PPE, additional ATP testing where contracted.

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  Are you ISO certified for school cleaning?

  Yes. QCC holds ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management), AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018 (Health & Safety), and AS/NZS ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management) — all current and externally audited annually. The certifications cover the company's processes; cleaners are trained to deliver those processes on site.

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