This is a situation common to many rural and regional Queensland communities where many children receive a primary education locally but need to board or otherwise move to larger towns to get a secondary education," Dr Flegg said.

"Concern in the Torres Strait was that under this proposal which will see children going into high school at a younger age than before that children may not be emotionally prepared for the long separation of boarding school," Dr Flegg said.

"There was also concern about the significant depletion of numbers from rural and remote primary schools which would inevitably result in reduced teacher numbers, reduced teacher-aide hours and lower banding for these schools," Dr Flegg said.

"The government has a one-size-fits-all approach which the LNP has for over a year cautioned against", Dr Flegg said.

"The idea of an overnight move of every Year 7 student in Queensland into high school on the first day of February 2015 would clearly have much greater implications for some parents and some regions of the State than it would in others", Dr Flegg said.

"Areas without direct day access to a secondary school such as the Torres Strait and many rural communities in Queensland would be the hardest hit.  Even students who were able to travel to a high school long distances on a school bus service often find difficulties.  Some families are paying thousands of dollars a semester up front before they are able to access government relief towards the cost of school bus services.  The overall distance these children need to travel to access high schools instead of primary schools would clearly also significantly increase," Dr Flegg said.

The LNP would continue to carefully monitor the government's one-size-fits-all model for moving Year 7 as we have genuine concerns for the education and welfare of any remote area families.