A new government-built AI tool will soon be rolled out to Queensland schools after initial classroom trials showed it may alleviate teacher workload.

Mt Gravatt State High in Brisbane is one of 15 schools to trial Corella, the artificial intelligence teaching tool which the Crisafulli government aims to roll out to every state high school by 2026.

The award-winning program is said to help cut down on teacher admin, boost digital literacy, and improve classroom safety.

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First announced in May, the AI tool is also said to be able to reduce unnecessary teacher admin by 25 per cent.

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said it’s about giving teachers back time.

“For teachers, it’s going to mean things like helping them with emails, lesson preparation,” he said.

The announcement comes after more than half-a-million Queensland students were affected by the 24-hour teacher strikes in early August.

According to the Queensland Teacher’s Union, educators called for higher salaries, decreased workload and admin, and safer work environments.

Grade 10 students were among the first to test Corella in classrooms, and early reviews are positive.

“We are able to maximise our efforts in the classroom and get more work done,” student Noosheen Bozoigmehr said.

“It’s not giving you the answers to the question, it’s just giving you that information that you can use to come up with your own answers.”

Bozoigmehr said the AI tool will stop students going to teachers for simple questions or for copies of a worksheet.

“We can simply go to Corella for that, and (the teachers) can give us their own personal insights from their teaching experiences.”

Student Tilly Conway said the program, which is similar to well known AI tool ChatGPT, will “not write essays” for the students.

“It doesn’t actually write essays for you, which is good, because we’re still using our brain,” she said.

“If you’re studying for a maths exam, it’s really good to give you examples of questions of what you’ll need to know.”

Teachers have said it has given them a chance to bring AI into the education conversation.

“We saw it as a great opportunity to actually target the teaching of AI, rather than just ignoring it,” teacher Hayley Francis said.

“It’s linked in to all the educational resources, so we know that it’s going to be relevant to us in Queensland.”

Not all parents are convinced, however, with some on Facebook parenting groups calling for a return to traditional methods.

“How about putting textbooks back in classrooms and removing tech,” one parent said.

Minister for Customer Services and Open Data, Steve Minnikin, said AI is not something to be feared.

“AI is not just here now. We want to actually embrace it,” he said.

For teachers and students alike, Corella could mark the start of a new era in education.