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Brisbane school cleaning

School and childcare cleaning in Brisbane

Classrooms, amenities and play spaces ready for students each morning, cleaned by people you can trust on your grounds.

Call (07) 2145 7337

Book a free site walk-through

  • We walk the campus or centre with your business manager
  • Rosters that fit the school day and term dates
  • A written scope before the first clean
Get a quoteCall (07) 2145 7337

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The school cleaning problem

Schools and childcare centres are tough places to keep clean. Hundreds of small hands touch the same taps, rails and desks every day. Lunch gets eaten in classrooms. Sand, mud and grass come in on every pair of shoes.

When cleaning falls short, it shows up fast. Toilets get a reputation with students. Parents notice the smell in a nappy change room at pick-up. Teachers start wiping desks themselves before class. Business managers and centre directors end up chasing contractors on top of everything else they run.

There is also the question of who is on site. Schools need to know the people cleaning their buildings are checked, inducted and the same faces each week. Turnover and unknown casuals are a real concern for principals and directors.

What's included in school and childcare cleaning

Regular cleaning

  • Classrooms: desks, chairs, whiteboards, sinks and floors
  • Student and staff toilets cleaned, sanitised and restocked
  • Door handles, rails, light switches and taps wiped daily
  • Staff rooms, offices, libraries and administration areas
  • Childcare playrooms, sleep rooms, nappy change and kitchen areas
  • Halls, covered learning areas and canteen surrounds
  • Bins emptied and rubbish taken to the collection point

Periodic and specialist cleaning

  • Holiday deep cleans of classrooms and amenities
  • Carpet extraction in classrooms, libraries and offices
  • Hard-floor scrubbing and resealing in corridors and halls
  • Windows, glass doors and internal partitions
  • High dusting of fans, vents and lights
  • Clean-ups after sports days, concerts, open days and fetes

How we work around your school or centre

  • Around the school day.

    We clean after students leave, or before the gates open, so no class time is disrupted. Childcare centres are cleaned after close.

  • Checked and inducted.

    Our school and childcare team members hold Working with Children Checks and are inducted to your site rules before they start.

  • Planned to your term dates.

    Holiday periods are when the big jobs happen. We book deep cleans and floor work into the breaks so everything is ready for day one of term.

  • Familiar faces.

    The same team cleans your campus each week, so staff know who is on site and the cleaners know your buildings.

Every clean on record in NEXUS

Our teams record inspections, area ratings and photos on site as the work happens, so you can see your site's performance and follow-ups at any time.

Learn more about NEXUS
NEXUS reporting view on a tablet showing score trends and average results by areaNEXUS inspection report on a phone showing average score, area ratings and actions

Brisbane schools: what we plan for

Brisbane schools run on the Queensland four-term calendar, with short breaks between terms and a long summer holiday from December into late January. That summer gap is the best time for deep cleans, carpet work and floor resealing. The wet season shapes the rest of the year. Storms bring mud and water into classrooms and corridors, covered outdoor learning areas collect leaf litter, and humid air means mould can build in sports change rooms and storerooms. We plan extra attention for those areas from late spring. We look after established inner-city campuses as well as schools and childcare centres in fast-growing areas like Moreton Bay, Logan and the Springfield and Ripley corridor.

How it works

  1. 01 Site walk-through.

    We walk your site with you and see what isn't working now.

  2. 02 Written scope and quote.

    Every area and frequency is set out in writing before we start.

  3. 03 Clean, inspect, report.

    Your team cleans, your account manager inspects, and it's all recorded in NEXUS.

Want classrooms and amenities you don't have to check?

Book a free walk-through and we'll build a scope around your school day and term dates.

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Keep an eye out for us around Brisbane.

Our team is on the road every day across Brisbane CBD and inner city, inner north, northern suburbs and beyond.

Brisbane areas we service

We clean schools and childcare centres across greater Brisbane: the CBD and inner city, the inner north, the northern, southern and western suburbs, the eastern suburbs and bayside, the Airport and TradeCoast, Logan, Ipswich and Moreton Bay.

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FAQs

It depends on your campus or centre. The main factors are building size, the number of classrooms and toilets, cleaning days per week, outdoor and covered areas, and the holiday deep cleans you need. We walk the site, write the scope and quote from that. Call (07) 2145 7337 to arrange a visit.

Yes. Team members who work in our schools and childcare centres hold Working with Children Checks, which in Queensland is the blue card. They are also inducted to your site before they start.

Usually after students go home, from mid-afternoon into the evening. Some schools add a short day clean for toilets and high-touch areas. Childcare centres are mostly cleaned after close.

The holidays are when we do the heavy work: deep cleans, carpet extraction, floor scrubbing and window cleaning. We plan the work around your term dates so it's finished before students return.

Yes. We clean long day care and early learning centres, including playrooms, sleep rooms, nappy change areas and kitchenettes, to a routine that suits young children.

Tell your account manager or log it in NEXUS. Problems are tracked until fixed, and extra cleans for events or illness outbreaks can be booked at short notice.

New Era Facility Services – Brisbane · 29/97 Creek Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000 · (07) 2145 7337