"This is amazing news that the school community have been waiting for. Telling our people this news was one of the more emotional moments I’ve had," says principal Rose McInerney.

"Our staff have been incredible role models for the children through all of this, and have provided the stability and care that we've all needed to get through this. There are hugs, and smiles, and enormous sighs of relief all around, and now we can get on with getting home to Redcliffs, where we belong."

"The school's board has made the case that moving the school forward and sacrificing about 40 percent of the Main Rd site will address the risk of disrupted education on the Redcliffs site being caused by rocks falling from the cliffs behind the school," Ms Parata says.

"Based on expert engineering advice, I am advised that the concerns leading to my interim decision have been addressed, and have therefore decided not to confirm my interim decision that the school should close."