The  Queensland  Chapter  was  formed  on  15  July  1960,  at  a  meeting  at  the  University  of  Queensland. The College Foundation President, Dr (later Sir) James Darling chaired the meeting. A Chapter Committee was formed with Professor (later Sir) Fred Schonell as Chairman and Dr (later Professor) Frank Olsen as Secretary. One  hundred  prominent  Queensland  educators  were  invited  to  become  members  of  the  Chapter,  and at its first Annual General Meeting in July 1961, the membership was 103 and the credit balance $75.  The  Chapter  was  on  its  way.  Further  membership  would  be  by  nomination  or  application.   Concern was expressed at this meeting regarding country members, with much discussion on how they  would  be  involved  in  Chapter  activities,  a  concern  that  still  occupies  the  Chapter  Committee.   There was also criticism of the brevity of some references for new members, a matter that is still a problem  for  the  Chapter  Panel  of  Censors.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  it  was  decided  that  all  meetings of Chapter members anywhere, were to be regarded as meetings of the Chapter, a strange state of affairs that was quickly remedied.
In 1961, arising from its great concern with the need to improve the training of teachers, the College undertook a massive inquiry on The Teaching Profession in Australia. All Chapters were asked to cooperate, and the Queensland Chapter did the research for the section on Survey of Qualifications. This contribution proved to be a very significant part of the final report. The report was presented at the  Annual  Conference  of  the  College  in  Sydney  in  1966,  and  attracted  nationwide  attention.  No  project of this scope has been attempted since, but the College has aided a number of projects mounted  at  Chapter  level  including  the  Queensland  Chapter  Project  Community  Attitudes  towards  Education, which was probably the most extensive project of any Chapter to date.