Brisbane Central Technical College

Brisbane Central Technical College is a heritage-listed technical college at 2 George Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1911 to 1956. It became the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT) in 1965, and then in 1987 that became the Queensland University of Technology (QUT 1987 to present). It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 August 1999.

The college was founded in 1908, and eventually became the Queensland Institute of Technology. While not able to grant bachelor's degrees, the college was able to issue diplomas which gave the recipients the right to "letters" after their name. In 1987 it became Queensland University of Technology and could award bachelor's degrees as well as higher degrees such as Master and Doctorates.

Brisbane Central Technical College had its origins in the North Brisbane School of Arts and Mechanics' Institute opened in 1849. However, the technical college did not get properly underway until April 1881 when there were 22 enrolments for industrial art classes. Housed within the Brisbane School of Arts Building in Ann Street, the college was fully funded by student fees. The following year the technical college officially opened on 4 September 1882. The Department of Public Instruction provided grant funding from 1882. A separate building to house the college was completed in 1884.

Initially, the college was administered by a sub-committee of the School of Arts Committee. However, by 1898, the college had grown to such an extent that it was decided to approach the government to bring in legislation to create a technical college independent of the School of Arts Committee. This resulted in the Brisbane College Incorporation Act of 1898 which came into operation on 1 January 1899 under which an independent college council was established, separate from that of the School of Arts.

From 1901, Public Instruction Department inspectors visited all technical colleges to ensure that government subsidies were being spent appropriately.

From September 1902, the college was supervised by the newly formed Board of Technical Education.

Circa 1906, when the college was in Ann Street (opposite the Brisbane School of Arts, it choose a crest with the Latin motto "Quod Debui Dedi" ("I pay what I owe").

Under the Technical Instruction Act 1908 which came into effect on 1 August 1909, the College was amalgamated with the South Brisbane Technical College and the West End Technical College to form Central Technical College, Brisbane. It also brought the newly formed Central College under the direct control of the Minister for Public Instruction.