Accused killer of Queensland schoolgirl Jayde Kendall to face Supreme Court

Almost a year since the body of Queensland schoolgirl Jayde Kendall was found in a paddock, a teenager accused of her murder has been ordered to stand trial.

Brenden Bennetts, 19, is accused of picking up his 16-year-old school friend from Lockyer Valley District High School on August 14 last year, and killing her between 3.20pm and 6pm that day.

Today, he appeared via video link in the Ipswich Magistrates Court and was ordered to stand trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court.

An exhaustive search was undertaken after Jayde was reported missing.

She was found two weeks later in a paddock in Upper Tenthill, about 17km from where she lived.

Bennetts was charged with her murder and interfering with her corpse.

He has pleaded not guilty.

Outside court today, his lawyer Brendan Ryan said he didn't believe the crown had a strong case.

"They've got a prima face case - that just means on the face of the evidence it appears that my client may have committed this particular offence," he told reporters.

"At the end of the day they've got to prove their case, we don't have to do anything.

"All evidence is subject to interpretation by a jury and thank God we've got juries."

Bennetts remains in custody and a date for his trial in the Brisbane Supreme Court is yet to be fixed.