Catholic Education Cairns Explained

Catholic Education in the Diocese of Cairns, Australia, educates over 11,200 students from north in the Torres Strait, west to the Atherton Tablelands, and as far as Tully in the South. There are 29 Catholic Schools in the Diocese, including primary, secondary, college and boarding.

The Catholic Education Services office is located in Cairns, on the corner of Lake and Minnie Street, and takes all enquires for the Diocese.

List of schools and colleges

NameSuburbOpenedWebsiteNotes
Good Counsel CollegeInnisfail1975WebsiteYear 7 – 12Co-Educational Day Schooling
Good Counsel Primary SchoolInnisfail1975WebsitePrep – Year 6
Holy Cross Primary SchoolTrinity Park, Cairns1987WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
Holy Spirit College CooktownCooktown2015WebsiteThe focus of this college is the provision of education for disengaged young people which guides their spiritual, social, emotional, academic, and physical development through an engaging and individualised curriculum.
Holy Spirit College ManooraManoora, Cairns2015WebsiteThe focus of this college is the provision of education for disengaged young people which guides their spiritual, social, emotional, academic, and physical development through an engaging and individualised curriculum.
Mackillop Catholic CollegeMount Peter, Cairns2016WebsitePrep – Year 12 (Prep to Year 4 in 2017)Co-Educational Day Schooling
Mother of Good Counsel SchoolNorth Cairns1936WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
Mount St Bernard CollegeHerberton1921WebsiteYear 7 – 12Co-Educational Day Schooling and Boarding
Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolEarlville, Cairns1964WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart SchoolThursday Island and Hammond Island1886WebsiteThursday Island Campus, Prep – Year 6Hammond Island Campus, Prep – Year 3
St Andrews Catholic CollegeRedlynch, Cairns2001WebsitePrep – Year 12Co-Educational Day Schooling

OSHCare

St Anthony's Primary SchoolDimbulah1966WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Augustine's CollegeCairns City1930WebsiteYear 7 – 12Boys Only

Day Schooling Boarding

St Augustine's SchoolMossman1934WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
St Clare's SchoolTully1928WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Francis Xavier's SchoolManunda, Cairns1967WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
St Gerard Majella SchoolWoree, Cairns1988WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
St John's Catholic SchoolSilkwood1948WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Joseph's SchoolAtherton1923WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Joseph's SchoolParramatta Park, Cairns1927WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
St Joseph's SchoolWeipa2016WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Mary's CollegeWoree, Cairns1986WebsiteYear 7 – 12 SecondaryCo-Educational Day Schooling
St Michael's SchoolGordonvale1923WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
St Monica's Catholic CollegeCairns City1890WebsiteYear 7 – 12Girls Only

Day Schooling/ Boarding

St Rita's SchoolBabinda1926WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Rita's SchoolSouth Johnstone1932WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Stephen's Catholic CollegeMareeba2006WebsiteYear 7 – 12Co-Educational Day Schooling
St Teresa's Primary SchoolRavenshoe1950WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Therese's SchoolBentley Park, Cairns1929WebsitePrep – Year 6OSHCare
St Thomas's SchoolMareeba1909WebsitePrep – Year 6

References

See also

List of schools in Far North Queensland

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