Catholic Education, Diocese of Cairns
Queensland, Australia
Newly-appointed College Principal Glen Seivers brings to this important role a strong faith-based leadership in the Marist tradition as well as a wealth of system, organisational and pedagogical knowledge. In this month’s Principal Profile, he shares his hopes for Cairns only all-boys college as well as what makes him most proud to be the leader […]
Education Minister Grace Grace joined students, staff and stakeholders for the official opening and blessing of Stage One of Newman Catholic College, Smithfield.
This week marks a major milestone in the history of the Catholic Church in Cairns, with the retirement of our long-serving Bishop, James Foley.
Stand out staff have been recognised this Catholic Education Week at the state-wide Spirit of Catholic Education Awards and the locally held Docemus Awards.
This month we spoke to Deanne Garrett, Principal of Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville. Deanne shares what she hopes to achieve as Principal and the best thing about living and working in tropical Far North Queensland.
Year 5 and 6 students at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School at Waibeni (Thursday Island) have been learning local traditional language as part of the school’s commitment to preserving the critically endangered languages of the remote region.
The wildly diverse landscape of Australia boasts everything from lush tangles of mossy rainforests, postcard perfect palms and towering mountain ranges stretching up from sparkling seas, to sweeping sunburnt plains, vibrant red earth, and, come winter, valleys entombed in frostings of snow. This great southern land holds stories of discovery and Dreamtime, of culture and […]
In our latest Principal Profile, we speak to Rita Peterson of St Joseph’s School, Atherton, about the contagious energy of the Tablelands school, as well as why the school community is so special and what she hopes to achieve as Principal.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School teacher Hannah Cantwell shares her experience swapping her big city life in Melbourne for a slower-paced existence on Thursday Island – and the career opportunities that came with it!
Highly Accomplished Teacher and Lead Teacher (HAT and LT) certification is keeping our high-performing teachers in classrooms across the Cairns Diocese.
