Catholic teachers from across Australia are featured in a national campaign to inspire more Australians to want to become a teacher as part of the broader campaign under the National Teacher Workforce Action Plan to address teacher workforce challenges. bit.ly/3FFjVyE

Our Lady Help of Christians School Teacher Madonna Archibald shares her experience of Lead Teacher certification as well as the benefits for herself, her school and her students. Read the story here: bit.ly/3SVJGTf #TopPerformingTeachers #CatholicEducationCairns

Leaders and new staff to the Cairns Diocese recently gathered at our annual Welcome Mass and Commissioning at St Monica’s Cathedral. The event was an invitation to new staff and leaders of our Diocese to gather together, listen deeply and to harness the strength of community.

In our latest Principal Profile, MacKillop Catholic College's Janelle Newman shares her vision for the southside P-12 College and explains how MacKillop is an inclusive and welcoming place to be. Follow the link to read the full story: bit.ly/4cuSh6D #PrincipalProfile

Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns, Bill Dixon, has announced his retirement after more than 10 years in the role. Follow the link to read the story: bit.ly/4aBFEFh #CatholicEducationCairns #CairnsCatholicSchools #Cairns #WorldClassEducation

New Bishop of Cairns Appointed Pope Francis has this evening appointed the Very Reverend Joe Caddy AM VG, a priest of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, as the 8th Bishop of Cairns. Follow the link to find out more: bit.ly/459GQxX

Catholic Education in the Diocese of Cairns will have a new leader in 2025, with Diarmuid O’Riordan selected to take the reins from Bill Dixon, who will retire in December. Follow the link to read the story: bit.ly/3RxrdKS #CatholicEducationCairns #WorldClassEducation

The 2024 theme of NAIDOC Week is “Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud & Proud.” Throughout the week we will share some of the ways our schools are celebrating. #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOCWeek2024 #CatholicEducationCairns

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Spirit of Catholic Education Awards including our very own Kelly Sheppard from St Gerard Majella School, Woree! #SOCEAwards #CEWQld2024 #WorldClassEducation #CatholicEducationCairns #DiscovertheCatholicSchoolDifference

The official launch event of 2024 Catholic Education Week in Queensland set the tone for a vibrant and exciting week of celebrations in Far North Queensland and across the sunshine state. Follow the link to find out more: bit.ly/4bZzA9w #cewqld2024 #FaithHopeandLove

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 🏫 In this month’s Principal Profile, we speak to newly-appointed Principal of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Waiben and Kirriri: David Graham. Follow the link to read the Q&A: bit.ly/3Wqt06r #CatholicEducationCairns

Most Reverend Joseph John Caddy AM was ordained as the eighth Bishop of Cairns in a ceremony at St Monica’s Cathedral on Thursday evening. Find out more: bit.ly/46PGAoE

Member for Barron River, Craig Crawford MP, announced the approval of more than $21M in government funding for Stage Three at Newman Catholic College. Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns will add another $4.4M in funding. Find out more: bit.ly/4e47sUG

Students in Catholic colleges won a host of prizes in this year’s Design and Technology Teachers’ Association Awards, presented at the Pullman Cairns International Hotel. Follow the link to read story: bit.ly/4fyqEdM #WorldClassEducation #CatholicEducationCairns

We wish all of our staff, students and families a joy-filled, safe and blessed festive season and we look forward to seeing everyone in 2025! #CatholicEducationCairns #WorldClassEducation

Headline Speakers Announced for the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference! 🌟 Join us in Cairns from Aug 20-22 for an inspiring event with an incredible speaking line-up. Read more 2025ACEC.edu.au Early bird registration is open until 30 March.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 We speak to Paul Melloy on how his education shaped him and what he hopes to achieve as the newly-appointed Principal of Good Counsel College. Follow the link to read the Q&A: bit.ly/42pGHXe #WorldClassEducation #CatholicEducationCairns

Exemplary individuals and educators were honoured this Catholic Education Week at the state-wide Spirit of Catholic Education Awards and the locally hosted Docemus Awards. Follow the link for the full story and list of award recipients: bit.ly/3H7x7Rc #CEW2025

🌟 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🌟 A big congratulations to Stacey Bita from Our Lady Help of Christians School on achieving Highly Accomplished Teacher certification! Follow the link to read Stacey's story: bit.ly/3Z91Ti3 #CatholicEducationCairns

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 We are proud to continue investing in the future of teachers in our region with our latest cohort of Education Scholarship recipients: bit.ly/4rqB98C