Welcome to our Newman Catholic College Website. After taking some time to explore our website I hope you see first-hand that Newman is an innovative, caring, and exciting place to educate your son or daughter.

The choice of the right secondary school is a very important decision for you and your family. I do hope that this brief introduction provides reason for your serious consideration of Newman as your school.

Opened in 2022, Newman Catholic College is the coeducational Catholic College of choice in Smithfield for the Northern Suburbs of Cairns extending north to Mossman and west to Kuranda. Nestled between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the Wet Tropics Rainforest, Newman Catholic College is co-located with James Cook University, Nguma-bada campus, Smithfield. Newman Catholic College is the first Catholic school in Australia located within a university precinct.

The College is dedicated in a unique way to Saint John Henry Newman whose passionate human response to education transformed the lives of many of his students. He did this through forming capable young people of wisdom and virtue, equipped to contribute to God’s work in their communities.

Whenever we invite a student to our school, we make a commitment to provide them with the opportunities and support to achieve not only excellent academic growth, but also fundamental lifelong skills such as the art of dialogue and the ability to listen deeply to the diverse views, ideas and experiences of others. Respecting the dignity of each person and supporting students to be authentic and have agency (authority) in their position, and empower the agency (authority) of others is important to us. The atmosphere of our college is one which always strives to achieve quality learning and never settles for anything less. The College motto is: Heart Speaks to Heart

As our students take up their leadership roles, seats in our classroom, or when they are honing their skills in the sporting and performing arts arenas, we aim to inspire them to be the very best God created them to be, through everything they do. At Newman education is the medium through which young people develop in both Faith and Reasoning.

Following on from this, it is our aim to develop in our students a lifelong passion for learning, a genuine interest in their environment, a definite purpose in life and a deep desire to discover the truth.  At Newman this is done through a curriculum that is forward thinking, innovative, digital and design focused. Here students are not only capable of understanding and making sense of the world but are passionate about making it a better place.

It is an exciting time, and I am honoured to be part of this new vibrant school and I hope that you are interested in being part of our family. Once again, welcome to our school. We look forward to meeting you at Newman Catholic College in the very near future.

My hope for you is that you enjoy browsing through the pages of our website as much as we enjoy life at our college and if this overview leaves you desiring further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

With every blessing.

Lauretta Graham
College Principal