Opened in 2022, Newman Catholic College is Cairns' newest and most innovative school. It is designed to support and nurture innovative thinkers. Newman Catholic College is the first Catholic school in Australia to be co-located with a university. The new, four-level building co-located with James Cook University Cairns will add a new year level every year to become a full secondary college, in 2027.

Our College is purpose built. New, technology-rich environments are provided to deliver a greater impact than the more traditional spaces, and carefully selected teachers are comfortable using digital resources to enhance learning and teaching. Technology is deeply integrated into classroom practice and used across the curriculum. Although students in Year 7 would traditionally not have the opportunity to select subjects; creating subjects that integrate multiple learning areas allow us to provide students with choice while they experience a broad range of subject areas. The revolutionary range of study options include game development, robotics, performing arts, marine sciences, personal finance, outdoor education and three languages.

Our aim over the next five years is to further explore opportunities for working in partnership with JCU, other schools, industry, government and not working in isolation. This is the only way we can continue to provide the very best for each individual student. A key element of our mission is to always remain relevant, contemporary, adaptable, and agile enough to respond to future change. This will be Newman's way of serving in our community.

As a Catholic school, with a Christ-centred mission, Newman Catholic College celebrates the dignity, uniqueness, and diversity of each student. Our school is defined by its commitment to welcoming all who seek to share our life and values. This is reflected in our inclusive practices, which are foundational to the ethos of our college, and form part of the pastoral, spiritual, intellectual, and social development of all students.

Newman Catholic College is distinctive in so many ways. Much of its magical appeal radiates from the exceptional visionary architecture that permeates every facet of this complex building. On entering Newman, you discover new and exciting features intentionally placed to encourage students and staff to think. The strong mathematical undertones add to its intrigue making this design perfect for a "John Henry Newman" school.