Catholic Education Week in Queensland
Celebrated annually in week 3 of term 3, Catholic Education Week is an opportunity for all 312 Catholic schools in Queensland to celebrate and promote their distinctive mission and ethos.
Catholic education strives to make a difference in the lives of those in our schools and in the wider community by challenging young people to live out the message of Jesus and to reach their full potential as compassionate, contributing, life-giving members of society.
Congratulations to the 2024 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards Recipients
Darkness to Daylight Team, Archdiocese of Brisbane
Kelly Sheppard, Diocese of Cairns
Peter Cavalot, Diocese of Townsville
Jan Whelan OAM, Diocese of Rockhampton
Eileen Moyle, Diocese of Toowoomba
Cultural Team, St James College, Spring Hill, Brisbane
Jodi Marshall, Diocese of Toowoomba (Aunty Joan Hendriks Reconciliation Award)
Catholic Education Week 2025 starts in
Day(s)
:
Hour(s)
:
Minute(s)
:
Second(s)
Catholic Education
- Is a faith-based education which places the values of Jesus at its centre
- Is a high quality, holistic education for 1 in 5 young Queenslanders, educating them to be well-informed, highly skilled and constructive members of the community
- Values diversity and treats each student with dignity enabling them in turn to promote and respect the dignity of all
- Nurtures in students a commitment to social justice and a critical social consciousness
- Prepares students for global responsibilities through stewardship of the earth’s resources
- Is an integral part of the local and universal Church
- Occurs in welcoming, inclusive, and connected communities.
In 2025 the official launch of Catholic Education Week will be held in the Diocese of Rockhampton.
There will be a range of activities and events held in each diocese in the lead up to and during Catholic Education Week.
If you have any events planned please send the details to cew@qcec.catholic.edu.au.
News & Announcements
Date claimer: Catholic Education Week 2025
In 2025, Catholic Education Week will be held from Sunday 27 July to Saturday 2 August. The official launch event and presentation of the annual Spirit of Catholic Education Awards will be held in the Diocese of Rockhampton. More information about the week's...
Catholic Education Week 2024 launches with inspiring awards ceremony
The official launch event of Catholic Education Week in Queensland set an inspiring and inclusive tone, celebrating the values and achievements that define Catholic education. This year’s event started on Sunday 21 July with a Welcome to Country ceremony held on the...
2024 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards
Nominations for the 2024 Spirit of Catholic Education Awards will open online on Monday 25 March.
Subscribe to our mailing list!
Catholic Education Week is proudly supported by:
UniSuper is one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds and is run solely for the benefit of its members. For forty years, UniSuper has been managing super for people employed in the higher education and research sector, and as of 2021 opened the fund to all Australians. UniSuper currently invests over $115 billion on behalf of more than 600,000 members.
At ACU we pride ourselves on offering a welcoming environment for everyone – irrespective of their socio-cultural backgrounds, religious beliefs or aspirations. At the same time, we are a university committed to standing for something clear. We are the university for people who look beneath the surface, and are stronger than external expectations and superficial measures of success. We stand up for people in need and causes that matter.
We’re a publicly-funded university which has grown rapidly over the past few years. The world is our campus, and we put our students and staff at the centre of a vibrant global network of scholars, partnerships and opportunities. ACU has seven campuses around Australia – in Brisbane, North Sydney, Strathfield, Canberra, Ballarat, Melbourne and Adelaide – and we’ve recently opened a campus in Rome, Italy.
We’re closely integrated into our communities and industries, working with them to answer the big questions, and to create tangible results. From hospitals, to schools and any number of far-flung places, our students and staff have always rolled up their sleeves to be fully engaged in the real world. All our students enjoy extensive opportunities for practical placements, and community engagement is a core part of their university experience. When they graduate, our students are ready to work.
ACU offers programs in allied health, arts, business and commerce, education and teaching, exercise science, health, law, nursing and midwifery, paramedicine, philosophy, psychology and counselling, science, social work, and theology.
Along with significant student growth in recent years, we’ve begun to compete more intensely through our research output. ACU research programs tackle enduring and pressing issues in society, in Australia, and around the world.
At ACU, it’s education, but with a bigger purpose.
Dioceses
Staff
Schools
Students
Contact Us
Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Penola Place
3/143 Edward Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Postal Address
GPO Box 2441
Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone: +61 7 3316 5800