We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference will be held at the newly-refurbished Cairns Convention Centre from Wednesday 22 August to Friday 22 August 2025.

National Catholic Education Commission is partnering with host diocese, Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns to offer an engaging professional learning experience for Catholic educators, leaders, clergy, parents and others involved in Catholic education.

We anticipate around 1,500 delegates including Catholic educators, leaders, clergy, parents, and others involved in Catholic education, to attend this significant event held every three years.

With the theme ‘hope, anchored in faith’, the conference aims to provide an engaging professional learning experience with a focus on the strategic vision and mission of Catholic education across three key areas – Faith, Excellence and Access. We will be featuring a broad range of speakers, presentations and workshops focused on Catholic identity, mission and formation; learning and teaching; leadership and governance; parent engagement; parish and community engagement; resourcing and infrastructure; advocacy and marketing; and more.

The conference logo and branding features the artwork of local First Nations artist Susan Reys, and reflects the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in far north Queensland.