Friday, 22 August 2025 Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns Queensland
Conference Registration: Conference Enquiries:
CLOSED
On-demand ticket registration:
closes 30 September 2025
Phone: 1300 79 20 30
International: +61 2 4201 0447
2025acec@conferencenational.com.au
The 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference was held at the Cairns Convention Centre from Wednesday 20 August to Friday 22 August 2025.
National Catholic Education Commission partnered with host diocese, Catholic Education Diocese of Cairns to offer an engaging professional learning experience for more than 1,400 Catholic educators, leaders, clergy, parents and others from the broader Church involved in Catholic education.
With the theme ‘hope, anchored in faith’, the conference focused on the strategic vision and mission of Catholic education across three key areas – Faith, Excellence and Access. It featured 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.
Didn’t make it to Cairns for the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference? Don’t miss out – catch all the action with our on-demand ticket!
For $499, you’ll gain access to over 70 keynote presentations, panel discussions, masterclasses and workshops – available to watch from anywhere, anytime.
The on-demand ticket provides three months* access to explore a rich library of professional learning content centred around our theme hope, anchored in faith, with streams focused on Faith, Excellence and Access. It also includes access to presentations from our headline speakers – Sr Nathalie Becquart xmcj, Prof Dylan Wiliam, Dr Steve Constantino, Dr Simon Breakspear and Dr Jordana Hunter.
The on-demand sessions will be available shortly after the conference concludes – so you can watch, reflect and revisit sessions at your own pace.
All in-person delegates will have access to the on-demand sessions as part of their registration. On-demand tickets on sale until 30 September at 5pm (AEST).
*Please note: due to speaker agreements, a small number of presentations will only be available for one month’s access and Dylan Wiliam’s full day workshop will not be recorded.
2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference headline speakers
Dr Simon Breakspear, Educational expert and founder of Strategic Schools
Dr Jordana Hunter, Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
Philippa McDonald, former ABC reporter will be the Master of Ceremonies
Sr Nathalie Becquart xmcj, Undersecretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod
Prof Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor, UCL Institute of Education
Dr Steve Constantino, Family Engagement Expert
2025ACEC is proudly supported by Principal Partner:
About the conference logo
The conference logo and branding features the artwork ‘Tenacious Dreaming’ of local First Nations artist Susan Reys, and reflects the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in far north Queensland.
