I am pleased to welcome four new schools to the Queensland Catholic school sector in 2022.

Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon; Star of the Sea School, Merrimac; Newman Catholic College, Smithfield; and Catherine McAuley College, Mackay, will welcome new staff and students into the classroom for the first time.

Holy Spirit College and Star of the Sea School are both operated by Brisbane Catholic Education, while Newman Catholic College falls within the Diocese of Cairns and Catherine McAuley College is in the Diocese of Rockhampton.

The addition of these four new schools brings the total number of Catholic schools in Queensland to 313.