Cairns Education

Education News

• Winter school holidays bring ramped-up police patrols across Queensland roads

  Operation Yankee Cold Snap deploys officers statewide to tackle dangerous driving as travel increases during the break.

• Winter school holidays bring extra police patrols across Far North roads

  Operation Yankee Cold Snap launches as Queensland police step up enforcement during peak travel period.

• Winter school holidays prompt stepped-up police presence across Far North Queensland roads

  Queensland Police will increase road enforcement from this weekend through mid-July as families travel during the colder months.

• Cairns businesses brace for Apple price surge on tech spending

  Local firms and schools face steeper costs for MacBooks and iPads after Apple's latest price increases announced this week.

• Tech price jump adds to cost-of-living pressures for Cairns businesses and households

  Apple's decision to lift prices on MacBooks and iPads by 20 to 25 per cent will affect Cairns consumers, education institutions, and small businesses reliant on Apple devices.

School Holidays (Queensland)

• Term 2 holidays

  Mon 29 June – Fri 10 July 2026

• Term 3 holidays

  Mon 21 September – Fri 2 October 2026

• Summer holidays (end of school year)

  Mon 14 December 2026 – Tue 26 January 2027

Source: Queensland Department of Education. Always confirm with your school.

Local Schools

• Cairns State High School

  Public

  Cairns City

• Trinity Bay State High School

  Public

  Manunda

• Smithfield State High School

  Public

  Smithfield

• St Monica's College

  Catholic

  Cairns City

• St Andrew's Catholic College

  Catholic

  Redlynch

• Trinity Anglican School

  Independent

  White Rock

• Cairns Adventist College

  Independent

  Edmonton

• Peace Lutheran College

  Independent

  Kamerunga

University & TAFE

• James Cook University — Cairns campus

  Smithfield. Tropical health, marine science, business.

• CQUniversity Cairns

  Abbott Street. Nursing, education, IT and trades pathways.

• TAFE Queensland — Cairns

  Eureka Street. Apprenticeships, hospitality, health and IT.