St Monica`s College, Cairns, is a Catholic Diocesan College of 520 students from Years 8 to 12. The school is situated in the central business district of Cairns, one block from the Cairns Esplanade, and is part of the St Monica`s Cathedral Parish.The College provides secondary education for girls. It is the only all girls school in the Cairns region. It offers education for day students and, through a partnership with nearby St Augustine`s College, offers also the opportunity for students to board at Chavoin Residence at St Augustine`s College on a full time or weekly basis and attend St Monica`s for all their secondary classes. This initiative began in 2003.In the twenty first century the staff of St Monica`s embraces the challenge to prepare students for the world in which they will live their adult lives, whilst remaining true to the Gospel values which underpin all Catholic education. Therefore, St Monica`s College is committed to education for girls in the context of a Catholic school which values above all the quality of relationships and the development of the whole person.In the twenty first century the staff of St Monica`s embraces the challenge to prepare students for the world in which they will live their adult lives, whilst remaining true to the Gospel values which underpin all Catholic education. Therefore, St Monica`s College is committed to education for girls in the context of a Catholic school which values above all the quality of relationships and the development of the whole person.
