St Stephen's Catholic College, Mareeba

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  • Term 1 Commences
    Wednesday 28 January
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  • Year 7 2027 Enrolments
    Enrolment applications are due Friday, 13 February 2026.
  • Term 1 Commences
    Wednesday 28 January

Welcome to St Stephen’s Catholic College

St Stephen’s Catholic College is a co-educational secondary school located in Mareeba, approximately 60 km west of Cairns. Founded in 2006 on 28 hectares and administered by the Catholic Diocese of Cairns, our college provides a quality secondary education for students from the surrounding Tablelands and Mossman areas.

Our vision is that St Stephen’s Catholic College will be a safe and nurturing learning community where students are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning, to build successful relationships, to have an awareness of God’s presence and to strive to achieve their personal best.

Our college enjoys an excellent reputation in academic rigour and performance, while also providing support for students from varied ability levels. The Australian curriculum informs teaching and learning in years 7 to 10, with the senior schooling curriculum structured to meet the needs of students who are following an academic or vocational pathway. Modern facilities and a strong emphasis on technology combine to enhance the learning experiences of our students.

Our pastoral care program is designed to develop the whole person — emotionally, spiritually, socially and physically. We seek to form young people who are confident, have respect for themselves and others and are morally autonomous.

2026 Term Dates

Term 1: 28.01.2026 to 02.04.2026
Term 2: 20.04.2026 to 26.06.2026
Term 3: 13.07.2026 to 18.09.2026
Term 4: 06.10.2026 to 27.11.2026
Year 12: 20.11.2026
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The co-curricular activities at St Stephen’s Catholic College are varied and provide students with the opportunity to experience a range of sporting, cultural, enrichment and community service programs. In addition, the annual camps or community days for each year level foster positive relationships among students and challenge them to master new skills.

If you would like to know more about us, and how we can assist you to become part of the St Stephen’s family, please contact us for further information.

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A Christmas message from the St Stephen's Songbirds. Performed in 2024, Somewhere in Your Silent Night reminds us that Jesus meets us where we are, wherever we are. #Hope #MerryChristmas #faithservicecourage ... See MoreSee Less

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As we prepare for our holiday closure period, please note the following important information, with some variation to our regular opening hours before school resumes on Wednesday, 28 January.

Further details may be found in My NEWS in the MyCE app, or by visiting our website: www.sscc.qld.edu.au/news-and-events/important-dates-and-events/

Wishing our students and families a happy and holy Christmas.

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Great Wheelbarrow Race 2026 - Can You Help?

St Stephen’s Catholic College had a phenomenal showing at the 2025 Great Wheelbarrow Race, proudly nominating two dedicated student teams to take on the iconic 140 km challenge from Mareeba to Chillagoe. Both teams performed exceptionally well, with our senior team coming first in the school division and taking out the trophy as overall race winners. 👏🥇🏆 In addition to the remarkable results, the students raised $8,845.68 for the Mareeba Friends of the Hospital Foundation. 😃

We're ready to do it all again in 2026, and need your help!

👉Sponsorship
We already have some fabulous sponsors joining our teams this year, including our Silver Sponsors: Mareeba Leagues Club and Duesburys Accountants & Advisors, and our Bronze Sponsors: Big Pete's Plumbing and Wheelers. We thank our sponsors for their support! 🙏

Sponsorship opportunities are still available, so please get in touch with Linda Bale (4086 2500 or email lbale1@cns.catholic.edu.au) if you would like to support us in this way.

👉Other ways to help
We will be holding a range of additional fundraisers as the event approaches. Please keep an eye out for these and support us where you can.

If you have any ideas to contribute to the teams, or to our fundraising efforts, we would love to hear from you!

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We are proud to introduce our 2026 College Captains: Bonnie, King, Jonty and Charlotte. 👏

We wish you all the best as you step into this important leadership role. The year ahead will be an exciting time, and we are sure that you will lead with Faith, Service and Courage.

We're also excited to see students across Years 7 - 12 step into a range of leadership positions, where they will have the potential to create a lasting positive impact on our College community. Learn more about our 2026 leaders in the current edition of St Stephen's News!

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