Useful Links
Queensland Organisations
- Queensland Catholic Schools Directory (QCEC website)
To locate a Catholic school in Queensland, please click on the appropriate region on the map or download a complete directory of Catholic schools for each diocese.
- Catholic Education Queensland Limited | CEQL
Catholic Education Queensland Limited (CEQL) Catholic Education Queensland Limited | CEQL is the peak body representing Catholic education in Queensland. CEQL works with the five diocesan school authorities and 17 Religious Institutes and other incorporated bodies which operate Catholic schools within the state.
Following a 2024 governance review commissioned by the Queensland Bishops, CEQL replaced the Queensland Catholic Education Commission as the new peak body from 1 January 2026.
CEQL holds a state-wide strategic role focused on advancing Catholic education. It is led by an independent board supported by a central office. CEQL also draws on the wisdom and expertise within the Catholic education sector through a series of committees. - QASSP - Queensland Association of State School Principals
- BCE - Brisbane Catholic Education
- Toowoomba Catholic Education Office
- Townsville Catholic Education Office
- Catholic Education - Diocese of Cairns
- Catholic Education - Diocese of Rockhampton
National Organisations
- Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA)
Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA) is the national peak body for Australia Catholic secondary school principals.
CaSPA is a federation of State and Territory Catholic secondary schools' associations, representing Catholic secondary school principals. - Principals Australia
Principals Australia was set up as the Australians Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC Inc) in 1993 at the national conference of the Australian Principals Associations, to provide support for principals in their own professional development. It brings together primary and secondary State, Catholic and Independent principals' associations. Principals Australia is owned by the four Australian peak principals' associations:- Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA)
- Australian Secondary Principals Association (ASPA)
- Catholic Secondary Principals Australia (CaSPA)
- Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).
- The Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL)
The Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) is the major professional association for educational leaders and our views are sought and respected by government and policy makers. ACEL draws its membership from all sectors of education in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the rest of the world. - The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is one of the world's leading educational research centres, committed to creating and distributing research-based knowledge, products and services to improve learning across the lifespan in both formal and informal settings. - Australian Education Portal
The Government Education Portal is a gateway to more than 5,000 websites providing reliable information about education and training in Australia. - NCEC - National Catholic Education Commission
- ASEPA - Australian Special Education Principals' Association
Interstate Organisations
International Organisations
- International Confederation of Principals (ICP)
The ICP is a global association of school leadership organisations. It has over 40 members, made up of school leadership associations. Each member is itself a major organisation that supports the professional development and work of school leaders.
The ICP represents over 135,000 school leaders across five continents and, as such, commands a unique global position as a major voice for school education. The ICP is non-political and non-sectarian. - Canadian Association of Principals
Government Departments & Organisations
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority [ACARA]
- Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership [AITSL]
- Council of Australian Governments [COAG]
- Department of Education & Training of WA [DET]
- Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations [DEEWR]
- Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development & Youth Affairs [MCEECDYA]
- My School
- NAPLAN
- National Centre for Vocational Education Research [NCVER]
- National Professional Standards for Teachers
- National Curriculum Board [NCB]
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development [OECD]
- Queensland Studies Authority [QSA]
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