Newman Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic Secondary College co-located with James Cook University at Smithfield.

It is the 30th Catholic school in the Diocese of Cairns, the newest Secondary College in the Far North Queensland region and the first Catholic school in Australia located within a university precinct.

Newman Catholic College welcomed its first intake of Year 7 students in 2022 and will progressively add a year level until Year 12 is reached in 2027. It is a master planned College that will be built progressively in four stages, over a ten-year period.