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Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo)
Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo) offers programs in arts, business, education, information systems, midwifery, nursing, philosophy, professional development, professional leadership, religious education, social science, theology, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, and has around 3000 students.

The campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo on the site of the former Pius XII Seminary, whose origins go back to 1863.

North Sydney Campus (MacKillop)
North Sydney Campus (MacKillop) offers programs in arts, business, information systems, environmental science, exercise science and management, nursing and philosophy, and has around 2200 students.

The campus is named after Mary MacKillop, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph in South Australia in 1866. She moved to a cottage in Mount Street, North Sydney, in the 1880s. In 1913, the Sisters established a teacher training school at North Sydney for members of the Order.

In 1958, lay students were admitted. In 1971, the school became the Catholic Teachers College and in 1982 the College became part of the Catholic College of Education, Sydney.

Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)
Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) offers programs in arts, career education, child protection, education, exercise science, social work, evaluation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, inclusive education, mediation and advocacy, philosophy, professional development, professional leadership, religious education, theology and visual arts, and has around 2600 students.

The campus was formerly a teachers college founded by the Christian Brothers in 1908. Lay students were admitted in 1973 and women in 1982. Mount Saint Mary College amalgamated with other Catholic colleges to form the Catholic College of Education, Sydney.

Canberra Campus (Signadou)
Canberra Campus (Signadou) offers programs in arts, education, educational leadership, religious education, philosophy, social work, theology and youth studies, and has around 650 students.

The Campus is named after the "Sign of God" (Signe de Dieu) given to the founder of the Dominican Order in the 13th century directing him and members of his Order to teach.

The Dominican Sisters' Teacher Training College was founded in Maitland in 1926. The College moved to Canberra in 1963.

Ballarat Campus (Aquinas)
Ballarat Campus (Aquinas) offers programs in education, educational leadership, management, midwifery, nursing, philosophy, religious education and theology, and has around 650 students.

The Campus was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1909 to train Catholic teachers. The College moved to 1200 Mair Street in 1974, first becoming the Catholic Teachers College and then part of the Institute of Catholic Education.

. Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's)
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick's) offers programs in arts, business, education, exercise science, information systems, nursing, music, psychology, social sciences, theology and visual arts, and has around 3200 students.

The Campus was established in 2000, replacing Christ campus, Oakleigh, formerly Christ College, founded in 1967, and Mercy campus, Ascot Vale, formerly mercy teacher Training College, founded in 1908.

Part of the campus is historic Central Hall, formerly Cathedral Hall, built in 1903 and closely linked with Melbourne's Catholic community.

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