Cairns Campus

Over 4,000 students study at JCU Cairns, including about 380 international students.

The campus location is spectacular – surrounded on three sides by rainforest-covered mountains. Located near the northern beaches in the suburb of Smithfield, the campus is 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of the city centre.

JCU Cairns houses state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities in an attractive setting. Facilities include an impressive library and information technology building, health science and science laboratories, student refectory, café, licensed bar, gym, sporting oval and basketball court. Our campus is further expanding in 2018 with the opening of our brand new on-campus student housing that is home to approximately 300 students.

With over two million visitors annually, Cairns is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Australia. Attractions include two World Heritage natural environments – the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the Wet Tropics ancient rainforests; nearby resort regions include Port Douglas and Mission Beach; the picturesque Atherton Tablelands and outback Queensland are within easy reach.

Find out more on a guided tour of JCU Cairns.

More about JCU in Cairns

• Interactive campus map
• Printable Cairns Map (PDF, 978 KB)
• Cairns Parking Map
• Courses offered in Cairns
• Cairns City Campus
• Accommodation
• Weather
• Contacts