Editing James Cook University (section)

== Student life ==
=== Student demographics ===
In 2021, JCU's student population was at 17,001, which includes 4,289 International students.

=== Residential colleges ===
[[File:JCU StMarksCollege2.jpg|thumb|St Marks' College]]
[[File:JCU University Hall.jpg|thumb|University Hall]]

James Cook University's Townsville, Bebegu Yuma campus, situated in the suburb of Douglas, has five on-campus [[residential]] halls and [[college]]s, which can accommodate 1,158 students. Services offered by these facilities vary from self-catered to fully catered. James Cook University's Cairns, Nguma-bada campus, situated in the outer northern suburb of [[Smithfield, Queensland|Smithfield]], has one on-campus self-catered residential hall, John Grey Hall, which can accommodate 287 students.

=== Townsville ===

====Affiliated colleges====
Saints Catholic College, first founded in 1964 and run by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville]], was formed in 2011 with the amalgamation of the Catholic Colleges of St Raphael and St Paul and the addition of a third wing, St Mary MacKillop Wing, in honour of Australia's first Saint.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cathcollegesjcu.edu.au/about/history-of-the-college/|title=History of the College {{!}} JCU Saints Catholic College|website=JCU Saints Catholic College|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314143121/https://www.cathcollegesjcu.edu.au/about/history-of-the-college/|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> Saints Catholic College provides fully catered accommodation to 296 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cathcollegesjcu.edu.au/accommodation/accommodation-information/|title=Accommodation Information {{!}} JCU Saints Catholic College|website=JCU Saints Catholic College|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515105156/https://www.cathcollegesjcu.edu.au/accommodation/accommodation-information/|archive-date=15 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> Saint Mark's College, run by the [[Anglican Diocese of North Queensland]], accommodated 154 male and female students until its closure in 2017 due to financial difficulties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/students-told-of-college-closure-during-exam-block/news-story/a01f9737a1260dfc376829c50402c887|title=Students told of college closure during exam block|last=Smith|first=Lucy|date=14 June 2017|work=Townsville Bulletin|access-date=14 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719055349/http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/students-told-of-college-closure-during-exam-block/news-story/a01f9737a1260dfc376829c50402c887|archive-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> The John Flynn College was established in 1968 and is named after Australian Presbyterian minister [[John Flynn (minister)|John Flynn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnflynn.org.au/about/|title=About {{!}} The John Flynn College|website=The John Flynn College|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316192750/http://www.johnflynn.org.au/about/|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> The college provides fully catered accommodation for more than 253 students.

====Halls of Residence====
James Cook University manages three non-denominational halls in Townsville for 771 students. University Hall was the first residence to be established at the university in the 1960s and offered 241 fully catered rooms. University Hall opened for student accommodation in 1967 as a co-educational hall of residence and lays claim to being the first co-educational university hall of residence in Australia. University Hall officially closed at the end of the 2021 academic year. George Roberts Hall opened in 2002 with unit-style, fully-catered accommodation for 250 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/jcu-halls/about-us|title=About Us – JCU Australia|website=JCU Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515105215/https://www.jcu.edu.au/jcu-halls/about-us|archive-date=15 May 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref> Rotary International House, containing 118 self-catered beds, was established in 1990 with the assistance of [[Rotary Clubs]]. Burralga Yumba opened at the beginning of the 2022 academic year. The new building contains 403 self-catered beds. Western Halls and Western Courts, former Halls of Residence colleges, closed in 2008 and 2018 respectively.

=== Cairns ===

====John Grey Hall====
John Grey Hall, named after Lt. Gen. [[John Grey (Australian general)|John Grey]], opened in 2018 to meet the need for on-campus accommodation in Cairns. The residential hall, which is managed by UniLodge, accommodates 287 students in self-catered accommodation with plans to expand to accommodate 1000 students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/february/jt-opens-john-grey-hall-at-jcu|title=JT opens John Grey Hall at JCU – JCU Australia|website=JCU Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331064441/https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/february/jt-opens-john-grey-hall-at-jcu|archive-date=31 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=14 May 2018|date=18 February 2018}}</ref>