St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls
Coordinates: 54°35′38″N 5°57′29″W / 54.594°N 5.958°W
| Motto | Veritas ("truth") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1870 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Mrs C. McCann |
| Board | Belfast Education and Library Board |
| Location |
135-137 Falls Road Belfast County Antrim BT12 6AE Northern Ireland |
| Students | 1000 (approx) |
| Gender | All-Female |
| Colours | |
| Type | Grammar School |
| Website | St. Dominic's Grammar School for Girls, Belfast |
St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls (Irish: Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Doiminic do Chailíní), formerly St Dominic's High School (Irish: Ardscoil Naomh Doiminic), is a Catholic grammar school for girls aged 11–18 (Years 8-14), in Belfast, Northern Ireland..
History
St. Dominic’s was founded by the Dominican Order in 1870 at the invitation of the Most Reverend Dr. Dorrian, Bishop of Down and Connor on the Falls Road in Belfast. It was originally named St. Mary’s Dominican Convent. When it opened on April 25, 1870, there were four pupils enrolled. The Boarding School opened on April 29 with one pupil and the Study Hall Block was built in 1897. The school has grown significantly over the years with the addition of the St. Margaret’s Wing in 1950’s, St. Thomas’s Building in 1960s and the erection of St. Ita’s and St.Raymond’s in the 1970s.
Academics
St. Dominic's topped the A-Level league table of grammar schools in Northern Ireland with 96.5% receiving 3 or more A-levels at Grades A* to C in 2015/16.[1] It also topped the GCSE league table of secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 100% of year 12 pupils receiving 5 or more GCSEs at Grades A* to C in examinations set in 2015/16.[2]
The school has recently become a specialist school for humanities.
Alumni
- Eileen Carragher (1920 - 2011) - teacher and founding member of SDLP[3]
- Mary Beckett (1926 - 2013) - writer
- Betty Williams (b. 1943) - Irish peace campaigner
- Anna Carragher (b. 1948) - Controller of BBC Northern Ireland
- Geraldine Smyth (b. 1949) - Prioress General of the worldwide Irish Dominican Sisters[4] and associate professor with the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College Dublin[5]
- Mary McAleese (b. 1951) - President of Ireland
- Patricia Craig (b. 1952) - writer[6]
- Eimear O'Callaghan (b. 1956) - former BBC news editor and author[7]
- Eilís Ferran (b. 1962) - legal scholar
- Nichola Mallon (b. 1979) - Lord Mayor of Belfast 2015
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Belfast Telegraph A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Tables 2017".
- ↑ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE: Northern Ireland School League Table 2017".
- ↑ "Eileen Carragher Obituary". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ↑ "The sister stories". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "Dr. Geraldine Smyth". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "Patricia Craig". Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ "West Belfast diary of a Teenager in the Troubles". Retrieved 29 December 2016.