St Dominic's College, Penrith

St Dominic's College is an all-boys Catholic secondary school located in Penrith, New South Wales. St. Dominic's College was established in 1959 under Christian Brothers and to this day is officially run by Christian Brothers. Between 1978 and 1985 years 11 and 12 (the most senior years) at the college were co-educational. With the establishment of McCarthy Catholic College at Emu Plains, however, the college returned to being an all-boys school. Currently, more than 1100 students from across Greater Western Sydney attend the college. St Dominic's College has had extensive success in producing professional Rugby League players and coaches. Current and former NRL coaches Brad Fittler, Des Hasler and Tim Sheens attended the college. Along with them, Greg Alexander a commentator on the new 24 hr Rugby League Channel FOX League And former and current Luke Rooney, Geoff Daniela, Blake Austin, Michael Jennings, Blake Austin, Clay Priest and Nathan Cleary all attended and played for the College. Former New Zealand national rugby league team captain Graham Kennedy was principal of the college from 1994-2002. The college's senior study has been named after him for his service to the college. Prison Break star Dominic Purcell and current NSW Member of Parliament Stuart Ayres also attended the college.[1] In 2009, the school's DUX received an ATAR of 99.485. Year 8 students are now studying 2 languages. Italian and Japanese.

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  1. ↑ http://stuartayres.com.au/about-stuart/about-stuart.html


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