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St Dominic’s Catholic College is a Year 7-13 girls’ school situated in West Auckland

Our vision is to challenge students to achieve excellence by delivering a holistic education based on the living values of the Catholic Dominican tradition.

 Enrolment application packs for 2019 are available on our website or from the school office.

 
Information for new students 2020

If you have a daughter you wish to enrol next year, please be aware of the information below. You may wish to let friends and family know of the enrolment process and closing date.

We are now accepting enrolments for the 2020 academic year.

Please note the timeline of the enrolment process.
1. Applications open 29 January 2019 and close at 4pm on Friday 28th June 2019.*
2. Open Evening is Tuesday 19th March at 7.00pm.
3. Interviews will take place in Term 3, 2019.
4. Families will be notified of the outcome of their application during Term 3 2019.
* Late enrolments will be placed on a wait list and contacted if space is available.

 
 
 

Our Special Character 
St Dominic’s is committed to creating a caring and supportive environment where each student can feel special, loved, understood and appreciated and which emphasizes excellence in academic learning, personal development and involvement in the community.
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Academic Programmes
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Our restricted maximum roll number means that we are small enough to care but large enough to challenge and provide a well-rounded education which ensures that our girls are equipped with the learning skills and knowledge that will prepare them for the future.

A full, stimulating and relevant curriculum is offered for all students.

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Co-curricular
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A wide range of sporting, arts and cultural opportunities are provided for all our students from netball, soccer and hockey to dance and drama clubs and cultural performance groups.
 
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MAX course


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News

News from the Maths Department

We are very excited to share news of the academic success of some of our senior Mathematics students. Tayla Paauwe, Anastasia Bryleva, Amanda Wang and Jae Hwang, who completed Level 3 Calculus in Year 12, have been accepted to follow the University of Auckland Young Scholars’ Programme MAX course this year. MAX (Mathematical Acceleration and eXtension) is a first semester (internal or extramural) course in university mathematics for high achieving high school students throughout New Zealand. The programme is designed for students who enjoy academic challenge, have shown themselves to be very capable at high school mathematics and can handle a solid workload. The Department of Mathematics and the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland jointly offer this course which is academically equivalent to the first year Engineering Mathematics course.
Pictured L-R Tayla Paauwe, Jae Hwang, Amanda Wang.
We congratulate these students for this significant achievement!
 

 

SALT AND LIGHT LOGOS LEADERSHIP RETREAT

From 22nd - 24th of January, our Head Girls and Special Character Leaders were invited to attend the annual Salt and Light Logos Leadership Retreat. We travelled to Kaueranga Valley Christian Camp, along with other Year 13 leaders from Catholic schools in Auckland and Hamilton. Over three days we engaged in group activities and challenges such as “the amazing race”. We connected with other students and retreat leaders as well as have time to reflect on ourselves and what leadership skills we would bring to our school communities.
Every activity we participated in helped us to deepen our understanding of what it is to be “salt and light”, which is derived from the Gospel of Matthew 5:13-16 stating, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?”... “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” Salt represents our differences and unique talents, whilst light represents guidance, warmth and how we are able to use our light to help provide direction for others. As we reflected as a group and individuals on this bible verse we realised that as leaders we are called to be salt and a light and this is something we are really looking forward to acting upon as we head into this school year. This retreat cultivated beautiful friendships and created some amazing memories. Not only that but it gave the leaders of our Catholic School communities a chance to grow together. We couldn’t have been more honoured to be given the opportunity to attend this retreat and represent our amazing school.
Pictured Head girl Kate Devereaux (centre) Deputy Head girls (left) Dan-Yel James and Sandy-Mary Fonoti (right)
 

Rich Tradition of Learning and Achievement
Our students enjoy a high rate of success in national examinations and, later, at tertiary institutions. 
St Dominic’s offers a rich curriculum which ensures that there is opportunity for students to develop their academic, spiritual, cultural and physical potential.

We believe (and research confirms) that girls can more easily reach their full potential in a single sex school. A Gifted and Talented programme is offered for those girls identified as likely to benefit from additional extension and challenge.
HISTORY OF ST DOMINIC'S
 
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Students Receive Individualised Assistance in Their Studies
All our students have their own academic coach from Year 7 through to Year 13 to advise on goal setting, review progress and to assist in determining the next steps required to continue the student’s academic achievement.

Learning support is available for any students needing a helping hand to build the capacities needed to achieve in the future.
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Confidence Building Leadership Opportunities
At St Dominic’s we recognise the value of developing each student’s confidence to be a part of a team and to play their part as a leader.

Many leadership opportunities exist with each form class having a class captain, environmental captain, arts captain and sports captain while roles are also available as Peer Mediators, Ambassadors, Body Image Leaders and Eucharistic Ministers to name but a few.
 
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“What’s great about St Dom’s is the people. We have the warmest, most considerate teachers I have ever met. Their passion for education and teaching reflects off them and causes a chain reaction of positivity within the classroom – Grace, Year 10 student
 
 
"As parents we have always endorsed and encouraged certain values and standards in the upbringing of our daughters. Sending all four of our girls to St Dominic's College made it possible for our shared standards and values to be upheld and supported.With the College’s strong focus on academic achievement, personal growth and cultural diversity, we have no regrets in choosing St Dominic's. We greatly appreciate the positive impact the College has had on each one of our four  daughters personal and educational journeys!" - Wendy, parent
 
“I really like the international friendships I can make here. Through my school years I have made friends from a variety of different cultural backgrounds. We also have the opportunity to study a range of subjects in all four areas, academic, sports, the arts and cultural – Alicia, Year 10 student