Established 1870 Principal Mrs C. McCann Phone +44 28 9032 0081 Motto Veritas ("truth") Number of students 1,000 (approx) | Religion Roman Catholic Type Grammar School Province Ulster Founded 1870 Gender Single-sex education | |
Board Belfast Education and Library Board Location 135-137 Falls Road
Belfast
County Antrim
BT12 6AE
Northern Ireland Address 135-137 Falls Rd, Belfast BT12 6AE, UK Similar St Geneviev High Sch, Rath Grammar School, St Mary's Christian Brother's, St Rose's Dominican College, Saint Malachy's College | ||
St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls (Irish: Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Doiminic), 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..
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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 94.9% receiving 3 or more A-levels at Grades A* to C in 2014/15.
The school has recently become a specialist school for humanities.