St Dominic's Catholic College
St Dominic's College, Henderson is an integrated college for girls in Year 7 to Year 13 located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, 25 kilometres from downtown Auckland City.
| St Dominic's Catholic College, Henderson | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 36.8691°S 174.6225°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Integrated secondary (year 7-13) Single Sex-Girls Sch |
| Motto | Veritas - Truth |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1952; 68 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 47 |
| Principal | Anna Swann |
| School roll | 859[1] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 5M[2] |
| Website | www.stdoms.ac.nz |
The College was founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1952 in Northcote, Auckland. The school was transferred to Henderson in 1968. In 1982 the school was integrated into the State education system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.
The school is set in spacious grounds with first-class facilities, including a new chapel, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis and netball courts, IT centre, music suite, an international students centre, a comprehensive library, fully-equipped science laboratories and purpose-built performing arts facilities.
More about the school
St. Dominic's Catholic School's modern teaching resources and specialist rooms, in conjunction with a highly-motivated teaching staff, create an environment that fosters a love and enjoyment of learning which is reflected in our students' consistently high standard of academic achievement in all levels of NCEA.
With an enrollment restricted to 1000 students, St Dominic’s offers a happy and safe environment, with a sense of community and identity that encourages learning in its fullest sense - in the classrooms, in the chapel and in the wide range of co-curricular sporting and cultural activities.
Students enjoy a high rate of success in national examinations and, later, at tertiary institutions. They also gain leadership opportunities through a variety of programs, such as Sports Captains, Catholic Youth Leaders, Student Councils, Peer Mentoring, Body Image Leaders and The Duke of Edinburgh Schemes.
While the school believes (and research confirms) that girls can more easily reach their full potential in a single sex school, we also have a close relationship with Liston College, the neighboring Catholic boys' secondary school
Notable alumnae
- Margaret Ann Wilson, DCNZM, LL.B (Hons), MJur Auck, HonD Waikato, (born 1947): Academic and Politician; President of the New Zealand Labour Party (1989–1990); first professor of law and first dean of the law school, Waikato University (1990–1999); Member of Parliament (1999–2008); Attorney-General of New Zealand (1999–2005); Minister of Labour (1999–2004), Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (2005–2008) (first woman in latter three positions); professor of law and public policy, Waikato University (2009-).[3]
Notes
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- Founding dean returns to waikato, January 2009 (accessed 20 March 2009)
References and sources
- Mary Augustine McCarthy OP, Star in the south: the centennial history of the New Zealand Dominican Sisters, St Dominic's Priory, Dunedin, 1970.
- St. Dominic’s College : silver jubilee, 1952-1977, The College, Auckland. 1977.
- E.R. Simmons, A Brief History of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland, 1978 and In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.