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Dominican College, Fortwilliam An Coláiste Doiminiceach, Dún Liam | |
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Address | |
38 Fortwilliam Park , , BT15 4AQ Northern Ireland | |
Information | |
Type | Grammar School |
Motto | Veritas (Truth) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1930 |
Board | Education Authority (Belfast) |
Principal | Lynda Catney [1] |
Gender | All female |
Enrolment | 1000 (approx) |
Colour(s) | |
Website | www |
Dominican College (Irish: An Coláiste Doiminiceach, Dún Liam)[citation needed] a Catholic grammar all-girls school in Fortwilliam Park, north Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The school was established in 1930 by the Dominican Sisters. It was initially established as a Catholic Commercial College for Belfast, alongside a second-level school. In 2006, the management of the school passed from the Dominican Sisters to lay management. The school is now under the Trusteeship of the Cabra Dominican Sisters, with a Board of Governors whose membership also includes parents, a teacher and appointees of the Education Authority.[2]
In 2005 it underwent a major £13.1 million redevelopment.[3]
The school chapel has been listed as a building of special architectural merit.[4]
In 2017, the total student population was just over 1000, a quarter of it the sixth form.[5]
In 2019 the school was ranked 5th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 91.7% of its A-level students who sat the exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades.[6]
In 2018 it was ranked joint ninth in Northern Ireland for its GCSE performance with 99.3% of its entrants receiving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.[7]
The modernist design of the chapel, which was built in 1964, was influenced by Le Corbusier's chapel at Ronchamp in France.[8]