Dominican College, Portstewart
55°10′55″N 6°43′16″W / 55.182°N 6.721°W
| Dominican College, Portstewart | |
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2 Strand Road , BT55 7PF | |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1917 |
| Local authority | Education Authority (North Eastern) |
| Principal | Gerry Lynch |
| Gender | Girls and Boys |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
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| Website | http://www.dcpni.net |
Dominican College Portstewart is a grammar school in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with views over Portstewart's promenade, the northern coastline of Northern Ireland and the County Donegal hills in the Republic of Ireland.
History
[edit]Rock Castle was originally built by Henry O'Hara in 1834.[1] The castle was extended in 1844 and then passed to the Crombie family before being sold to the Dominican Sisters in 1917.[1] The Dominican College "is concerned not merely with imparting knowledge and skills, which have their place, but, more importantly with training pupils to think, to evaluate and to make decisions."[2]
Academics
[edit]In 2018, 93.8% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.[3] Also in 2018, 57.4% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades.[4]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Cathal Smyth / Chas Smash (born 1959) - Musician, Singer-Songwriter in Madness[5]
- Briana Corrigan (born 1965) - First singer of The Beautiful South.[6]
- Jimeoin McKeown (born 1966) - Comedian
- Helen O'Hara - Film critic, journalist and author
- Tony Wright (born 1981) - Musician, Singer Songwriter known as VerseChorusVerse, original member of And So I Watch You From Afar, actor and author [7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "O'Hara's Castle Portstewart". BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Dominican College (Portstewart): Aims". Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Table 2018". Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Reed, John (30 August 2014). House of Fun: The Story of Madness. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-78323-334-2.
- ^ Admin. "Stella Maris (Parish Magazine) – Portstewart Parish". Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "The Wright stuff...chapter and verse". www.colerainetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2021.