Dominican College, Portstewart
School in Portstewart, Northern Ireland
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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.
| Dominican College, Portstewart | |
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2 Strand Road , BT55 7PF | |
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Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Established | 1917 |
Local authority | Education Authority (North Eastern) |
Principal | Ruth Oliver |
| Gender | Girls and Boys |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
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| Website | https://dominicanportstewart.com/ |
History
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
Notable former pupils
- 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]