55°10′55″N 6°43′16″W / 55.182°N 6.721°W
| Dominican College, Portstewart | |
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| Address | |
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2 Strand Road , BT55 7PF | |
| Information | |
| 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
editRock 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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.