St Dominic's Priory College is a Roman Catholic, independent, day, Reception to Year 12 Catholic Girls School located on Molesworth Street in North Adelaide, South Australia.
| St Dominic's Priory College | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°54′32″S 138°35′09″E / 34.908929°S 138.585808°E |
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| Type | Independent, single-sex, day school |
| Motto | Latin: Veritas (Truth) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Dominican Order |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Established | 1884 |
| Principal | Dr Helen Steele |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | ~680[1] |
| Colour(s) | Black and white |
| Website | www.stdominics.sa.edu.au |
Overview
editThe college is one of the earliest Dominican schools, established in 1883 by a group of Dominican Sisters who came to North Adelaide from Stone in Staffordshire, the foundress being Rose Columba Adams.[2] Today the college caters for approximately 680 students.
Notable alumnae
edit- Fran Kelly – radio presenter, current affairs journalist and political correspondent on ABC Radio National[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "About the College". St Dominic's Priory College. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ Vandepeer, Jo (2022). "The Atelier of the St. Dominic's Priory: cash for beauty and beauty for cash". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 43: 82–101.