7-10 assembly 7 June

What a great assembly on Wednesday 7 June! It was made even better by the lovely performance of the 7-10 choir performing their section-winning award piece during the mid-assembly 'intermission.' At this week’s 7-10 Assembly several students were acknowledged for service and achievements. Congratulations to Daniel Hunniford

Ditto's "Keep Safe" Adventure visits

Cross country carnivals for K-2 and 3-6

This week the K-2 and 3-6 Cross Country events were held at Dominic College. Both events were in good weather, on our beautiful oval and grounds, and were well-supported by our wonderful community. The K-2 event was held on Wednesday in crisp conditions and all of the students did a fantastic job participating in this event. The starting line was like a scene from the movies with the parents/supporters (aka paparazzi) getting their memento snap shots of their loved ones in their running events. Thanks to all of the Dominic community who came out in force to

Year 6 at Government House

The bus came to a gentle stop early Wednesday morning as we waited for the large double gates to swing open admitting Year 6 to the grounds of Government House. As we drov

Strength on show, at the 7-10 Cross Country Carnival

​Strength was on show at the 7-10 House Cross Country Carnival on Friday 26 May. Students across all ages and capacity pushed through strongly on the beautiful, but challenging, course around the Dominic C

Soiree, a special occasion

​What a great night on Thursday night, 25 May with our music students! Two choirs, a rock band, ten individual solos and a duet. The Oratory Space has never hosted a finer set of Disney songs! For a significant number of students this wa

Ellie Newland, emerging artist

​​Arts Profile: Ellie Newland Which Creative Arts subjects have you taken at Dominic College? Three, including Drama, Music and Visual Art. Although I thoroughly enjoyed Music and Drama, I continued Visual Art due to my stronger passion for sculpting, painting and drawing. What are you currently working on in visual art? This term we ar

Debating round at Dominic

​On Wednesday evening 24 May Dominic College hosted the Tasmanian Debating competition roster, facilitated by the Tasmanian Debating Union. Students from across 15 High Schools and Colleges participated. The sheer number of participants created a very studious atmosphere in the preparation sessions and then a great contest in the actual debates.

Teenagers can be difficult

Last week, Mr Andrew Pritchard and I participated in a Professional Development on Mental Health. One session we attended was focused on the importance of Relationships and Consequence for young people as teachers and parents. In particular, we know that at times that teena

Not MONA, MUNA

MUNA stands for ​Model United Nations Assembly. Last weekend six Dominic College Year 10 students, Annalise Ball, Kalia Combs, Nicki Stanton, Jacob Percy, Julia Narracott and Eric Glover joined 44 other Year 10 students from across the state to compete in the annual Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA). MUNA is organised and sponsored by Rotary clubs throughout Tasmania and pits teams of like-minded Year 10 students aga