News
Dominic College is a vibrant community of students, staff, families, Old Scholars and volunteers. We produce a fortnightly Newsletter during term, featuring a variety of reports and stories from staff and student leaders in areas of administration, learning and curriculum, wellbeing, community and mission.
You'll find a selection of stories here, too, plus additional new items in between Newsletters. Your contribution and news is always welcome - please email publications@dominic.tas.edu.au
Athletics success for Sam
Year 9 student, Samuel Walker, has been successful in qualifying in the T38 classification for the upcoming Junior Athletics Championships in Sydney in two weeks.
Samuel is currently registered with the University Athletics Club and his recent 100m and 200m times place him as fastest in his age group and the second fastest overall in Australia within the T38 classification.
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Prayer for the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Harassment
Friday 17 is the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Harassment.
We would like all our students, staff and everyone in our community to think about how they can help do the right thing, in their daily lives.
Dear Lord,
Please guide us to be better f
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Indigenous students excursion to TMAG
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Student indigenous art
The 2017 NAIDOC poster competition is on and entries are open to all talented artists over the age of 13 across Australia.
This year’s theme for the poster Competition is ‘Our Languages Matter.’ The artwork created in the winning entry will be used as the basis for the official poster for Naidoc week and100,0
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Animal kingdom
In our new Animal Husbandry and Marine Science 9/10 elective, nearly all the students have their animals on site.
Animals include rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, week-old calves, Alpacas, a miniature goat, Toggenburg goats, a pony, donkeys, sheep, homing pigeons and chickens. We also have frogs and soon will include dragon lizards.
Students are working har
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2017/2018 Entertainment Book
Once again the College will be selling Entertainment Books for 2017/18 with 20% from every Membership will go towards the Br Dezani Scholarship Fund.
Purchase online or via the Business Office and Student Services Offices with both physical Books and Digital memberships available at $65.00
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Kitean's Pink Stumps Day
Kitean Aitken (Year 6 Vice Captain) plays for the Lindisfarne Junior Cricket Club (Under 13) and they made their competition’s Grand Final, played on Sunday 5 March at Lindisfarne.
The Sunday prior, Kitean explained he wanted to have a Pink Stumps game to fundraise some money for Cancer support. His main motivation was to show his support of our Principal, Ms Gilligan, although
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International Women's Day breakfast at Dominic College
International Women’s Day highlights the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, past and present, and focuses on today's women supporting and encouraging each other for the next generation to progress even further.
On Wednesday morning, 165 Year 5-10 girls and their mothers, guardians, grandmothers, staff members and special guests of Dominic College, gathered to celebrate and share breakfast in the Savio Centre.
Many recent old schola
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The Creative Arts Project
The Creative Arts Project is off to a great start in Term 1, on the journey to transform the ground floor of the old Middle School Art and Craft Electives Block. This level once housed the metalwork rooms, and most recently The Anzac Buffet space and Uniform Shop.
The project will provide the College with two new fine arts classrooms, two new sound proof music classrooms and a new area for media studies. There will be seven new practice rooms with an adjoining recording room, a crea
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Year 3-6 swimming carnival won by sharks
The Savio sharks took out the Year 3-6 House Swimming Carnival trophy but with such spirit and competition everyone's a winner.
On Thursday, Year 3-6 were in fantastic spirits as they participated in the 2017 Swimming Carnival at the Clarence Pool.
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