K-10 assembly: 70 years of our Salesians at Glenorchy

On Wednesday 26 October the College held a very special assembly to mark a significant anniversary in the life of Dominic College. Next month, in November it will be 70 years since our first Salesian brothers and priests came here to Glenorchy and established a home and school to educate children and young people. The current members of our Salesian community joined us: our Rector Fr Peter Rankin, our Brother Michael Morrow and Fr Nick Castleyns, Fr Bob Curmi and our Parish Priest Fr Lawrie Moate. This group of wonderful, dedicated men continue the commitme

Blessing and opening of recent work

On Monday 24 October Senator the Hon. Eric Abetz officially opened the Founders Link at Dominic College. Fr John Papworth SDB, a former Principal and Rector of the College blessed the redeveloped classrooms of the Bosco Wing and the newly constructed Founders Link. This program was partly funded by the Australian Government under the Capital Grants Program. The Bosco Classrooms redevelopment consists of refurbished toilets, upgrades to the corridor and a complete renovation of four classrooms in the historic Boys’ Town building. The new Founders Link i

Congrats to students at the Hobart Show

​Art and photography from a large number of Dominic College students was on display at the Hobart Show this week in the YouthArt exhibition. Students work was awarded prizes and certificates in a number of categories, including Year 7/8 art where Alyssa Haremza won second place, and Libby Fry third. Chloe Bayliss achieved third place in the 9/10 art and in 'Photography - open colour print' first place was won by Joseph Howlett. Highly commended awards included

Parents & Friends News

On Sunday 16 October we held a very successful Family Photo Day. The day was fully booked and all families looked very happy with their photos. A massive thank you to Michael Webb, for donating his time to capture beautiful family images and to Nanette Dowling for organising and helping run the day so smoothly. Thank you to all families who have sent back their Walkathon Forms and donations. A final count will be done this week to see which class raised the

DOSA Football Best & Fairest 2016

International Mens Day Breakfast 2016

Our special guest for International Mens Day breakfast this year is old scholar and dancemaster, Andrew Palmer, Class of 1995. Many will know of Andrew's recent work with our K-2 students in the successful Dance, Baby, Dance week, culminating in an entertaining concert in our Savio Centre. Now, in November, Andrew will return to talk to

Year 6 student performs with Russian Ballet

Year 6 student, Ariarne Roberts, had a professional start to her potential dance career recently, performing in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, with the visiting Russian Ballet. The performances were on 12-13 October at the Theatre Royal. Ariarne had been practising for about two months every Sunday. Ariarne joined a 3-hour master class with Arcaeie Nazarenco from the ballet company about a month prior to the perfomance.

Music soirees coming up

Dominic College music students are looking forward to presenting their work in upcoming soirees. On Monday 31 October and Tuesday 1 November, we will be presenting two Music Soirees. The purpose of these events is to allow all students who are having instrumental lessons the opportunity to perform and showcase their skills.

Dominic College students perform in Seniors Week

Dominic College students made a ​Seniors Week visit to Glenview Nursing Home last week. Dominic College has developed a strong relationship with Glenview Nursing Home in recent years. Students have participated in their lantern festival, performed concerts for the residents and helped hang Christmas decorations, and in return, residents have come to the College to watch a variety of different performances.

Assembly celebrates determination, contribution and success