On 20th March, we hosted our annual Open Evening and were thrilled with the amazing turnout! A huge thank you to everyone who came to explore our special school, and to our students and teachers for showcasing their incredible subjects!
Ash Wednesday marks the start of our Lenten journey. We use this time to reflect, repent, and grow closer to God as we prepare our hearts for the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
It's fantastic to see all the girls involved, whether they’re swimming in the pool, cheering on the sidelines, or supporting from the bleachers. The energy was incredible! Now we wait for the results! May the best house win!
On Wednesday, 26th February, we hosted our annual BBQ to welcome our new whānau joining St Dominic’s, with our Year 13 whānau joining in as well. It was an afternoon filled with smiles, laughter, and delicious food!
The celebration was a joyous occasion, acknowledging our Foundress Gabrielle Gill, who with the support of nine other Dominican Sisters, arrived in Dunedin on the 18th February 1871. Celebrated by our College Chaplin, Pa Peter Tipene and our Dominician Sisters, we also blessed our Student Executive Leaders for 2025.
On Friday 14th February, we came together as a community for our annual Athletics Day. The day was filled with cheering, laughter, and incredible talent on the track and field!
St Dominic's Annual Powhiri to welcome the new additions to our College Whānau, followed by blessings in all our learning spaces led by our Year 13 students.
Eighteen students from Japanese classes went to Japan and visited our sister schools, Kurume Shinai high school and Shinagawa Girls school. Each student got a lovely homestay family and experienced life in Japan.
This year's Camp for year 9 students was a fabulous opportunity for our girls to experience a range of beach and camp activities while spending time together as a year level.
Students went on a coastal walk, and had time in the water. They were taught about rips, tides and how to keep themselves safe on our West Coast beaches.
Recently, our new library space was blessed by Pa Tipene and officially opened, ready for students to use and enjoy. A special thank you to everyone behind the scenes that contributed to making this possible.
The annual Caring Foundation Mass acknowledges all the work that students do, not only within their own school community but the wider community as well.
Congratulations to St Dominic's Catholic College Flex Ensemble's debut performance at KBB Music Festival. Both adjudicators and audience love the variety of repertoire and unique combination of instruments. A thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining performance.
The Big Sing is a regional secondary schools choral festival that takes place in 10 centres involving around 8,000 students from over 200+ schools, supported by their families and communities.
Sheilah Winn Auckland Regional Shakespeare Festival
In April, nine year 11 students competed at the inter-school competition, Sheilah Winn Auckland Regional Shakespeare Festival at Avondale College. They performed three scenes, in the five minute student directed section, which were very well received.
It is anticipated that by the end of 2024, construction of the new Performing Arts building will have commenced, with competition due 16 months later. This building will accommodate Art, Dance, Drama and Music, Deans offices and a computer lab.
We experienced a truly meaningful week filled with both joy and purpose, as we came together to raise awareness about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congratulations to Judie Zhang, winner of the Brandenburg International Film Festival Best Student Film category and the Mobile Film Critics' Choice Award with her short film 'Contentment'.
This year saw some incredible achievements acknowledged in academic success, as well as those students who have experienced success or shown outstanding leadership in spiritual, cultural, and extra-curricular areas.
St Dominic's Day 2024 was a joyous occasion honouring our Patron Saint, St Dominic. The Mass, led by our school Chaplain Pā Tipene, brought our Dominican Community together to celebrate our Charism and to reflect on the life and legacy of our school's namesake.
Winter Tournament Week sees over 25,000 students, their coaches, managers and parents involved in 67 school sport tournaments! We had two teams away - our First XI Football team and our Premiere Netball team.
Dance NZ Made is an inter-school workshop and competition event. 31 of our talented students from the Dance Academy represented our school in the Auckland Regional competition.
Vinnies is a youth branch of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. The Vinnies leaders attend regular meetings, events and fundraisers throughout the year with other student leaders from other Catholic secondary schools across Auckland.
Yr 12 students learning about the five main world religions take a trip to the different religious groups to learn more about their beliefs and the similarties they have with Catholicism.
Each year on St Dominic's Day, year 13 students take part in our Beautiful Lengths event, raising funds towards Cancer Foundation and our Dominican Justice Fund.
The amazing Year 11 and 12 drama classes (plus two talented Year 10 drama students) had a fabulous time performing in their senior play, Revenge of the Amazons by Jean Betts (New Zealand playwright) and William Shakespeare.
Each year, as part of the Religious Education programme, all students at St Dominic's Catholic College attend a day retreat, organised and led by the Director of Religious Studies and staff from the Religious Education Department.
An opportunity for year 10 students to attend the Hillary Outdoors Education Centre in Tongariro National Park. Students will participate in a 5-day course involving all elements of the outdoors to build confidence, resilience and teamwork.
Our cultural groups took to the stage at the ASB Polyfest in Manukau. Our Chinese, Korean, Burmese and African groups performed on the Diversity Stage, whilst our Samoan and Tonga groups performed on their respective stages. Some outstanding results were achieved.
As one of New Zealand’s oldest island sanctuaries, the motu is brimming with wildlife rarely seen on the mainland, you can gain first-hand knowledge of these threatened species and our country’s conservation history. Thousands of people visit the motu each year.
The highlight of 2022 for the Drama department was undoubtedly our school production of High School Musical. Over 100 students across all year levels were involved either performing or helping with technical aspects of the show.
Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh Hillary Award is a leading youth development program empowering young New Zealanders aged 14-24 to explore their full potential. There are three levels to the Award (Bronze, Silver & Gold) that participants need to complete activities in.
School Production