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Next Wednesday, 22nd February, the staff and students of St Dominic’s School will mark the beginning of Lent by attending Ash Wednesday Mass.  The mass will commence at 11:30am in St Dominic’s Church and all in our community are welcome to join us for this special celebration. Lent is a time when Catholics typically give something…

As you know, school staff supervise your children at all times during the school day, including while they use play equipment.  The students understand the rules allowing them and others to enjoy doing so safely and respectfully.  They also know to behave according to the standards set in our School Code of Conduct and Student Code…

    Leon Bolding Principal

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Ella and I are participating in our third Starlight Super Swim Challenge this year. We are aiming to swim at least 15kms during the month of February for sick kids who spend a lot of time in hospital. This year the swim is extra close to our hearts because Ella’s baby cousin Lachie was born…

Coming home today via email is a copy of your 2023 School Fee Statement. Accompanying this email is a payment option form that you are asked to complete and return to Sandra Raso (Finance Officer) by Friday, 17th February, 2023. If you haven’t received your statement, please check your junk folder in the first instance,…

Dominican Cross The Dominican Cross is a symbol that represents the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominican Order.  The Cross is a Gyronny Cross, which reflects the characteristic Dominican habit, largely unchanged for 800 years: a long white tunic, contrasting with a black cloak, shoulder cape and/ or scapular.  The black and white…

Here at St Dominic’s we promote healthy eating habits. When your child attends St Dominic’s, around one third of their daily food intake occurs at school.  So, with that thought in mind, we encourage families to provide a lunch box with food from each of the five food groups to ensure their child is getting…

Following on from Justin O’Malley’s presentation earlier this week and as you may be aware via communications over the past few years, we have implemented the Keeping Safe Child Protection Curriculum here at St Dominic’s School.  It is a government requirement that all schools adopt and implement an appropriate research based child protection program.  The Keeping…

I hope that everyone had a restful and rejuvenating summer break, and that you are ready to dive into the new school year with energy and enthusiasm. As we begin this new school year, we reflect on our schools patron saint, St Dominic, a man of great faith, wisdom, and compassion.  He founded the Order…