St Dominic's Priory College, Adelaide

St Dominic's Priory College is a Roman Catholic, independent, day, Reception to Year 12 Catholic Girls School located on Molesworth Street in North Adelaide, South Australia.

St Dominic's Priory College
Location
Map
,
Australia
Coordinates34°54′32″S 138°35′09″E / 34.908929°S 138.585808°E / -34.908929; 138.585808
Information
TypeIndependent, single-sex, day school
MottoLatin: Veritas
(Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)Dominican Order
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Established1884; 140 years ago (1884)
PrincipalDr Helen Steele
GenderGirls
Enrolment~680[1]
Colour(s)Black and white   
Websitewww.stdominics.sa.edu.au

Overview

edit

The college is one of the earliest Dominican schools, established in 1883 by a group of Dominican Sisters who came to North Adelaide from Stone in Staffordshire, the foundress being Rose Columba Adams.[2] Today the college caters for approximately 680 students.

Notable alumnae

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "About the College". St Dominic's Priory College. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  2. ^ Vandepeer, Jo (2022). "The Atelier of the St. Dominic's Priory: cash for beauty and beauty for cash". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 43: 82–101.
edit