Dominican College Portstewart is a

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Portstewart Portstewart () is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,003 people in the 2011 Census. It is a seaside resort neighbouring Portrush. Its harbour and scenic coastal paths form an Atlantic promenade lead ...

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. It is situated on a cliff overlooking the

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with views over Portstewart's promenade, the northern coastline of

and the

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconne ...

hills in the

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History

Rock Castle was originally built by Henry O'Hara in 1834. The castle was extended in 1844 and then passed to the Crombie family before being sold to the Dominican Sisters in 1917. The Dominican College "is concerned not merely with imparting knowledge and skills, which have their place, but, more importantly with training pupils to think, to evaluate and to make decisions."

Academics

In 2018, 93.8% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. Also in 2018, 57.4% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades.

Notable former pupils

* Cathal Smyth / Chas Smash (born 1959) - Musician, Singer Songwriter in Madness *

Jimeoin McKeown James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown (born 24 January 1966), better known as Jimeoin (pronounced "Jim Owen"), is an English-born Irish comedian and actor. Jimeoin rose to prominence in the early 1990s in Australia, where he had his own TV show and ...

(born 1966) - Comedian *

Sarah Travers Sarah Travers (born 3 April 1974 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a journalist. In her seventeen years working for BBC Northern Ireland she was most recently a presenter for ''BBC Newsline'' until 2013. Career After attending Dominican College, ...

(born 1974) - BBC journalist * Tony Wright (born 1982) - Musician, Singer Songwriter known as VerseChorusVerse

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External links

School website
{{authority control Grammar schools in County Londonderry Dominican schools in the United Kingdom Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland Educational institutions established in 1917 1917 establishments in Ireland Portstewart

History

Academics

Notable former pupils

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