DOMINICAN COLLEGE, FORTWILLIAM

:''For other colleges with the same name, see Dominican College''
'Dominican College, Fortwilliam' is a Roman Catholic girls grammar school located in North Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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History

Other Local Schools

Famous Students

History

The property was purchased by the Irish Dominican Sisters in August 1930. The outbreak of World War II seriously affected north Belfast, and attendance plummeted, at one stage to as low as ten, but the return to peace followed by the 1947 Education Act increased attendance.
Each decade of the second half of the 20th Century was marked by development and growth both in curriculum, provision of buildings and numbers, the latter rising to 1020 in the 1990s. Over the years, the Sisters purchased five adjoining properties and lands on which they built yet more accommodation. A multi-million pound building was recently built.

Other Local Schools

Dominican College is situated beside a number of other schools including St. Patricks boys school and Little Flower Girls School. Directly opposite Dominican College is Castle High School.

Famous Students

★ Katie Melua, the Georgian-born singer, attended the school.