St Dominic's High School, BELFAST

St Dominic's High School is a voluntary school in Northern Ireland, where schools are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) rather than Ofsted.

1062 pupils are enrolled, 23% are entitled to free school meals, 93% are Catholic and 1% Protestant and 2% are newcomer pupils.

47 pupils (4% of those enrolled) are on the special educational needs register at stages 1 to 3 of the Code of Practice, 28 of them with a statement.

In its own words: "Each one of us is unique, created by a unique God, for a unique purpose St. Dominic's is a community committed to mutual respect where every individual is valued, respected, encouraged and empowered to reach her/his potential in an atmosphere of love, forgiveness, honesty, openness and optimism."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Dominic's was established by the Dominican Sisters, Cabra in 1870. Our school has a rich tradition and a long and well-respected history. Whilst the school building has changed over the years, the values and ethos imbued by the visionary sisters, all those years ago, remain strong within our school community."

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Dominic's High School are St Rose???s Dominican College (under 0.1 miles), Corpus Christi College (0.4 miles), Colaiste Feirste (0.6 miles) and St Louise's Comprehensive College (0.8 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Dominic's High School.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bostock House, 110 metres away.

The primary schools closest to St Dominic's High School are Gaelscoil an Lonnain (0.3 miles), Gaelscoil Na Bhfal (0.4 miles), St Peter's Primary School (0.4 miles) and Donegall Road Primary School (0.4 miles). As a grammar school, St Dominic's High School admits pupils mainly on the results of a transfer test, by the criteria in its own admissions policy.