St Dominic’s College, inspired by the ethos of Edmund Rice, has a strong tradition of Catholic education for boys. The quality of such education is clearly evident and has grown to meet the changing needs of secondary education in the Penrith district.
Facilities: An extensive building program has been recently undertaken with the refurbishment of all science laboratories, a significant number of classrooms and all art and music rooms. Currently there are five blocks that include an information resource centre (library), specialist rooms for design and technology, visual arts, music, drama, computers, a lecture theatre and a fully equipped commercial kitchen.
The College also has three ovals, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a chapel and a large multi-purpose hall. Future developments include the refurbishment of the TAS rooms. It will also include a new, enlarged chapel and the provision of specialist language rooms and office space.
Electives: The college offers all mandatory subjects required by the NSW government in Years 7 and 8. It is compulsory for all students to study Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science and HSIE subjects. From Year 9 and Year 12, elective subjects can be chosen from Creative Arts (Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Ceramics, Photography), Technology and Applied Science (Computer, Design and Technology — Wood, Technical Drawing, Metalwork, Plastics), Food Technology, PE/Health (sports courses), and languages (Japanese, French).
Sport: The college competes in the Metropolitan Catholic Schools (MCS) sports competition on Thursdays, competing against other Catholic colleges. MCS representative sports available are basketball, cricket, rugby league, rugby union, Aussie rules, athletics, soccer, swimming, tennis, golf, cross-country and touch football. Students are also able to compete for Combined Catholic Colleges and state selection.