St Dominic's College is an

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secondary

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for boys, located in Kingswood, a subset of Penrith, a suburb in

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. St. Dominic's College was established in 1873 by the

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, who continue to run the school.

Overview

Between 1978 and 1985, years 11 and 12 (the most senior years) at the college were co-educational. With the establishment of

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, however, the college returned to being an all-boys school. Currently, more than 1000 students from across

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attend the college. In 2009 the schools 50th year, the school's captain was Joel Kelly. The DUX that year, who received an ATAR of 99.85 was Peter Fam. In the school's 59th year, Ahmed Khan, the DUX for that year, was announced as receiving an ATAR of 99.5. Subsequently, in 2019, Ahmed Khan commenced his studies in the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program at

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. Former College Captains, Cooper Hill from the class of 2020, and Dylan Wilson from the class of 2021, pursued their studies in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at

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after completing year 12. Year 8 students are now studying two languages: Italian and Japanese. The school's TAS Department is state-of-the-art, with multiple 3D printers, woodwork and metalwork workshops. The school provides qualified tutors for students.

Notable alumni

Greg Alexander Gregory Peter Stephen Alexander (born 4 March 1965), also known by the nickname "Brandy", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, who has since become a radio, television commentator and ...

Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and commentator * Ben Alexander rugby league footballer *

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rugby league footballer *

Blake Austin Blake Austin (born 1 February 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for The Entrance Tigers in the Central Coast Division Rugby League in NSW, Australia. Austin previously played for the Canberra Raiders, Penrith Pant ...

rugby league footballer *

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former Member for Penrith *

Tas Baitieri Bortolo "Tas" Baitieri (born 14 July 1957) is an Australian rugby league administrator, former professional player in the 1970s and 1980s, and coach in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldo ...

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rugby league footballer * Cameron Clyne Chairman for

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Geoff Daniela Geoff Daniela (born 28 February 1987) is a Cook Islands national rugby league team, Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays a and er for the St Mary's Saints in the Ron Massey Cup competition. He has previously played as ...

rugby league footballer *

Kurt Falls Kurt Falls (born 13 August 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers and Brisbane Broncos. Backgrou ...

rugby league footballer *

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rugby league footballer and coach * Akoldah Gak basketball player *

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rugby league footballer *

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rugby league footballer and coach * Michael HartleyAustralian rules footballer *

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captain; principal of the college from 1994 to 2002 * Nicolas Milanovic footballer *

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basketball player *

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rugby league footballer *

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actor in ''Prison Break'' * Jasper Rentoy - basketball player *

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rugby league footballer *

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rugby league footballer and coach *

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Australian rules footballer *

McConkie Tauasa McConkie Tauasa is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a or on the . He played for the Windsor Wolves in the New South Wales Cup and was contracted to the Penrith Panthers in the NRL The National Rugby Lea ...

Australian Schoolboy and rugby league footballer * Mason Teaguerugby league footballer *

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star * Steve Turner rugby league footballer * Joe Vitanza rugby league footballer *

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rugby league footballer *

Malakai Watene-Zelezniak Malakai Watene-Zelezniak (born 27 August 1991) is a former rugby league footballer who played on the . He played for the Penrith Panthers in two separate spells, and the Wests Tigers in the NRL. Watene-Zelezniak briefly played rugby union for ...

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Overview

Notable alumni

See also

Reference list

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