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Old scholars and current medical students, Aleisha Herington (2013) and Eliza Nolan (2009) talked with a group of Year 10 students who are interested in studying medicine in a few years. Eight keen Year 10 students were given an insight into how to maximise their chances of achieving their goals, in an hour's one-to-one with Eliza and Aleisha - what subjects to select in years 11 & 12, how to develop solid study skills and how to go about preparing for the Undergraduate Medical and Health Professionals Admissions Test (UMAT) which they w

7-10 assembly: looking back, and forward!

â€‹The Year 7-10 assembly was held today (31 August) but in period 7, rather than the usual period 5, to allow Andrew Palmer's Dance Baby Dance program to continue in the Savio Centre for the Early Years students. There were some interesting reviews, including a sample question replay of the Maths Relay, where our students explained the answers to some rather challenging maths questions. Mr Mackie showed some movies highlighting the highlights of Adventure Rec this year, and Mr Golding presented badges to a large group of students who had represented Tasmania in their sports, including soccer, karate, waterpolo and badminton.

Dominic Creative Writers at the Melbourne Writers Festival

On Monday morning 29 August at 6.15am a group of ten Dominic creative writers left Hobart for the annual Melbourne Writers Festival and reported on their return to our community in the newsletter below. We had sessions with famous authors: our favourite was the session with Rainbow Rowell, author of bestselling Eleanor & Park and Inky Award winner Fangirl. Rowell gave us some tips and

Year 7-9 Subject choices

The Subject Handbook is available on the web site for viewing and downloading now. Please read the introductory pages to assist with understanding the process for choosing electives.

TCEC Awards to Dominic personalities

During Catholic Education Week, the Tasmanian Catholic Education Commission (TCEC) recognises people who have given significant and dedicated service to Catholic Education in Tasmania. We would like to congratulate the Chair of our College Council and former Dominic Principal, Fr Bernie Graham SDB who last night received the highest and most prestigious TCEC award for Exemplary Contribution to Catholic Education. We are also delighted that our College Librarian Mrs Christine Donnelly received the highly valued TCEC award for Outstanding Service as an Employee within Catholic Education.

Academic Awards presented at assembly

Awards and achievements were on our cultural agenda this week with the Olympics looming large. At our 7-10 assembly we recognised and celebrated the academic achievements of our outstanding students. Students who received three or more awards were acknowledged with certificates to mark their academic success. These students have shown academic excellence through their dedication and commitment to their learning in order to achieve the highest results in their subjects.

Feast day - what an exhilirating day!

This week we have enjoyed the festivities of our Feast Day honouring our Dominican Patron Saints â€“ St Dominic Guzman and St Catherine of Siena. It was a great day of prayer, fun and friendship for the whole community. We were grateful to warmly welcome back our former College Rector, Fr Frank Bertagnolli SDB to preside at our mass and to welcome our Dominican Sisters - Sr Pam Davis OP and Sr Mary Rickards OP to join us.â€‹ The day opened with art activities in K-2 - we are in the lead up to our great Creative Arts festival in September, and students across the College are embracing their creative juices! The day closed with after-lunch buddy games for our K-6 students. In between we had it all! Volunteers making healthy salad rolls, academic races, theatresports, Mass and a talent show... here's a few snippets from the day:

Robocup finals at UTAS

Our Robotics students across the school have growing opportunities to learn, make friends and compete in a variety of competitions. Last Saturday 30 July the following students competed in the Robocup Junior Finals at UTAS, Sandy Bay:

Parent Portal opens

All parents who have provided email addresses would have recently received a letter from the Principal about accessing our new parent portal, SEQTA Engage. SEQTA Engage provides parents and guardians with a range of information on their childâ€™s academic progress, including:

Diamond Award winners

â€‹At our 7-10 Assembly last week, 15 students were commended on receiving Diamond Awards for their Mid-Year Expectations Reports. These students received the full 5/5 from all of their teachers for each aspect of their: Attitude towards Learning, Organisation in the Learning Environment, Contribution to the Learning Environment and Respect for the Learning Environment in every subject.

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