Dominican School
Dominican School is a Catholic co-educational school in Semaphore in Adelaide, South Australia, teaching Reception to Year 6. It has 230 students (ACARA 2025), about 14.4 students per teacher. Founded in 1899. Religious affiliation: Catholic (Dominican).
Where it sits among Adelaide schools
Our story
Dominican School at Semaphore was established in 1899 by the Dominican Sisters of Cabra, after Fr Patrick Aloysius Enright, parish priest of the Port Adelaide Mission, saw the need for a school offering the families of the Le Fevre Peninsula a full religious and academic education. It was first named Star of the Sea.
It is a Reception to Year 6 school in the Dominican tradition, built on the four pillars of prayer, study, community and service. Children baptised in the local parish, and siblings of current students, have automatic entry subject to places.
Students and teachers
Source: ACARA My School 2025 (school profile): 230 students; 16 full-time-equivalent teaching staff; 108 girls, 122 boys. Students per teacher is total enrolments divided by full-time-equivalent teaching staff. It isn’t class size.
Facilities & sport
- Oval
From the school’s website (source). A missing item may just not be listed.
Fees, results and cost to Year 12
Compare with nearby schools
Other schools near Semaphore
- Aspect Treetop School Ashford · Independent · Co-ed · Ungraded (special)
- Australian Islamic College Adelaide West Croydon · Independent · Co-ed · R-12
- Immaculate Heart of Mary School Brompton · Catholic · Co-ed · R-6
- Immanuel College Novar Gardens · Independent · Co-ed · 7-12
- Immanuel Primary School Novar Gardens · Independent · Co-ed · R-6
- Mount Carmel College Rosewater · Catholic · Co-ed · R-12
- Nazareth Catholic College Flinders Park · Catholic · Co-ed · R-12
- Ngutu College Woodville North · Independent · Co-ed · R-11
Common questions about Dominican School
Where is Dominican School?
Dominican School is in Semaphore 5019, South Australia, in ACARA’s Adelaide - West region.
What year levels does Dominican School teach?
Reception to Year 6 (ACARA School Profile 2025).
Is Dominican School co-ed?
Yes. Dominican School is co-educational (based on ACARA girls and boys enrolment counts).
How many students go to Dominican School?
230 students (ACARA School Profile 2025), with about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher.
What are Dominican School fees for 2026?
Dominican School publishes its 2026 fees by year level. We record tuition and compulsory levies for every year level from the school’s own fee schedule, plus the total cost to Year 12. The figures are on this page for members.
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