Dominican College

Overview

Address

2 Strand Road, Portstewart, BT55 7PF

Status

Open

Admits

Mixed (co-educational)

Age range

Not yet available

Number of pupils

676

Capacity

Not yet available

Eligible for free school meals

20.6%

Sixth form

Not yet available

School type

Grammar · Voluntary

Religious character

Not yet available

Trust

Not yet available

Local authority

Not yet available

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Original grammar school map dataset (en.wikipedia.org) (unverified), last checked 31 October 2026

Admissions and the 11+

Admissions policy

Selective (grammar school)

Selection in this area

Northern Ireland transfer testMost grammar schools in Northern Ireland admit pupils using transfer tests run outside the statutory system. Check each school's admissions criteria.

Entrance test

Not yet available

Qualifying score

Not yet available

Catchment area

For September 2026 entry, there are no test scores. After first-preference applicants, brothers/sisters, eldest children and staff children, priority goes to children at Portstewart and Portrush primary schools (St Colum's, Portstewart PS, Carnalridge, Mill Strand Integrated, St Patrick's, Portrush PS), then to children living in a set area: all of Portstewart and Portrush and the homes between them, homes east of the River Bann up to Kerry Foods in Coleraine, west of the Coleraine-Portrush Road (from the Millburn Road junction), and north of Ballymagarry Road to Dunluce Road (map from the school office). Then other traditional feeder primary schools.

Children from outside the catchment

Sometimes: For September 2026 entry, children from outside the area can get places, mainly by naming the college as first preference and having a brother or sister there or being the eldest child, since those come before the area rules. Otherwise the local primary schools and home area are given priority.

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (dominicanportstewart.com), last checked 1 November 2026

Key dates for September 2027 (Year 8) entry

Test registration (Northern Ireland SEAG)

18 May 2026 to 18 September 2026

Test date

14 November 2026, 21 November 2026Paper 1 on 14 Nov, Paper 2 on 21 Nov; contingency date 28 Nov only if neither can be held. Parents register with SEAG (the 2026 registration has closed). Apply through the Education Authority portal by 12 noon on Wednesday 3 March 2027; appeals by 4pm on 20 May 2027 (nidirect).

Results sent to families

23 January 2027

Open days

Not yet available

School opened (current registration)

Not yet available

Unverified: test dates come from desk research (high confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: seagni.co.uk/guidance/key-dates, seagni.co.uk/latest-news/last-days-to-register-pupils-for-the-2026-seag-entrance-assessment, nidirect.gov.uk.

Guide to the Northern Ireland SEAG and its schools

Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (seagni.co.uk), last checked 1 November 2026

Inspection (ETI)

Last inspection

Not yet available

Inspection outcome

Not yet available

Source: not yet available

Exam results

GCSE results

Not yet available

A level results

Not yet available

Source: not yet available

How to get there

Postcode

BT55 7PF

Map location

55.18192, -6.72091Approximate: postcode centroid.

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Directions and surroundings ↗

Telephone

Not yet available

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Postcode centroids (ONS Postcode Directory), last checked 31 October 2026

Official links and documents

School website

dominicanportstewart.com

Official register record

Schools Plus (DE reference 3420068) ↗

Admissions policy document

Not yet available

Further reading

Wikipedia ↗

Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (dominicanportstewart.com), last checked 31 October 2026