St Dominic's High School

Overview

Address

135-137 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6AE

Status

Open

Admits

Girls only

Age range

Not yet available

Number of pupils

1,062

Capacity

Not yet available

Eligible for free school meals

23.1%

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: Desk research (cited public sources) (en.wikipedia.org), 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 2025 entry, there is no catchment area. Children living in Northern Ireland are considered before children living elsewhere; places then go by SEAG band (Band 1 first); within a band, sisters at the school, eldest girl, children in care and free school meals come first, then SEAG score, then straight-line distance from home to the school's Falls Road gate for tied scores.

Children from outside the catchment

Yes: For September 2025 entry, there is no catchment area, so any child living in Northern Ireland can apply and is ranked on the same basis; children living outside Northern Ireland are considered only after them.

Source: School census and Schools Plus reference data, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (stdominics.org.uk), 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

BT12 6AE

Map location

54.595, -5.95749Approximate: 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

stdominics.org.uk

Official register record

Schools Plus (DE reference 1420029) ↗

Admissions policy document

Not yet available

Further reading

Wikipedia ↗

Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (stdominics.org.uk), last checked 31 October 2026