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Welcome
The presence of the Irish
Dominican Sisters in Portugal is associated with a rich history that
dates back to 1639. Unable to form a convent in their homeland due to
the persecution of Catholics, the Irish Dominican Sisters travelled to
other countries. In 1639 they established their cloistered convent at
Bom Sucesso, in Belém, Portugal. In 1829, the Sisters accepted their
first boarder student and they established the Bom Sucesso Girls Day
School in 1954. Transition to a co-educational school began in 1963.
During the building of the first bridge over the Tejo River, the
expanding English expatriate community asked the sisters to establish a
new school. St Dominic’s College, an English language co-educational
school was established in the Bom Sucesso Convent. The school started
with fewer than 20 students but quickly outgrew its space. The sisters
purchased land and planned a new campus at what they considered a suburb
of Lisbon. Construction began at the new campus in its present location
in 1973 and the new school opened in 1975.
In 1988, St Dominic’s College was re-named St Dominic’s International
School, and in 1995 it was registered as St Dominic’s International
School, Portugal®. Since 1993, St Dominic’s International School is
Centre 1 of Fundação Obra Social das Religiosas Dominicanas Irlandesas,
a charity.
St. Dominic’s International School, Portugal® accredited by CIS (Council
of International Schools) and NEASC (New England Association of Schools
and Colleges) has a mission based on the Dominican motto of the search
for truth and has taken on board the three IBO (International
Baccalaureate Organization) programmes: the Primary Years, the Middle
Years and the Diploma, in English and its rigorous assessment. Our
teachers and students body is rich of more than 49 nationalities and
together with parents we try to prepare young people to live a fulfilled
human life, as life long learners in this new world where education,
knowledge and wisdom play such an essential part.
Maria do Rosário Empis
Principal
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SCHOOL CONTACTS |
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Dr. António Vieira da Silva |
Chairman of the Executive Comittee |
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Dr. João Carvalho |
Executive Comittee |
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Mrs. Maria do Rosário
Empis |
Principal / Executive Comittee |
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Mr. Steven Thompson |
Vice Principal,
Head of Junior school |
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Mr. John Hopkins |
Vice-Principal, Head of Senior School |
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Ms. Amanda Jones |
Assistant Head
of Junior School, IB PYP Co-ordinator |
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Mr. Richard Parker |
Assistant Head of Senior
school / IB Diploma Co-ordinator |
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Ms. Carol Seymour |
Dean of Students |
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Ms. Marina Rodrigues |
Careers & College Counsellor |
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Mrs. Sharon Thompson |
IB MYP Co-ordinator |
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Mrs. Heather Pinto |
IB Programmes Support Manager (21 448 0558) |
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Mrs. Teresa Cruz |
HoD Accounts, Maintenance
and Personnel |
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Mrs Fiona
da Silva |
Receptionist / Principal’s Secretary (Tel 21 448 0550) |
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Mrs. Teresa Hanmer |
P.A. to the Principal/Services Manager ( 21
448 0552) |
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Mrs. Thea Vedor |
Junior School Secretary (21 448 0557) |
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Ms. Ana Garrana |
Senior school Secretary
(21 448 0555) |
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Mrs. Fátima Barbosa |
Bursar (21 448 0551) |
St. Dominic’s international School, Portugal®
Fundação Obra Social das Religiosas Dominicanas Irlandesas /
Veritas Educatio – Educação e Serviços, S.A.
NIPC 508 318 289
Rua Maria Brown
2785-816 S. Domingos de Rana
Portugal
Tel: 351 21 444 0434 / 351 21 448 0550
Fax: 351 21 444 3072
Email: school@dominics-int.org
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St. Dominic’s is
Member of
European Council of
International Schools
Accredited by
New England
Association of
Schools and Colleges and
Council of International Schools
Recognized by the
National Association
of Independent Schools
in the United States
Certified by the United
States Department of
Defence Dependents
School System.
Integração de Língua
Portuguesa e Cultura
Portuguesa desp
S.C.E.B.S. de 3/11/92
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