St Dominic's College, Henderson
Encyclopedia
St Dominic's College, Henderson is an integrated college for girls in Year 7 to Year 13 located in Henderson
, Auckland
, New Zealand
. The College was founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1952 in Northcote
, Auckland
. The school was transferred to Henderson in 1967(?). In 1982 the school was integrated into the State education system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.
The school is set in spacious grounds with up to date facilities which include swimming pool, technology equipment, computers, music suite and flood-lit netball courts.
Henderson, New Zealand
Henderson is a major suburb of Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 13 kilometres to the west of Auckland city centre, and two kilometres to the west of the Whau River, a southwestern arm of the Waitemata Harbour.-Description:...
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The College was founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1952 in Northcote
Northcote, New Zealand
Northcote is a suburb of North Shore City, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. It is located on the north shore of the Waitemata Harbour, four kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre....
, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. The school was transferred to Henderson in 1967(?). In 1982 the school was integrated into the State education system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.
The school is set in spacious grounds with up to date facilities which include swimming pool, technology equipment, computers, music suite and flood-lit netball courts.
Notable alumnae
- Hon Margaret Ann WilsonMargaret WilsonDame Margaret Wilson DCNZM is a New Zealand academic and former politician. She was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives during the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand. She is a member of the Labour Party.-Early life:...
, DCNZMNew Zealand Order of MeritThe New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
, LL.B (Hons), MJur Auck, HonD Waikato, (born 1947): Academic and Politician; President of the New Zealand Labour Party (1989–1990); first Professor of Law and first Dean of the Law School, Waikato University (1990–1999); Member of Parliament (1999–2008); Attorney-General of New Zealand (1999–2005); Minister of Labour (1999–2004), Speaker of the New Zealand House of RepresentativesNew Zealand House of RepresentativesThe New Zealand House of Representatives is the sole chamber of the legislature of New Zealand. The House and the Queen of New Zealand form the New Zealand Parliament....
(2005–2008) (first woman in latter three positions); Professor of Law and Public Policy, Waikato University (2009-).