Last updated October 2026
St Dominic’s College is a private, girls’ secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 12B York Street, Gonville, Whanganui. It opened in 1999 and had 51 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its page on the Society of St Pius X New Zealand site describes a classical education centred on the Catholic faith, run by the Society with the Dominican Sisters of Wanganui helping with teaching and management.
Subjects include Catholic doctrine, church history and sacred scripture alongside English, mathematics, science, history, Latin, French, music, home economics and physical education, and students in Years 11 to 13 take Cambridge International courses.
At a glance
- Principal
- Rosemarie Fahey
- Address
- 12B York Street, Gonville, Whanganui
- Phone
- 06 344 3814
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 51 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a private school review from August 2022, which checks whether a private school meets the criteria for registration.
ERO found the school met every criterion, including suitable premises, staffing, equipment, curriculum and tuition standards, fit and proper managers, and being a physically and emotionally safe place for students, with safety policies and procedures reviewed regularly.
ERO also looked at the school’s care of international students and its boarding hostel, Singadou, which is owned by a separate trust board. It noted that international students take part in school, community and parish life, have English language classes and all live at Singadou, where boarders have single rooms, staffing levels that let their needs be picked up quickly, and clear routines shared with parents.
Read the ERO reports for St Dominic’s College
Enrolling
As a private school, St Dominic’s College sets its own enrolment process and fees. The Society’s page for the school does not describe how to enrol, so families contact the school or the Society directly.
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In Gonville Whanganui
St Dominic's College is in Gonville Whanganui. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Gonville Whanganui guide →Questions parents ask
Is St Dominic's College zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
51 at 1 Sep 2026.
Is it a single-sex school?
Yes. It takes girls only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 92.3% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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