A Legacy of Learning
Since 1924, Dominican College has been dedicated to providing quality education founded on faith, discipline, and excellence. For ten decades, it has continued to guide generations of students toward lifelong learning, leadership, and service to others.
About Dominican College
Dominican College San Juan, founded in 1924, is a private Catholic institution located along F. Blumentritt Street, Barangay Tibagan, San Juan City. Guided by the Dominican Sisters, the college is committed to the holistic formation of students through quality education rooted in faith, truth, and service. Upholding the Dominican motto “Contemplare et Contemplata Aliis Tradere” — to contemplate and to share the fruits of contemplation — the institution offers programs from preschool to college, fostering academic excellence, moral integrity, and social responsibility in its learners.
Vision
We envision an integrated, competent, and morally upright young men and women who bear witness to the TRUTH in the service of God, country and fellowmen, especially the less privileged.
The Mission Statement
We participate in the process of social transformation by committing ourselves:
as a Filipino School
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to contribute to the preservation and enrichment of our cultural heritage, traditions, and values amidst the emerging global society.
as a Catholic School
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to nurture our Christ-like attitude and devotion to the Mother of God as we transform the result of our studies into effective instruments of social progress.
as a Dominican School
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to bring the TRUTH wherever we may be, and profess to live the Dominican spirit of STUDY, and SHARE with others the fruits of our labor.
Historical Development
Rooted in the Dominican motto Contemplare et Contemplata Aliis Tradere, which means to contemplate and share the fruits of one’s contemplation, Dominican College remains steadfast in its mission to form individuals guided by faith, study, and service. Established by the Spanish Dominican Sisters in the early 1920s, the institution began as Academia de Santa Catalina, a small school devoted to nurturing both spiritual and intellectual growth. Over time, it expanded its programs in response to the needs of the community, guided by the same spirit of truth and compassion. Although its journey was challenged by the events of World War II, the Sisters’ enduring dedication to education and evangelization became the firm foundation on which Dominican College continues to stand today.