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ACCESS TO DOMINICAN COLLEGE

The pupils attending Dominican College come from a very wide area.  The school benefits from being on a number of major bus routes.  Buses from Randalstown and Antrim leave pupils adjacent to the school, while the Antrim Road has a substantial bus service in both directions.  The Downview bus route which originates at the City Hall leaves students at the school gates.

A number of dedicated buses leave the school in the afternoons.  The collection points for pupils are within the school grounds with the exception of the Crumlin bus which leaves from Fortwilliam Park.

The routes for these dedicated buses are:

1. Glengormley (Abbeycentre) 2 buses
Antrim Road, Sandyknowes Roundabout, Ballyhenry Road, Beverley Shops, Carnmoney Village, Prince Charles Way, Abbey Centre.

2. Ardoyne/Ligoniel
Antrim Road, Salisbury Avenue, Westland Road, Cliftonville Circus. Alliance Avenue, Ardoyne Road, Our Lady of Mercy School, Ligoniel (Mountainhill).

3. Glengormley/Hightown
Antrim Road, Sandyknowes Roundabout, Scullions Road, Mallusk Road, Hightown Road (Turning Circle).

4. Whitehead
Antrim Road, Floral Road, Whitewell Road, Shore Road, Whiteabbey, Jordanstown, Greenisland, Carrickfergus, Kilroot, Whitehead (Rail Station).

5. Whiteabbey
Fortwilliam Park, Shore Road, Whiteabbey Village.

6. Crumlin
Fortwilliam Park, Antrim Road, Carlisle Circus, Crumlin Road, Horseshoe Bend, Nutts Corner, Crumlin, Aldergrove Crossroads, The Diamond, Ardmore Road, Largy Road.


Service Buses:
• We have the facility of sharing a service bus for students travelling from Crumlin in the mornings.  The bus drops our students off on the Antrim Road.

• We have the facility of sharing a service bus for students travelling from Whiteabbey in the mornings.  The bus picks up pupils at Whiteabbey Village and along the route to the school.  The bus drops off the students in the school grounds.

• We have the facility of sharing a service bus for students travelling from Whitewell in the mornings.  The bus picks up pupils at Mill Road (Bawnmore Park), Arthur Road, Whitewell Road and Shore Road.  The bus drops off the students on the Somerton Road.