Dominican Commercial High School

Catholic school in New York City

Dominican Commercial High School
Address
161-06 89th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens New York United States
Information
Type	Catholic school
Established	1936
Closed	1998
Grades	9 – 12
Gender	Girls

Dominican Commercial High School was a Catholic High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. An all-girls school, it was located at 161-06 89th Avenue. The school first opened in 1936, and moved to its new building on 161st and 89th Avenue in 1938 (leaving the previous building to be converted into a convent). The school closed in 1998. The building later became Wellington Hall, an education facility for Association for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded (now known as Intellectually Disabled).

As of 1941, Dominican Commercial was one of the two largest parochial schools in Jamaica, along with the Mary Louis Academy. Dominican Commercial focused on preparing students for careers directly out of high school. The school was initially not focused on college preparation.

Alumni

Barbara Bach, actress and wife of Ringo Starr
Diane Savino, member of the New York State Senate from the 23rd district

References

^ "catholic dominican commercial facts".
^ Marzlock, Ron (July 11, 2013). "Barbara Bach, a true Qns. beauty". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
^ Menchaca, Paul (November 7, 2002). "Wellington Hall Celebrates Its Grand Opening In Jamaica". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
"New High School Nears Completion, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 31, 1938 (via Newspapers.com ); "New School Completed", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 25, 1938 (via Newspapers.com ).
"Wellington Hall Celebrates Its Grand Opening In Jamaica". November 7, 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
"Closed School Records" (PDF). Diocese of Brooklyn. July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
"Work Starts Soon on Queens Catholic Boys High School", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 2, 1941 (via Newspapers.com ).
"IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF RUFUS KING, Jamaica - Forgotten New York". December 15, 2013.
Rossman, Mary Ellen (November 3, 2016). There's So Much More. Xulon Press. ISBN 9781594670893 – via Google Books.

Jamaica

Queens, New York City

Green spaces

Education

Religion

Culture

Other buildings/
structures

Transportation

Subway stations	169th Street Jamaica–179th Street Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer Jamaica–Van Wyck Parsons Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport
Other stations	165th Street Bus Terminal Hillside Facility Jamaica Locust Manor St. Albans
Former stations	160th Street 168th Street Cedar Manor Metropolitan Avenue Queens Boulevard Rockaway Junction Sutphin Boulevard Union Hall Street

Geography

Related areas

See also: Queens Community Board 12

Girls' schools in New York City

Public girls' schools

Young Women's Leadership, Brooklyn
Urban Assembly Inst.of Math and Science (Brooklyn)
Urban Assembly Sch. of Business (Manhattan)
Young Women's Leadership Sch. of East Harlem (Manhattan)
Young Women's Leadership Sch., Astoria (Queens)
Young Women's Leadership Sch. of Queens (Queens)
Excellence Girls Charter

Became coed, closed	Girls' Commercial
Closed	Wadleigh HS for Girls

Private girls' schools

Manhattan	Brearley Cathedral HS Chapin Convent of the Sacred Heart Dominican Acad. Hewitt Manhattan HS for Girls Marymount Sch. of New York Nightingale-Bamford Notre Dame Spence St. Jean Baptiste HS St. Vincent Ferrer HS
Brooklyn	Beth Jacob HS Beth Rivkah B’nos Leah Prospect Park Yeshiva B’nos Yisroel HS for Girls Fontbonne Hall Acad. Merkaz Bnos HS Shulamith Sch. for Girls of Brooklyn Soille Bais Yaakov HS Saint Saviour HS of Brooklyn Tomer Devora HS for Girls Yeshivat Shaare Torah Girls MS
Queens	Mary Louis Acad. Shevach HS St. Agnes Academic HS Torah Acad. HS for Girls Yeshiva Univ. HS for Girls
Bronx	Acad. of Mount St. Ursula Preston HS St. Barnabas HS St. Catherine Acad. St. Raymond Acad.
Staten Island	Notre Dame Acad. St. John Villa Acad. St. Joseph Hill Acad.
Became coed	Moore Catholic HS (Staten Island) St. Joseph by the Sea HS (Staten Island)
Closed	Aquinas HS (The Bronx) Bais Yaakov Acad. (Queens) Catherine McAuley HS (Brooklyn) Dominican Commercial High School (Queens) Mother Cabrini HS (Manhattan) St. Joseph HS (Brooklyn) St. Michael Acad. (Manhattan) Stella Maris HS (Queens) St. Peter's HS for Girls (Staten Island) St. Pius V High School (The Bronx) Bishop Kearney HS (Brooklyn)

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