Home folder in dock for all users (via template)

Hi,
I'm setting up a Mac lab which is bound to AD. I've got the default preferences working via the English.lproj template, but I can't figure out how to modify this so that whomever logs in, their Home folder icon will appear in the dock.
Obviously if I drage the home folder icon into the dock on the dummy account I setup to create the master template for English.lproj, the next user that logs in will have the dummy user's home folder in their dock instead of their one.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

I'm not sure I know what you mean. Because these Macs are joined to AD, there are 1300 potential people who could log into them. I therefore need to set this up in the template before they ever login for the first time.
Thanks for your response.

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