The Loreto Schools are a group of all-girl

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schools throughout the world associated with the

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and run by Loreto Educational Society (Loreto

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), which in India runs 17 schools and 2 colleges. They originated in

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in the 1850s so as to combat the growing

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influence in English education in the then British-controlled Ireland. Its chief purpose was to ensure Catholic education for

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girls. It spread to India and Australia in the 1870s.

Loreto Schools in India

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, Loreto schools are located at 7 Middleton Row (

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- the largest of the group),

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, Elliot Road and

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. Loreto Day School

There are Loreto schools in other cities across India including

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(having two) and

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. The schools engage in charitable activities and on academic and all-round development of the students. *

Loreto Convent, Asansol Loreto Convent is an all-girls convent school located in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India. History This school was founded in 1877 for the children of the Railway Colony and now also serves the Raniganj coal belt and the ...

*Loreto Convent Doranda, Ranchi *

Loreto Convent Lucknow Loreto Convent, Lucknow is an educational institution founded in 1872 and located in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. Loreto Convent is under the management of the Sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, usually known ...

, established 1872 * St. Agnes' Loreto Day School,Lucknow *

Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla Tara Hall is an English-medium high school located in Upper Kaithu, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. The school is run by the Loreto Education Society. It is one of the best schools for girls in Shimla. Tradition Loreto Convent, Tara Hall be ...

, established 1892 *

Loreto Convent, Darjeeling Loreto Convent is an English-medium girls' primary and secondary school located in Chauk Bazar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It is run by Loreto Education Society of Darjeeling. The school is affiliated to the ICSE and ISC boards of Delhi. ...

, established 1846 *Loreto Convent, Shillong *

Loreto Convent, Delhi Loreto Convent School is a girls' school in Delhi, India. Situated in Delhi Cantt, the school is an English medium school affiliated to CBSE boards of Delhi, and run by Loreto Educational Society (Loreto Nuns), associated with Sisters of Lore ...

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Loreto Schools in India

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