Loreto Kirribilli is an

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for

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, located in

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, a Lower North Shore suburb of

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, Australia. Established at

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in 1901, Loreto has a selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,142 girls from

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to Year 12. The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the

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(JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a member of the

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(AHIGS). Loreto Kirribilli is one of many schools around the world established by the

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, or

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, founded some 400 years ago by

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. Its Sydney

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Loreto Normanhurst , motto_translation = While I Live, I Trust in the Cross , established = , type = Independent comprehensive single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school , denomination = Roman Catholic , religious_affiliation = Instit ...

, and there are five other Loreto schools across Australia, in

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and

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, as well as other international schools such as

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and Saint Mary's Ascot in the UK.

History

Loreto Kirribilli was founded in 1901 following the move of the day school of Loreto Randwick (founded 1892) to ''Kunimbla'', a house in

. In 1907, increasing enrolments necessitated a move to ''Fern Hill'', a house in Upper Pitt Street, and in 1907 to the current site in Carabella Street. ''Elamang'', a home owned by early settler

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, was purchased in 1907 with the financial assistance of Sarah Heaton, mother of, Philomena Heaton (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM)), a founding member of the Kirribilli community. This purchase allowed for boarders and an increase in day students. Adjacent properties were purchased over the years, including ''Coreena'' (previously owned by Alfred Milson) in 1921, ''The Hermitage'' in 1924, ''Thoms'' in 1952, and ''Araluen'' in 1975. The Loreto Kirribilli Chapel Tower was the highest point on the Kirribilli Peninsula for many years and remains a landmark dominating the skyline when viewed from

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. Once the junior school, ''The Hermitage'', was demolished in 1936 to make way for a

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and

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s, and ''Coreena'' was replaced in 1961 by the present junior school. Government funding in the 1960s allowed for the building of St Joseph's wing, including science rooms and a library. This was also an era of significant growth in student numbers. The boarding school began its phasing out period in 1968, following an

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which destroyed ''St Mary's'' (''Thoms''). Loreto's last boarding students left in 1972. In 1980, ''Araluen'', which had previously been a music centre, was extended to provide accommodation for the Loreto Sisters, and the community areas in the ''Elamang'' building were converted for use as staff rooms, general school administration and music. In 2010, Loreto acquired the neighbouring Tremayne Private Hotel, formerly a

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and renamed it the Marian Centre.

Principals

Curriculum

Compulsory subjects

In the Loreto senior school the following subjects are compulsory: *Religion- from year 7-12 *English- from year 7-12 *Maths- from year 7-12 or speak to principle in year 12 *PDHPE- from year 7-10 *Science- from year 7-10 *Technology and Applied Studies- year 7-8 *Music- year 7-8 *Visual Arts- year 7-8 *Languages- year 7-8 *Geography- Year 10 *History- Year 10 Elective subjects

Year 8

In year 8 students choose a language from the following: *French *Italian *Chinese

Year 9

In year 9 students chose four electives, two subjects that run for two years (200 hrs) and two subjects that run for one year (100 hrs). They chose from the following subjects: *Academic Enrichment (100 or 200 hrs) *History Elective (100 hrs only) *Geography Elective (100 hrs only) *Visual Arts (100 or 200 hrs) *Photography and Digital Media (100 or 200 hrs) *Drama (100 or 200 hrs) *Food Technology (100 or 200 hrs) *Design Technology (100 or 200 hrs) *French (200 hrs only) *Italian (200 hrs only) *Mandarin (200 hrs only) *Music (200 hrs only) *Commerce (200 hrs only) * PASS (200 hrs only) *Creative Communication (100 hrs only) *STEM (200 hrs only) *Thinking and Advocacy (100 hrs only)

Library

The newly renovated Loreto library was opened in July 2013. The library contains over 27 000 books and resources. The library is located at the top of the Saint Joseph's (J) Block. At the 2013 Spring Fair the library raised $3 000 for their sister school in

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by selling handmade book related jewellery, in a stall named 'Read-Cycled'.

Extra curricular activities

Debating

Loreto currently participates in three debating competitions: *ISDA - Each year has 1 team in year 6+ *CSDA - Each year has 1 team in year 7+ *Archdale - 2 teams from both year 7&8, One team in year 9+

Music

Students are encouraged to join musical ensembles such as the orchestra, choir, flute ensemble, concert band, stage band or chamber strings group. Private instrumental or vocal tuition as electives, is also available.

Sport

Loreto sporting teams participate in competitions run by a number of associations, including the

(JSHAA) for primary students, and the Catholic Girls' Secondary School Sports Association (CGSSSA), and Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) for those in the secondary school. Sports offered to junior students include:

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, Cross country training,

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Tae Kwon Do ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

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, Tildesley Shield Tennis,Volleyball and Touch football. In 2015 Loreto won the Interschools competition for Tae Kwon Do.

Houses

As with most Australian schools, Loreto has a

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to facilitate school based competitions and activities. House activities include Inter-house debating, Inter-house theatresports, athletics and swimming carnivals, music and drama festivals and other house activities. The school currently has four houses: * Barry – Gold * Heaton – Green * Millson – Red * Ward – Blue There are a number of inter-house events during the year. These include the athletics carnival, swimming carnival, drama festival, dance night and Music Festival which is held annually at the

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in June.

Notable alumnae

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– actress *

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– conservative columnist * Emmy Dougall – actress in ''

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'' and '' Danger Close: The Battle of Longtan'' *

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– dancer and actress in ''

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'' and '' Mako: Island of Secrets'' *

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– opera singer *

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– tennis player, Wimbledon finalist * The Hon. Julia Lonergan - Supreme Court Judge *

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–

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- model and actress in '' H₂O: Just Add Water'' *

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- actress in

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and

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- politician * Tara Rigney - Olympic rower *

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-model/Miss Universe Australia 2018 * Madolyn Smith - actress

References

External links

Loreto Kirribilli Website
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