The Loreto Schools are a group of all-girl

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schools throughout the world associated with the Sisters of Loreto and run by Loreto Educational Society (Loreto sisters), 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 Irish Catholic 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 ( Loreto House - the largest of the group), Sealdah,

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, Elliot Road and Dharmatala. Loreto Day School Sealdah 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 Doranda, Ranchi *

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, 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, established 1846 *Loreto Convent, Shillong * Loreto Convent, Delhi

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Loreto Schools in India

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