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, denomination = Roman Catholic
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, religious_affiliation = Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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, slogan = Growing Individuals and Communities
, principal = Marina Ugonotti
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, chaplain = Kerry McCullough
, location = Normanhurst
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, upper North Shore of Sydney
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, grades = 5– 12[Loreto Normanhurst- About](_blank)
(accessed:26-05-2007)
, staff = ~200[Loreto Normanhurst Annual Report 2006](_blank)
(accessed:15-08-2007)
, colours = Navy blue and yellow
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Loreto Normanhurst is an independent
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, primary and secondary day and boarding school
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for girls
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, located in Normanhurst
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, a suburb on the upper North Shore of Sydney
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.
Established in 1897, Loreto has a current enrolment of approximately 1,175 students from Year 5
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to Year 12, including approx. 185 boarders, and is the largest girls' boarding school in New South Wales.[Loreto Normanhurst- Information Booklet](_blank)
(accessed:16-06-2007) In 2006, the school was named among the top ten innovative schools in Australia. Commencing in 2015, the school reopened their primary school for girls in years 5 and 6.
Loreto Normanhurst is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools
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The school is one of many around the world established by the ]Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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, and its Sydney sister school
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is Loreto Kirribilli
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. There are five other Loreto schools across Australia, in Melbourne
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, Ballarat
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.
History
Mother Gonzaga Barry led the Loreto nuns to Sydney from Ballarat, Victoria
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in 1892, establishing a school in rented premises at Randwick. Within five years, the school had grown significantly, and a separate school for the boarders was deemed necessary. Mother Gonzaga's prayers for an appropriate site were answered during a visit to Sydney in 1896, as Mother Oliver explained:
This land was purchased, and the foundation stone for the new convent
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was laid on 28 February 1897 by Cardinal Moran. The school opened late in 1897 as "Loreto Convent, Hornsby" with 15 boarders, many of them girls who had come from Randwick.
Although primarily a boarding school at this time, Loreto did accept a small number of day students from the local Hornsby area, including some young boys. Enrolments grew over the following decades; however, the War
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, the surrounding shire developed and day girl numbers began to equal that of boarders, gradually overtaking them to the present situation where there are many more day girls than boarders.
Principals
House system
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The houses are an important part of the schools community. To keep the members of the houses together, they make sure the lockers are surrounded by the house mates.
Notable alumnae
* Jenny Brockie – broadcaster
* Kate Eastman – human rights lawyer and academic
* Catherine Livingstone
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* Jessica McNamee
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– actor ''Home and Away'', ''Packed to the Rafters'', ''Battle of the Sexes'', ''The Meg'', ''The Vow'', "Mortal Kombat"
* Clare Martin
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– CEO of ACOSS, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
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* Zoe Naylor
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– actor, ''McLeod's Daughters''
* Victoria Pendergast
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– Australian Winter Paralympic skier
* Emma Simkin – SBS journalist and reporter
* Kimberley Starr – novelist
* Monica Trapaga
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* Montaigne – musician
* Gordi - musician
* Sophie Dwyer - Giants Netball Player
See also
* List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
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Systemic primary schools
Systemic secondary schools
Systemic combined primary and secondary schools
Non-systemic schools
...
* List of boarding schools in Australia
* Catholic education in Australia
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References
Further reading
* Meagher, F. 1997. ''Loreto Normanhurst: A Century of Memories 1897-1997''. Allen & Unwin: St. Leonards, NSW. .
* Emilsen, S. and Callaghan, M. 2006. ''A School With Spirit: Loreto Kirribilli''. Alliance Distribution Service. .
External links
Loreto Normanhurst website
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Girls' schools in New South Wales
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