Sr. Selvi Adaikalam IBVM has every reason to recognise that God leads us all by strange paths! The young woman growing up in southern India could never have imagined that this many years later, she would make her…
Loreto Schools have long been associated with forming exceptional young women – women with deeply formed values, hearts, and minds, who go on to make a positive difference in the world, who challenge social stigmas…
Schools faced many challenges during 2020 from lockdowns, to restricted parent access and gatherings, to shifting to remote learning, however, I am glad to say that not only did Loreto College rise…
To launch the first-ever International Women’s Day in 1975, members of Loreto Toorak’s orchestra performed at a civic celebration at Melbourne Town Hall. Every year since the Mary Ward commitment to…
In what has been undoubtedly one of her busiest years to date, Professor Catherine Bennett, past student of Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak, took a moment to reflect on her time as a Loreto student and share her…
The season of Advent offers us an opportunity to pause as we wait for signs of hope and of new life. As the tumultuous year of 2020 draws to a close, this season of renewal has acquired unusual resonance…
At the beginning of 2020 our first project was to refresh VCAL. We wanted to put our Loreto stamp on this unique program. What our students developed encapsulated the essence of a Loreto…
Past Loreto Normanhurst student, Jessica McNamee began her acting career on much loved Australian television programs ‘Home and Away’ and ‘Packed to the Rafters’…
At Loreto Toorak, the COVID 19 pandemic and this period of social isolation away from school, although difficult to adapt to at first, has ultimately given students and staff a new and exciting avenue to…
For the past 10 years I have joined Year 11 students from Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak on pilgrimage to Vietnam. This Pilgrimage is a significant rite of passage for girls…
