Loreto Normanhurst

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Loreto Normanhurst
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Motto: Cruci Dum Spiro Fido
'Whilst I have breath I have faith in the cross'
Established 1897
Type Independent Catholic secondary day and boarding school for girls
Principal Dr Leoni Degenhardt
Chaplain Rev. Fr. James Calder
Students 850
Grades 7–12
Location Normanhurst, NSW Australia
Campus 12 acres
Colours Blue and Gold
Website www.loretonh.nsw.edu.au

Loreto Normanhurst is an independent Catholic day and boarding school for girls in Sydney, Australia with an enrolment of approximately 900 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is one of many around the world established by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Loreto Sisters, founded some 400 years ago by Mary Ward. Loreto Normanhurst is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS) and of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).

Loreto Normanhurst was founded by Mother Gonzaga Barry in 1897. In its early years, it was called Loretto Hornsby. Originally, all students were boarders, as the school was established as a service to country parents of New South Wales, who sought a Catholic education for their daughters.

Its Sydney sister school is Loreto Kirribilli. There are five other Loreto schools across Australia: in Melbourne, Ballarat (VIC), Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

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[edit] House system

The school has eight houses, which form a strong pastoral connection within the school. They are as follows:

Aston - Purple
Barry - Gold
Kendall - Aqua
Kuring-gai - Orange
Maye - Maroon (pink)
Mornane - Green
Mulhall - Red
Ward - Blue

[edit] Notable Alumnae

[edit] See also

Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools Schools

Abbotsleigh | Ascham School | Brigidine College | Calrossy Anglican School for Girls | Canberra Girls' Grammar School | Danebank | Frensham School | Kambala Girls School | Kincoppal-Rose Bay | Loreto Kirribilli | Loreto Normanhurst | Meriden | MLC School | Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College | New England Girls' School | OLMC Parramatta | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney | Pymble Ladies' College | Queenwood | Ravenswood | Roseville College | SCEGGS | St Catherine's School | St Clare's College | St Vincent's College | Santa Sabina College | Tara | Wenona School


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