Loreto Mandeville Hall

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Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

Cruci Dum Spiro Fido While I live, I believe in the Cross
Established	1924
School type	Roman Catholic, Independent School
Principal/ Headmaster	Dr Susan Stevens
Location	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Enrollment	Approx 950
School colours	Blue and Gold
Homepage	www.loretotoorak.vic.edu.au

Loreto Mandeville Hall is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls in Toorak, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

It is one of many Loreto schools distributed over the world, established by the sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Loreto Sisters, founded some 400 years ago by Mary Ward. Their aim was always the pursuit of excellence in a spirit of freedom, justice and sincerity.

The school was established in 1924. It has a co-educational Early Learning Centre, a joint venture with St Kevin's College at St Peter's Church, Toorak Road, Toorak and a primary school and a secondary school at Mandeville Crescent, Toorak. Loreto Mandeville Hall strives for excellence in all that it does. An extensive and challenging academic program is integral to the education of mind and heart that is cherished at Loreto.

1 A Brief History
2 Curriculum
3 Co-curricular Activities
4 House System
5 Alumnae
6 References
7 External links

[edit] A Brief History

The Loreto Sisters acquired Mandeville Hall in 1924. It is a former goldrush mansion and the original building is on the Victorian Heritage Register and Classified by the National Trust of Australia. The sisters established a convent and a boarding school for girls. In the early days there were also some boys in junior classes. In more recent years, the sisters moved off-campus and there are no longer boarders.

Recent additions to the buildings include the Barry Centre [2002] which includes two pools, gymnasium, sports hall and other sporting facilities. In 2006 the Science Centre was opened.

[edit] Curriculum

Loreto Mandeville Hall offers a wide range of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects.

[edit] Co-curricular Activities

Many activities are available, including debating, drama, music, sport as well as voice and speech.

[edit] House System

The Houses are:

Mulhall (Red)
Ward (Blue)
Mornane (Green)
Barry (Gold)

They are named after past Loreto sisters.

[edit] Alumnae

Elizabeth Curtain, a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria since 2006. She was previously a Judge of the County Court of Victoria from 1993 to 2006.
Clare O'Neil, the Mayor of Greater Dandenong, and the youngest female mayor of a Local Government Area in Australia's history.