Loreto Convent, Claremont

Loreto Convent
Location
Claremont, Western Australia, Australia
Information
School type Private school, Single-sex, Secondary School
Established 1901
Closed 1976
Gender Girls
Campus type Suburban

Loreto Convent was a Catholic convent which operated as a girl's school in Claremont, Western Australia between 1901 and 1976.

History

Loreto Convent was founded by the Catholic Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1901,[1][2] following their purchase of the Osborne Hotel[3] in 1987.[4]

In 1963 the senior pupils from Loreto Nedlands were moved to the Claremont school,[5] and in 1977 Loreto Osborne amalgamated with St. Louis boys' school to form John XXIII College. The school remained the senior campus of the College until the latter's move to Mount Claremont in 1986, and the site was subsequently occupied by the Western Australian International College.[2]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include:

References

  1. ^ Timeline of Loreto (IBVM) in Australia http://www.loreto.org.au/about/documents/Loreto_Timeline_07_nolinks.pdf
  2. ^ a b Heritage Trail, Claremont http://tourism.heritage.wa.gov.au/ht_pdf/Claremont.pdf
  3. ^ Heritage & the Town of Claremont http://www.claremont.wa.gov.au/Libraries/ContentDocs/Thematic_history.sflb.ashx
  4. ^ Osborne Hotel, Claremont [picture] http://innopac.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b2044232
  5. ^ History, Loreto Nedlands http://www.loretonedlands.wa.edu.au/history.html
  6. ^ The Australian Women's Register http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/PR00548b.htm
  7. ^ The Australian Women's Register http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/PR00441b.htm
  8. ^ The Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160015b.htm