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Maria Regina Angelorum. Cruci Dum Spiro Fido
"Mary, Queen of the Angels. As long as I live I put my faith in Christ who died for me."
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| Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1875 |
| Principal | Ms Judith Potter |
| Enrolment | 800 (7-12) |
| Colour(s) | Blue & Gold |
| Website | www.loreto.vic.edu.au |
Loreto College is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
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It is one of many Loreto schools distributed over the world. The school was founded in 1875 by the Loreto Sisters as their first foundation in Australia. Since then it has become one of seven sister schools located in all Australian state capitals. The school has many historical buildings and much heritage that remains present to this day.
From 1978 to 2006 Loreto College, Ballarat was on two sites. Years 7 and 8 students were situated at the smaller Dawson Street site which provided students a transitional adjustment from primary school into secondary school. The Sturt Street site, once known as Mary's Mount, was home to students in Years 9 to 12.
Loreto College, Ballarat however changed its operations in 2006 with the merging of the Dawson Street campus with the historical Sturt Street campus after the construction of the Mary Ward Centre at the Sturt Street campus. This allowed all year levels from 7-12 to be located on one site in Ballarat. The Dawson Street site closed in 2006, and was used by Ballarat High school for a short time before being bought by the Quest Apartments group.
There are four houses at Loreto College, named Barry, Mornane, Mulhall and Ward. The colours of the houses differ from school to school Loreto College Ballarat, Barry is red, Mornane is gold, Mulhall is green and Ward is blue. The houses are named in honour of great patrons of the school. Barry is named after Mother Gonzaga Barry, who led the nuns from Ireland to Australia; Mornane is named after Mother Stanislaus Mornane, who was one of the first students at the school to become a nun; Mulhall is named for Mother Stanislaus Mulhall and Ward is named for Mary Ward, the leader of the IBVM, Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who died in 1645.
There are seven Loreto related schools in Australia. These include:
There are also many other Loreto schools worldwide including Ireland and India.
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