Loreto College Coorparoo

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Loreto College Coorparoo
Location
Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°30′33″S153°03′46.50″E / 27.50917°S 153.0629167°E / -27.50917; 153.0629167
Information
TypeIndependent secondary day school
Motto Latin: Cruci Dum Spiro Fido
(While I Live, I Believe in the Cross)
Religious affiliation(s) Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1928;97 years ago (1928)
PrincipalKim Wickham
Staff~81
Years 7–12; (1–12 until 1977)
GenderGirls; Boys (until 1977, primary school only)
Enrolmentc. 800
Colour(s)Royal blue and gold   
Affiliation
Website www.loreto.qld.edu.au
Loreto College Coorparoo

Loreto College Coorparoo is an independent Roman Catholic secondary day school for girls, located in the inner-southside Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo, in Queensland, Australia. Loreto College Coorparoo has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 800 girls.

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The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA). Loreto College Coorparoo 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. In total there are seven Loreto schools across Australia, in Melbourne, Ballarat, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and two in Sydney.

Until 1977 the school educated primary school aged children, including boys. The school closed to boarders in 1979. The school has a very high reputation for every aspect, although a recent accidental acceptance of around 50 grade 7 students on August 20th has made parents question the school’s status. [1]

Houses

As with most Australian schools, Loreto has a house system to facilitate school based competitions and activities. The school currently has four houses, named after influential women within the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

There are a number of important inter-house events during the year, including athletics, cross- country and swimming carnivals. As well as competitions in the performing arts.

Co-curricular

School activities include: water polo, basketball, volleyball, hockey, netball, touch football, AFL, drama club, debating, robotics, music ensembles, optiminds, and the Kokoda challenge.

Competitive sports are played as part of the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association competitions.

Musical activities and ensembles include and orchestra, concert band, choir and chorale, Sorelle and Exit Stage Left (soul/funk bands), jazz ensemble, guitar ensembles, flute ensembles, percussion ensembles, string ensembles, clarinet ensembles and a brass ensemble.

There are also a number of co-curricular activities and clubs within the college, including:

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Loreto College History". Loreto College Coorparoo. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ↑ devteam. "Loreto Careers Website". Loreto College Coorparoo. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Nick (18 August 2018). "Mary Maguire (1919-1974) The filmstar and the fascist". Forgotten Australian Actors. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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