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Congratulations to our Class of 2021 VCE and VCAL highest achievers. Mia Mulheron achieved an incredible ATAR of 99.55 to become the Loreto College VCE Dux today, and Jorja Grumley was recently awarded the VCAL Prize. We are extremely proud of both of these hard-working and inspiring students. We look forward to seeing them follow…
Read MoreVCAL Community Engagement
VCAL Community Engagement Program Underway Today our VCAL students were busy creating delicious food and atmosphere for a faculty afternoon tea. As part of the VCAL Community Engagement program, students practiced how to engage with each other, Year 12 students passing on their skills and knowledge to the Year 11 students. Platters, brownie, coffee, sausage…
Read MoreClass Clowns National Grand Final! Stand Up Comedian, Erin Almeida
We are excited to announce that Year 10 Speech and Drama student, Erin Almeida, is off to the Class Clowns National Grand Final in Melbourne on Wednesday 6 April after winning the State Final earlier this week. Hayley Every (Year 9) also competed at the Regional competition. Class Clowns is Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s national…
Read MoreAthletics Carnival
What a fabulous day for our annual Loreto College Athletics Carnival! A day full of colour, House spirit, fun and some very serious athletic competition. Junior House winners- Ward, Intermediate House winners – Ward, Senior House winners – Mulhall. Overall 2022 Athletics Carnival winners were Ward! And Ward also took out the Spirit Stick for…
Read MoreRostrum Voice of Youth 2022
Sunday was a wonderful experience for our public speaking students. We had ten junior and four senior students participate in the Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition. It was a highly competitive day with schools from around Ballarat coming again to Loreto to participate. Laine Ballinger, Eliza Dodd, Olive Lanyon and Jemima Knobel won…
Read MoreFirst Jockey to win the Don award at the Sport Hall of Fame!
“I take being a role mode so seriously and I know its so important to all the little girls out there”, Michelle Payne. Michelle is undoubtably a positive and inspirational role model for girls, boys, women and men as her remarkable success continues in the sports world. Past pupil, Michelle Payne last night won the…
Read MoreBADEN-POWELL AWARD
BP Award for Zayda and Ellie We wish to congratulate two of our students on their recent completion of the Girl Guide BP Award; Ellie Montgomery and Zayda Vandenberg. The BP Award is named after the founder of Guiding, Robert Baden-Powell and is the peak achievement award for Guides of this age. Ellie and Zayda…
Read MoreSTATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to the 42 strong Loreto Ballarat team that competed at the Victorian Schools Cross Country Championships at Bundoora. An outstanding effort by all! Loreto finished with three team bronze medals in the U/17, U/18 & Open sections and a 13th placing for Lily Gilbert (Year 7) which gives her a strong chance of securing a…
Read MoreLoreto Girls Setting Fire to the World of Dance
There are a number of Loreto Girls who balance an extensive and exhaustive timetable of dance classes, elite competitions and performances with their normal school studies. Some dance at least six days per week and are supported by the College to attend vocational dance classes one day per week or leave school early to attend…
Read MoreVictorian Country Basketball Representative
There was no rest and relaxation over the term break for Loreto College Year 9 student Sophie Molan. Sophie took on the best in the State, representing Victoria Country in the National Junior Basketball Championships. Sophie was one of the top ten girls selected to represent Victoria Country against the country and metropolitan teams from…
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