Principal’s Message

“It had been raining, but just as the nuns arrived at the site, the sun burst through the clouds and formed a beautiful rainbow over the estate. Rev. Mother gave voice to her delight; her quest was over.” This reflection of Mother Gonzaga Barry’s sighting of a rainbow over the site on which Loreto Normanhurst would be built forms the beginning of our school’s rich and dynamic tradition.  The Loreto Sisters have had an ongoing presence on this very site since establishing Loreto Normanhurst in 1897 as a day and boarding school for girls. Read More