Name: Loreto College
Time: 1931 - Current
Epoch: Early 20th Century
Category: Catholic Secondary College
Institution Category: Education
Institution Group: Secondary
Coordinates: -27.5095, 153.063388333333
Street Address: 427 Cavendish Rd, Coorparoo
Suburb: Coorparoo
Sector: Independent \'Catholic\'
Local Study Area: Greenslopes-Coorparoo
Study Stage: MBSH Stage 3 Local Study Areas
Coorparoo was the first of the new parishes established by Catholic Archbishop James Duhig. He invited the Loretto Order of nuns to establish its first Queensland school in the parish. Despite the Great Depression, fundraising through lottery tickets enabled Loretto College to open in 1931, with the completion of the ‘Casket Building’ by builder S. Carrick. The College was the first Brisbane Catholic boarding school established under Duhig. Other significant College stuctures are the 1954 Administration Building and the 1977 Gonzaga Barry Centre.
Geographic Description 1: Inside The Green Belt
Geographic Description 2: Norman Creek
Geographic Description 3: Flood Gullies; Ridgeline; Hills
‘Loreto College History’, Loreto College Coorparoo Website. Retrieved 1 June 2019 [https://www.loreto.qld.edu.au/about-loreto/loreto-college-history/]
Loreto College Coorparoo. [https://www.loreto.qld.edu.au/about-loreto/loreto-college-history/archives/snippet-3-2/]
