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Loreto Kirribilli is an Independent, elite Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in Kirribilli, a Lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, Australia. Established at Milsons Point in 1901, Loreto has a selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,050 girls from Kindergarten to Year 12.〔 The school is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).〔 Loreto Kirribilli is one of many schools around the world established by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Loreto Sisters, founded some 400 years ago by Mary Ward. Its Sydney sister school is Loreto Normanhurst, and there are five other Loreto schools across Australia, in Melbourne, Ballarat, Victoria, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, as well as other international schools such as St Mary's Shaftesbury and Saint Mary's Ascot in the UK. == History == Loreto Kirribilli was founded in 1901 following the move of the day school of Loreto Randwick (founded 1892) to "Kunimbla", a house in Milsons Point. In 1907, increasing enrolments necessitated a move to "Fern Hill", a house in Upper Pitt Street, and in 1907 to the current site in Carabella Street. "Elamang", a home owned by early settler James Milson (1785-1872), was purchased in 1907 with the financial assistance of Sarah Heaton, mother of, Sr. Philomena Heaton ibvm, a founding member of the Kirribilli community. This purchase allowed for boarders and an increase in day students. Adjacent properties were purchased over the years, including "Coreena" (previously owned by Alfred Milson) in 1921, "The Hermitage" in 1924, Thoms in 1952, and "Araluen" in 1975. The Loreto Kirribilli Chapel Tower was the highest point on the Kirribilli Peninsula for many years, and remains a landmark dominating the skyline when viewed from Neutral Bay. Once the junior school, The Hermitage, was demolished in 1936 to make way for a playing field and tennis courts, and "Coreena" was replaced in 1961 by the present junior school. Government funding in the 1960s allowed for the building of St Joseph's wing, including science rooms and a library. This was also an era of significant growth in student numbers.〔 The boarding school began its phasing out period in 1968, following an explosion which destroyed St Mary's (Thoms). Loreto's last boarding students left in 1972. In 1980 "Araluen", which had previously been a music centre, was extended to provide accommodation for the Loreto Sisters, and the community areas in the "Elamang" building were converted for use as staff rooms, general school administration and music.〔 IN 2010 Loreto acquired the neighbouring Tremayne Private Hotel, formerly a Y.W.C.A.〔http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/colleges-go-househunting-to-beat-the-urban-squeeze-20101217-190sn.html〕 rename the Marian Centre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loreto Kirribilli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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