Loreto Secondary School Clonmel


Welcome to Loreto Secondary School, Clonmel website.

Loreto Secondary School is situated on the Waterford City side of Clonmel, near the river Suir, on the Coleville Road.  It provides education for girls from the town and the surrounding rural hinterland. It is a Catholic Voluntary Secondary School.  It is a member house of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (I.B.V.M.).  This Institute has a long history.  It was founded in the Seventeenth Century by Mary Ward (1585 – 1645), a remarkable woman who pioneered the higher education of  Catholic women.  During her own lifetime she established schools all over Europe. At the present day her Institute is spread over the five Continents.

The Irish branch of the Institute was founded in 1821 by Frances Ball, a native of Dublin.  Her first foundation was at Rathfarnham and was called Loreto Abbey, from which title the members became known as Loreto Sisters and all subsequent foundations at home and abroad, were called Loreto.










Loreto Clonmel was founded in 1881.  Six Loreto Sisters arrived on the 22nd August.  The sisters occupied the house adjoining the Suir Island Mills and remained there for about seven years.  In March 1889 a fire in the Flour Mills caused extensive damage to the Convent.  In August 1889 the Loreto Sisters bought a residence in Coleville Road.  This has been the location of Loreto Secondary School since then.











In 2004 a complete new Complex consisting of a School, full size Sports Hall and outdoor play facilities, was officially opened on the Coleville Road site.

Today, over 500 students attend the school.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

The Loreto Philosophy of Education is centred in God, rooted in Gospel values and derives its objectives and specific expression from the insights and vision of St Ignatius of Loyola and Mary Ward. It underpins our Mission Statement, which states:

Our school is a caring Christian Community in which students have the opportunity to achieve academic excellence and to grow spiritually, emotionally, socially, creatively and physically in a healthy environment.

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CONTACT

RELEVANT CONTACT NUMBERS

  1. School office:              052 – 6121402

  2. Fax:                               052 – 6127402

  3. Gmal:        loretoclonmel@gmail.com

  4. To give notice of a student’s absence from school, telephone 052 – 6121402 before 9.30 a.m.

OPENING TIMES

  1. •The school will be open from 8.15 a.m. - 6.00p.m. each day.

  2. •Parents should note that supervision is provided from that supervision is provided from 8.45a.m. - 9.00a.m. and from 3.35 - 4.00p.m. Monday - Thursday and 3.20 - 3.35p.m. on Friday.

  3. •Students on the premise bebore or after these times are there at their own risk.

PARENTS AND VISITORS

  1. •Visits to the school should be by appointment except in cases of emergency.

  2. •All the parents and visitors should first report to the Secretary’s office.

  3. •Parents and visitors are requested not to approach a student or a classroom unannounced.

  4. •Parents and visitors are requested not to park in the school grounds, not to obstruct the entrance and to show due care for students and staff entering and exiting the premises.

  5. •Students who meet a parent or visitor are expected to be courteous and polite and to direct them to the Secretary’s office.

  6. •Parents and visitors should be advised that C.C.T.V camera are in operation in the school building and on the school grounds.

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