Loreto Schools are a group of all-girlRoman Catholic schools throughout the world associated with theSisters of Loreto, founded by the English recusant nunMary Ward and are run by the Loreto Educational Society (Loretosisters), which in India runs 17 schools and 2 colleges.
In Ireland in the 1850s the schools were founded to combat the growingProtestant influence in English education in then British-controlled Ireland and ensure Catholic education for girls. It spread to India and Australia in the 1870s.
In Kolkata, Loreto schools are located at 7 Middleton Row,Sealdah (Loreto House, the largest of the group), as well asEntally,Bowbazar, andDharmatala.
There are also Loreto schools in other cities across India includingDarjeeling, Delhi, andAsansol.Lucknow has two. The schools engage in charitable activities and on academic and all-round development of the students.[1]
