OUR HISTORY

Loreto Bowbazar was established in 1844, the second school to be started by the Loreto sisters in Calcutta. It was known as St.Francis Xavier Convent and was originally a private school owned by the Coopers. There was a Pay school with some boarders, and a Free school.  Boys and girls were admitted.

In 1882 the neighbouring property was acquired to accommodate the growing numbers, 300 pupils at that time. 

In 1884 the grounds of the free school were required to build the new church of St. Francis Xavier, so another building was erected on the new plot for the Free School which was called St. Francis Xavier’s while the main school was called Loreto Day School.  

In the 1970s the number of pupils had increased so much that it was necessary to build more classrooms. The old  Francis Xavier building was demolished and the present school buildings with their large airy rooms was erected.

In 1974 the Higher Secondary section was introduced, affiliated to the West Bengal Education Council since the school leaving examination had previously been changed from the Metric to the Madhyamik Pariksha of West Bengal.

The free School continued to function separately till the 1980s when the children were gradually absorbed into the main school stream.

In 1990 a literacy programme was begun and continues today as the Ashadeep school.

In 2002 the Nursery class was discontinued.

In 2005 a new move was made by the Loreto administration in the appointment of  a Lay teacher, Mrs.Marie Gasper, as Principal of the school.

 

FORMER PRINCIPALS

 Earlier records not available

1921	Sr.Ita Kehoe
1925	Sr.Magdalen Hickey
1930	Sr.Mercedes Thome
1941	Sr.Gertrude O’Keefe
1955	Sr.Margaret Murphy
1968	Sr.Joseph Raphael Redmond
1969	Sr.Francis Michael Lyne
1979	Sr.Lucy Byrne
1985	Sr.Consuelo Murphy
1986	Sr.Lucy Byrne
1988	Sr.Irene Rebeiro
1990	Sr.Elizabeth D’Souza
1991	Sr.Carmella Coelho
2002	Sr.Antoinette Rodrigues
2003	Sr.Molly Francis
2004	Sr.Anita Maria Braganza
2005	Mrs. Marie Gasper