HISTORY

At the turn of the century, it was hard to find women teachers capable of taking classes at the Senior Cambridge level. In 1912 Mother Gonzaga Joynt who was a firm believer in higher education for women, decided to set up an extension of Loreto House School where potential teachers could be trained for the Intermediate Arts Examination, as a preliminary qualification for the Government Recognized Licentiate of Teaching.

Loreto College started in St. Thomas’ House, Middleton Row, with 10 students and 4 staff members. The foundations of an integrated Arts Faculty in Loreto College were laid by Mother Baptist Reville who also established the college Library. In the earlier years preparing women for the teaching profession, remained a primary aim of the college and the Teachers’ Training Department was built up by Mother Joseph Antonia Burke.

From 1920 she conducted and supervised classes for the L.T. and B.T. qualifications of Calcutta University. The department was also affiliated to the Froebel Institute of Education.