The Loreto Toorak skirt design is a representation of who we are, and how we emerged to form our own unique identity within the context of our time and place, and within a Loreto framework.

Our design: Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak

The design consists of 4 horizontal bands that span the width of the skirt. Each band represents a key component of our school.

Band 1 at the top, portrays the Loreto values, handwritten and entwine with the drawings of wattle branches, a symbol of identity and connection to country.

Band 2 below, presents a selection of hand drawn portraits of key people from our past & present.

Band 3 below, depicts our architecture. It includes some of the elaborate detail of Mandeville Hall, the Chapel, and features within our beautiful stained-glass windows.

Band 4, the base layer, represents the site on which our school stands. It is the foundation layer. Our aim was to acknowledge the traditional origins of this site, and we invited Murrundindi, the ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri people and descendant of William Barak, to guide us through this process. He taught us the symbols and sacred stories that belong to the indigenous people, the Wurundjeri and Bunnurong people, and generously gave us permission to include these images within our design.