Loreto College Marryatville is a private, independent Catholic, day and boarding school for girls, located in Marryatville, an eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1905, the school is one of many around the world directed by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). Today it caters for some 1,000 students from Reception to Year 12, including 70 boarders. A modest house in Sydenham Road, Norwood became the first Loreto Convent in Adelaide in 1905. The college opened with five students. Two years later the nuns bought a larger house on The Parade, Norwood and Loreto became a boarding school. With the consent and tireless inspiration of Mother Gonzaga in Ballarat, the nuns in Adelaide overcame great difficulties and continually sought to provide a full education for girls. By 1920 it was obvious that a larger establishment was needed to provide for the increasing number of pupils. In December of that year, Loreto moved to its present site when the nuns purchased “The Acacias” at Marryatville.