Loreto College was founded in the rural Victorian city of Ballarat by the Catholic Loreto Sisters as a school for girls in 1875. The photograph is of the gate at the entrance to the College grounds. The brick gate is in the Gothic architectural style with pointed arches and crenellation. The Loreto Order was founded in England in 1609 with the aim of establishing schools for girls that would tend to their spiritual and intellectual needs.
For the college website see http://www.loreto.vic.edu.au/index.phpBallarat Clarendon College in the Victorian city of Ballarat was established in 1974 through the amalgamation of Ballarat College (est. 1864) and Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies’ College (est. 1876). The school is now associated with the Uniting Church. The building in the photograph is the main entrance to the college on Sturt Street. The red brick building is in Gothic style and features pointed arch entrances, a central tower with crenellation, and the college coat of arms.
For the college website see http://www.clarendon.vic.edu.au/