Sport & Co-Curricular
Senior Co-Curricular Sports
Term 2 Information
We have one sports round left for this term with the final games for Term 2 being played on Saturday 21 June. Winter sport will resume in Term 3, Week 1.
Pink Round
Round 9 (Term 3, Week 2) is the scheduled PINK ROUND for sport.
In support of Australians affected by breast cancer, School Sport Associations SAAS, SACSSGSA and IGSSA have scheduled PINK ROUND into our sports fixture calendars for all sports games in our associations from July 28th – August 3rd, 2025.
We encourage players, officials, supervisors, and spectators to wear some PINK to raise breast cancer awareness, generate discussion encouraging breast screening, and show support for the 20,000+ women and men diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia every year.
To assist your school with PINKING IT UP, local sportswear business, Nelson Sportswear is selling premium PINK sports socks to our schools as a fundraising activity, with proceeds of the sales donated to a PINK charity nominated by the associations.
Families can order socks using the link below:
https://events.humanitix.com/pink-sports-round-socks
The link will close at 9:00am on Friday 20th June and we will not be taking any further orders after this time.
Aerobics
Congratulations to our talented aerobics students on their outstanding performances at the FISAF State Championships over the weekend!
We are thrilled to announce that three of our teams were crowned State Champions, taking home gold medals, and an incredible eight Loreto teams have now qualified for the FISAF National Championships, to be held on the Gold Coast at the end of August.
Secondary Advanced Teams Yr 10-12:
LC Limitless – 1st
Secondary Large Teams Yr 10-12:
LC Lightening- 1st
Secondary Pre-Choregraphed Teams Yr 7-9:
LC Stars – 3rd
We are incredibly proud of all students, coaches, and staff involved. Your hard work and dedication continue to shine!
Knockout Sport
Years 9–10 Netball
Congratulations to our Year 9/10 Netball team on an outstanding performance in the Knockout Netball competition, winning three tightly contested matches to secure their place in Round 2!
- Loreto vs Mary MacKillop – won 29 - 26
- Loreto vs Glenunga – won 33 - 31
- Loreto vs St John’s – won 33- 23
We wish them all the best for Round 2 on Wednesday 23 July.
Years 7/8 Netball
What an incredible day of netball for our Year 7/8 knockout team! The team started strong with a dominant 36–9 win in their first game and held their nerve in a thrilling second match, coming away with a hard fought 2 goal victory. The final clash against Glenunga was an absolute nail-biter, with the lead constantly shifting. Despite their determination and efforts our girls narrowly missed progressing to Round 2 by just 3 goals.
Well done to all players for their outstanding effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the day!
Term 3 Dates
Term 4 Sports Nominations Years 7-12
The Term 4 sports nominations are now open and need to be completed no later than 9:00am Friday 8 August. To complete a nomination, please click on the link below:
https://portal.clipboard.app/loreto-college/activity-selection
If you have any questions about co-curricular sport, please contact me on Sophie.Hage@loreto.sa.edu.au
Sophie Hage
Director of Sport and Sport Performance
Junior Co-Curricular Sports
Aerobics
Congratulations to our talented aerobics students on their outstanding performances at the FISAF State Championships over the weekend!
We are incredibly proud of all students, coaches, and staff involved. Your hard work and dedication continue to shine!
Primary Pre-Choreographed Teams Yr 4:
LC Gems – 4th
LC Diamonds – 2nd
Primary Pre-Choreographed Teams Yr 5:
LC Divas – 2nd
Primary Pre-Choreographed Teams Yr 6:
LC Dream – 3rd
Primary Large Teams Yr 5-6 Phase 2:
LC Funk – 1st
Several teams have now qualified for the FISAF National Championships, to be held on the Gold Coast at the end of August.
SAPSASA Netball
This week Loreto has had Bella, Charlotte, Everly, Paloma and Sophie represent East Adelaide SAPSASA zone in the State Netball Carnival. East Adelaide’s teams are both in medal contention as they head into the final day of the carnival.
Soccer
Our teams finish their term on Friday afternoon this week. Well done on a great term! Our Year 5/6s have started knocking in goals regularly; our Year 4 Gold and Year 4 Blue teams have continued on their dominant way; our new Year 3s are improving every week and taking it up to some older opponents.
Basketball
Well done to our Year 3/4s who had a strong 16-0 win over Concordia on Wednesday afternoon. It is great to see the players growing in confidence, demonstrating their dribbling skills and passing to teammates. The “team buy in” towards defending has also been impressive!
Ben Johnswood
Sport Coordinator
Performing Arts
Performing Arts Festival 2025 – A Celebration of Milestones
This year’s Performing Arts Festival was a spectacular celebration of creativity, collaboration, and courage. Centred around the theme "Milestones", the evening saw approximately 480 students shine on stage in front of an audience of over 1,000. The result was a stunning showcase of talent and teamwork, with students pouring months of effort, planning, and rehearsal into every moment.
Knowing that every element of the Festival is student-led only makes the event more impressive. From deciding the theme to designing their show, teaching and rehearsing songs, choreographing dances, and even designing the lighting – our girls demonstrated just how deeply they value the performing arts and, of course, their PAF!
As Director of Performing Arts, I’m incredibly proud of what our students have achieved. Events like this remind us of the strength of our community, the value of the arts, and the incredible things that happen when students are empowered to lead, create, and shine.
A huge congratulations to Ward House, who took home the overall winning trophy this year. Their interpretation was both thoughtful and powerful, earning well-deserved recognition. That said, every House deserves immense praise – the standard across the board was exceptional, and it was clear how much heart and hard work went into every minute on stage.
Congratulations to all involved – it was truly a night to remember. Heartfelt thanks must also go to the House Liaison staff, the PAF production team, and all teaching staff who so generously supported the girls along the way.
Adelaide Music Eisteddfods
Recently, a number of Loreto girls competed in a number of different divisions of the Adelaide Music Eisteddfods.
Faith Thien competed in the Grade 4 Violin Solo as well as the Grade 7 Piano Solo. We congratulate her for winning 3rd place in the piano division.
Gracie Cheung, Mia Luppino and Holly Westbrook all competed in several Vocal Divisions, and all girls achieved outstanding success with placings in every category entered:
Gracie Cheung
- 17 years and under Any Voice Duet (with Mia) – 1st Place
- 15 years and under Music Theatre Solo – Honourable Mention
- 15 years and under Contemporary Solo – 1st Place
- 15 years and under LOTE Solo – 1st Place
Mia Luppino
- 17 years and under Any Voice Duet (with Gracie) – 1st Place
- 15 years and under Jazz/Blues/Gospel Solo – 1st Place
- 15 years and under Contemporary Solo – 3rd Place
- 15 years and under Classical Solo – 3rd Place
- 15 years and under Sacred Solo – 1st Place
- 15 years and under LOTE Solo – 2nd Place
Holly Westbrook
- 17 years and under Contemporary Solo – 2nd Place
- 17 years and under Jazz/Blues/Gospel Solo – 1st Place
Tim de Jong
Director of Performing Arts
Year 5 Musical
Get ready to tumble down the rabbit hole! Our Year 5 students have been busy preparing to bring the whimsical world of Alice in Wonderland to life, with curious characters, mad tea parties, and a little bit of nonsense. We can’t wait to share the wonder and would love to welcome as many as we can to our very own Wonderland in Week 9! Tickets are on sale now with both Matinee and Evening performances available: https://events.humanitix.com/loretoaiw