The school offers full-time boarding from year 7 and is a "home away from home" for over 150 young women, mainly from country NSW and the Sydney basin.

It offers a flexible boarding model. While full-time boarding is still at the core of Loreto Normanhurst boarding, there is full flexibility on weekends. For country and city-based boarders alike, this means boarding all week with greater access to weekend time with family and friends.

This model of boarding can also take some of the pressure off busy family life and help students meet their academic and extra-curricular commitments.

Established in 1897, the school provides a holistic and dynamic education experience, helping boarders to learn and grow as young confident women of sincerity, justice and compassion.

The award-winning Loreto Normanhurst Student Growth Model is a holistic model of education that is innovative and dynamic, and fosters critical thinking, curiosity and joy in learning - an education that prepares a Loreto girl for life in the 21st century.

Boarders are provided with excellent support networks to help them reach their academic goals including tutors and extended opening hours in the Learning Resource Centre.

Charlotte, a boarder from the class of 2018, says she loved being part of the boarding community and appreciated the encouragement and support she received.

"As a boarder, it was not only my school but my 'home away from home' for five years, and the community that surrounded me encouraged my academic and personal growth," she said.

Since its beginning, Loreto Boarding has been an integral part of Loreto Normanhurst. The boarding community is close and has a strong sense of identity and connection with the school.

In this sense, the boarding school is the "heart of the school".

Meet Loreto Normanhurst principal Marina Ugonotti and director of boarding Kate Kovacs on the Principal's Country Road Trip, from May 14 to 16 in Griffith and Wagga Wagga.

Visit www.loretonh.nsw.edu.au for details.