Meet our School Captains

In Term 3, Gemma, Lucy, Amy, Kaitlyn and I, were incredibly privileged to have been entrusted by our peers to form the Student Executive for 2025/2026. I remember feeling a sense of excitement to be undertaking the position of School Captain but above all, feeling extremely humbled and honoured for the trust placed in us to serve and lead as a team.
What I love most about our school is the sense of community and spirit amongst our Loreto family. It’s seen in the way we cheer for one another at carnivals from the stands, our energy at the Music Festival and in the displays of support we show our peers. This spirit doesn’t just appear on its own but each and every one of us makes our school the community it is.
The heart and spirit of our school is guided by the five values of our foundress, Mary Ward: Freedom, Justice, Sincerity, Verity, felicity, freedom and justice. In 2026, we enter the year of Felicity at Loreto Kirribilli. Felicity is more than simply being happy and good humoured. Felicity is about bringing joy, kindness and optimism to others and uplifting those around us to create a sense of belonging. This value is seen in the smallest of gestures, whether it’s making a friend smile, laugh or simply saying 'Hi' to our peers in the corridors.
Our leadership team aspires to foster the joyful and friendly spirit within our community and to create a home in our school for every student. We aim to lead with enthusiasm and nurture an environment filled with support and encouragement. To be undertaking the position of School Captain is truly an honour and I am inspired to follow the legacy of Mother Gonzaga Barry, to “leave after you something on which others can build”. I could not be more grateful to be taking on this position alongside my team of the Student Executive and I am very excited for the Felicity-filled year ahead.
Caitlin
Senior School Captain
2025/2026

The five core values at Loreto Kirribilli are Felicity, Freedom, Justice, Sincerity and Verity. These values represent Mary Ward’s spirituality, and define our approach to our learning and how we connect every day in the Junior School. The 2025 value for Loreto Kirribilli is Verity.
Verity is not a word we commonly use in our day-to-day life. It is a core value that ‘seeks truth and justice’. In Mary Ward’s words, ‘Verity expresses the truth of who we are and what gives meaning to our lives'. Verity in the Junior School this year will be symbolised by a new friend for our Felicity student called Verity. Together we will learn more about being a true friend.
This will be our challenge as we aim to really think about our everyday living with truth and honesty in our actions, searching for what we know is right and important as students of Loreto Kirribilli.
So, for 2025, as a school community – students, teachers, leaders, parents and carers – let us all strive and support each other to bring out our true selves, our true heart, our whole genuine self to all we do. We will try to always seek the truth and do all that we have to do well in our learning and in our connections with each other.
I look forward to seeing bright smiles and happy faces this year, new friendships and the ups and downs we may all experience from time to time but we will truthfully and honestly aim to come together as one.
Harriet
Junior School Captain
2025
