St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow

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St. Aloysius' College is a private Jesuit school in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1859, and named after the famous Jesuit, St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Its strong Jesuit ethos emphasises practice of Roman Catholic religion both in the church and in the community, with many charitable and community-based groups in the school. It is also reknowned for its academic performance and success on the rugby field, most recently embarking upon a successful tour of Australia in the summer of 2006.

St. Aloysius' is a co-educational school with a kindergarten, a junior school and a senior school. The headmaster, John Stoer, is the first lay headmaster - i.e. the first not to be a Jesuit priest. There are four houses: Campion (after St. Edmund Campion), Loyola (after St. Ignatius Loyola), Ogilvie (after St. John Ogilvie) and Xavier (after St. Francis Xavier). The College motto is Ad majora natus sum, which means "I was born for greater things". As in many Jesuit schools, pupils are instructed to inscribe AMDG (Ad majorem Dei gloriam - "to the greater glory of God") on all work.

It was founded in the east of Glasgow, close to the (predominantly Irish) Catholic community it was set up to accommodate. Since the end of the 19th century it has been situated in Garnethill on the north side of Glasgow city centre, adjacent to the Glasgow School of Art; notable buildings include the original Italianate Chandlery Building on this site and more modern additions such as the Clavius Building and Junior School, both of which have won RIBA architectural awards^[1]. It is associated with the Jesuit church of St Aloysius, modelled on the Gesu in Rome.

School uniform consists of a myrtle green blazer with gold trim. The school emblem is an eagle.