Loyola High School (Pune)

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Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Principal	Fr. J. Thorat
Type	Private, Boys-only
Established	1961

Loyola High School is a Jesuit school situated in Pune, India. Founded in 1961, the school educates boys from standard 1 to 12, and the medium of instruction is English. It is named after Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. The school has some of the best academic and sports facilities in Pune. ^[1] Students and alumni of the school are called Loyolites.

1 History
- 1.1 List of principals in chronological order
2 Location
3 Facilities
4 Current Administrative and Teaching Staff
5 Alumni Associations
6 Trivia
7 See Also
8 External Links

[edit] History

The school was founded in the early 1960s. Rev. Fr. Schoch, SJ, had dreamed of the site where the school now is, and requested the National Chemical Laboratory, (whose land it was) to set up the school. Land was released on lease, and turned out to be one of the most memorable institution building experiences amongst schools in India, as evidenced in the ELSA souvenir for the school's Silver Jubilee in 1986-87. The interview with the late Rev. Fr. Schoch, SJ therein is most revealing of this spirit.^[who?].

Main Building of Loyola High School

[edit] List of principals in chronological order

Year	Principal
prior to 1961	Fr S Rehm
1961-63	Fr R Schoch
1963-66	Fr Oesch
1966-73	Fr R Schoch
1973-76	Fr V G Catao
1976-78	Fr K Misquitta
1978-79	Fr V D'souza
1979-83	Fr J Toscano
1983-84	Fr T Ambrose
1984-86	Fr V G Catao
1986-90	Fr V Lobo
1990-93	Fr S Rodrigues
1993-96	Fr A Soares
1996-2003	Fr J Palli
2003 - 2007	Mrs F D Oliver
2007 onwards	Fr J Thorat

[edit] Location

The school is located in the Pashan area, around 6km away from the Pune railway station. It is adjacent to the St. Josephs Girls School, and is located about a kilometre away from the National Chemical Laboratory and the Armament Research and Development Establishment. On the other side of the hill flanking the school lies the Chaturshringi temple.

[edit] Facilities

School classrooms are spacious and well ventilated, the library is a 2-floored well-stocked repository of books spanning a wide variety of topics, and science and computer labs are equipped with the latest equipment. The auditorium has a full stage, complete with lighting, and balcony seating. Sports facilities include a 25-meter swimming pool, diving pool, children's pool, basketball courts, volleyball court, football and hockey fields.

The swimming pool complex was completed in 1971. Loyola remains one of the few schools in Pune with a 400m Olympic size track for athletics.

[edit] Current Administrative and Teaching Staff

Principal Fr.J.Thorat
Manager Fr.A.Soares
Supervisor Mrs.R.Fernandes
Vice-principal Mr.Nair

Class IA Mrs.P.Thomas
Class IB Ms.J.Demingo
Class IIB Ms.P.Gaikwad
Class IIB Ms.P.Francis
Class IIIa Ms.M.Bengimen
Class IIIb Mrs.Y.Shetty
Class IVA Mrs.S.Stevens
Class IVB Mrs.L.Rodricks

Basketball coach M.Fernandes
Football coach S.D'souza
Hockey coach S.D'souza

[edit] Alumni Associations

The Ex-Loyola Students' Association (ELSA) did yeoman's service for over a decade arranging for career seminars, inter-school quiz competitions, sponsoring the school magazine and even arranging for the school's 25th year celebrations. Today ElSA stands inactive but the Ex-Loyola Alumni Network (ELAN) has been formed by another generation of ex-students. ELAN has been active for over a decade now. It organises annual get-togethers for ex-students and has its own directory. It is now the official ex students body of the school, ELSA being officially merged to ELAN. ELAN also supports school activities and assists former teachers in many ways.

[edit] Trivia

Loyola High School and St. Vincent's High School share an old rivalry in sports which is evident during the Riklin Cup matches played between the two schools.