Loyola High School (Pune)
| Loyola High School | |
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Men for Others | |
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Pune, Maharashtra India | |
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| Type | Private, boys only(school), Junior college, co-educational since 2012. |
| Established | 11 June 1961 |
| Principal | Fr. Robert Das, SJ |
| Faculty | 75+ |
| Number of students | 1400 |
| Campus | 22 Acres |
| Houses | Blue, green, red, gold |
| Website | http://www.loyolahighschoolpune.org |
Loyola High School is a Jesuit school situated in Pashan, Pune, India, founded in 1961, running primary, secondary and pre-university education. The school takes its name from St. Ignatius of Loyola, a sixteenth-century saint, who was recognized for his devotion to education and is best known for founding the Society of Jesus. Loyola High School is run by Jesuit Priests and welcomes students from all ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.
Loyola is an English medium convent school and offers Marathi and Hindi as compulsory languages up to the 8th standard. High school students have the option of taking up German. There is a strong emphasis on Science, Mathematics and the Arts. History, Civics and Geography are also offered.
Loyola High School and Junior College is recognized by the Government of Maharashtra and prepares students for the Maharashtra State Secondary School Certificate (SSC, Std X) and the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC, Std XII) examinations. It won the PSAA (Pune Schools Athletic Association) Under-12 Championship, Under-14 Football Championship, and the PSAA Chess Championship.
Students and alumni of the school are called Loyolites.
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.
List of principals
| Year | Principal |
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| 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 Palliparam |
| 2003–2007 | Mrs F D Oliver |
| 2007–2011 | Fr J Thorat |
| 2011-2014 | Fr M Fernandes |
| 2014- | Fr R Das |
Location
The school is located in the Pashan area, 13 km from Pune railway station. It is adjacent to the St. Josephs Girls School, and is located one kilometre 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.
Facilities
Two-floored library, science and computer labs. The auditorium has a stage, 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.
In 2011 E-Learning program was introduced in the school. Projectors were installed in every classroom.
School life
Houses
The house system fosters a sense of collective responsibility and solidarity amongst students. The house system serves as the centre of school life, with students from houses competing at sports and other co-curricular activities. The four houses are Blue, Green, Red and Gold. Every house has a Commander and Flag Bearer.
| Houses | |
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| Blue | |
| Green | |
| Red | |
| Gold |
School uniform
Boys from class 1 to class 9 wear half-sleeved beige shirts and dark beige shorts. Class 10 boys wear dark beige trousers and the same shirt. Junior college boys wear full-sleeved beige shirts and dark beige trousers. The rest of the uniform consists of brown shoes and a brown belt. From 2011 a new uniform was introduced on Fridays - an off-white polo T-shirt with the Loyola emblem. The PT uniform consists of the house coloured sleeveless T-shirt and shorts.
Alumni associations
The ex-Loyola Students' Association (ELSA) has arranged career seminars, inter-school quiz competitions, sponsored the school magazine and arranged 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. It is now the official ex students body of the school and ELSA is officially merged to ELAN.
ELAN supports school activities and assists former teachers. ELAN planned the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the school in 2010-2011.
Golden Jubilee year
As part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations :
- The Biology, Physics, Chemistry Labs were renovated.
- The E-Learning program was introduced.
- The Assembly stage was re-built.
- Loyola hosted IDEA, a science exhibition in which ten schools participated.
Information
- Loyola High School and St. Vincent's High School (a sister-school of Loyola High School) share a rivalry in sports.
- It is voted as one of the Top 10 schools in Pune.
- It is one of the few schools which has cross-country running as part of physical training for its students.
Gallery
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Swimming pool
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Library
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Chapel and "Father's House"
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Football ground
