Kolese Loyola is a co-educational Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 high school in Semarang

Semarang

- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

, Central Java

Central Java

Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...

. Kolese Loyola was established in 1949 by the Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

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Mission and aims

Kolese Loyola mission is popularly known as 3C: Competence, Conscience, and Compassion. The motto is AMDG (Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam) or "For the Greater Glory of God".

Facilities

A new building has been used since 2004 with some new facilities, including:

• Physics, chemistry, biology and computer laboratoriums.
• Sport facilities: a soccer field, basketball court, badminton court, indoor and outdoor volleyball court, athletic equipment and others.
• Multimedia-equipped rooms.
• Cafateria
• Library
• As a Catholic school, Kolese Loyola has a chapel that is used to hold daily and sunday mass.
• An amphitheatre for special occasions.

Notable alumni

• Purnomo Yusgiantoro
  Purnomo Yusgiantoro
  Purnomo Yusgiantoro , is a former president-secretary general of OPEC, former Indonesian Minister of Energy for three presidents, and Minister of Defense in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet....
  
  , Indonesia's Minister of Defense
• Garin Nugroho
  Garin Nugroho
  Garin Nugroho Riyanto , better known as Garin Nugroho, is an award-winning Indonesian film director.-Biography:Nugroho was born in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta on 6 June 1961. He was the fourth child of postal workers Soetjipto Amin and Mariah, who eventually had seven children...
  
  , Indonesian director
• Christianto Wibisono
  Christianto Wibisono
  Christianto Wibisono , also known as Oey Kian Kok is a prominent Chinese Indonesian business analyst in Indonesia...
  
  , Indonesian business analyst
• Jubing Kristianto, Indonesian guitarist, won a Distinguished Award at the Yamaha Guitar Fest in 1984 (Southeast Asia)