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Loyola High School (Pune)
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Loyola High School is a Jesuit school situated in 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 diverse ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.
Loyola is an English medium 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. The school is rated the third best school on India after Cathedral and John Connon School Mumbai. It is the PSAA (Pune Schools Athletic Association) Champions of U12, U14 Football Championships, and PSAA champions for chess in the city.
Students and alumni of the school are called Loyolites.
, (whose land it was) to set up the school. Land was released on lease.
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.
and computer
labs. The auditorium
has a 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
.
In 2011 E-Learning program was introduced in the school. With this projectors were installed in each and every classroom.
is to foster a sense of collective responsibility and solidarity amongst students. The house system also serves as the centre of school life, with students from different houses often competing at sports and other co-curricular activities.
There are namely four houses - Blue, Green, Red and Gold. Every house has a Commander and Flag Bearer.
ELAN supports school activities and assists former teachers. ELAN is planning the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the school in 2010-2011
As part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations :
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, 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 diverse ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.
Loyola is an English medium 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. The school is rated the third best school on India after Cathedral and John Connon School Mumbai. It is the PSAA (Pune Schools Athletic Association) Champions of U12, U14 Football Championships, and PSAA champions for chess in the city.
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 LaboratoryNational Chemical Laboratory
The National Chemical Laboratory is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, it was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here...
, (whose land it was) to set up the school. Land was released on lease.
List of principals
| 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 Palliparam |
| 2003–2007 | Mrs F D Oliver |
| 2007-2011 | Fr J Thorat |
| 2011 onwards | Fr M Fernandes |
Location
The school is located in the PashanPashan
Pashan is suburb of Pune, India. It is located off the Mumbai-Bangalore expressway by-passing Pune city. Pashan road serves as the main approach road for Mumbai-Pune expressway. Pashan is bordered by Baner in north, Sus village on west, Bavdhan in south and Pune University in east...
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
National Chemical Laboratory
The National Chemical Laboratory is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India, it was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here...
and the Armament Research and Development Establishment
Armament Research and Development Establishment
Armament Research & Development Establishment is a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation . Located in Pune, it is the main DRDO lab involved in the development of Conventional Armaments.- History :...
. On the other side of the hill flanking the school lies the Chaturshringi
Chaturshringi Temple
The Chaturshringi Temple is a Hindu temple in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. The temple is located on the slope of a hill on Senapati Bapat Road. It is said to have been built during the reign of the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle...
temple.
Facilities
Two-floored library, scienceScience
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
labs. The auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
has a stage, complete with lighting, and balcony seating. Sports facilities include a 25-meter swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
, diving pool, children's pool, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
courts, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
court, football and hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
fields.
The swimming pool complex was completed in 1971. Loyola remains one of the few schools in Pune with a 400m Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
size track for athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
.
In 2011 E-Learning program was introduced in the school. With this projectors were installed in each and every classroom.
Houses
The objective of the house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
is to foster a sense of collective responsibility and solidarity amongst students. The house system also serves as the centre of school life, with students from different houses often competing at sports and other co-curricular activities.
There are namely four houses - Blue, Green, Red and Gold. Every house has a Commander and Flag Bearer.
| Houses | |
|---|---|
| Blue | |
| Green | |
| Red | |
| Gold |
School Uniform
Boys from class 1 to class 9 wear half-sleeved beige shirts and dark beige shorts. Whereas class 10 boys where dark beige trousers and the same shirt. Junior college boys where 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. Its a 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, ELSA being officially merged to ELAN.ELAN supports school activities and assists former teachers. ELAN is planning the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the school in 2010-2011
Golden Jubilee Year
- The Biology, Physics, Chemistry Labs were renovated.
- The E-Learning Program was introduced.
- Assembly stage re-built.
- Loyola hosted IDEA, a science exhibition in which over 10 different schools participated.
Information
- Loyola High School and St. Vincent's High School share a rivalry in sports which is evident during the Riklin Cup matches played between the two schools.The Riklin Cup was stopped in 1987.
- It is voted as one of the Top 10 Schools in Pune.
- It is one of the few schools which has "cross-country" as part of physical training for its students.