St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad Explained

St. Xavier's High School,
Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad
Coordinates:Latitude: 23°2'52.35"Longitude: 72°32'56.72"
Nickname:Loyola
Motto Translation:Apply yourself to hard work from an early age
Zipcode:380013
Country:India
Type:Private primary and secondary school
Denomination:Jesuits
Principal:Mrs. Jasmine Shaji
Gender:Coeducational
Colors:Blue, red, and white

St. Xavier's Loyola Hall is a Catholic school that offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Since 2006, it has been a co-educational school; prior to 2006, it was an all-boys school.[1]

In 2020, Father Xavier Amalraj S.J. was appointed principal of the school.[2] In 2016, Mrs. Laxmi Iyer was appointed the headmistress of the primary school.[3]

History

St. Xavier's Loyola Hall was founded by Father Fernando Arellano S.J. on December 3, 1956. An outreach program in the 1960s led by the students and faculty of St. Xavier's Loyola Hall inspired the establishment of the St. Xavier's Social Service Society, a charitable Jesuit organization.[4]

The St. Xavier's Loyola Hall primary school was designed by Hasmukh C. Patel.[5]

Academics

St. Xavier's Loyola Hall offers K-12 education with each standard consisting of three sections offering English medium instruction and one section offering Gujarati medium instruction. It offers science and commerce streams for standard 11 and 12.[6]

Sports Day

Sports Day has been an integral part of Loyola's Sports Culture.

There are 4 clubs viz. Lions, Panthers, Bears and Tiger. Each club compete against each other to win the overall tournament. There is a point system based on the games any club player wins. Running, Relay, Cycling, Long Jump, High Jump, and March Past were some the events that take place on Sports Day.

Facilities

St Xavier's Loyola Hall provides students with the following facilities:

Notable alumni

The following individuals have attended St. Xavier's Loyola Hall:

Association of Past Xavierite

The Association of Past Xavierites (A. P. X.) came into existence in 1986. The membership has been growing steadily. APX currently has about a 1000 members.

The current office bearers are: Shridhar Derasari, Farida, Bina Shah, Snehal Rajnikant Jadvani, Satpal Singh Chhabda, Shapath Shah.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall . 2022-03-09 . www.loyolahallahd.com.
  2. Web site: TNN. Feb 2, 2021 . Ahmedabad: St Xavier's Loyola duped of Rs 3 crore Ahmedabad News - Times of India . 2022-03-09 . The Times of India . en.
  3. Web site: Rathod . Rahi . n.d. . St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall, Raviraj incident . 2022-03-09 . www.loyolahallahd.com.
  4. Web site: History - ST. XAVIER'S SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY . 2022-03-09 . sxsss.org.
  5. Book: Desai, Catherine . The architecture of Hasmukh C. Patel : selected projects 1963-2003 . 2017 . Bimal Patel . 978-1-935677-65-9 . Ahmedabad, India . 953598936.
  6. Web site: St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall The Ahmedabad Blog . 2022-03-09 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Geet Sethi Profile - Indian Billiards Player Geet Sethi Biography - Information on Geet Sethi . 2022-03-14 . www.iloveindia.com.
  8. News: Architect and urban planner, Dr Bimal Patel to be conferred the Padma Shri Award - Times of India . 2022-03-14 . The Times of India . 28 January 2019 . en.
  9. Web site: DOD's HomePage : Annual Report(2000-01) . 2022-03-13 . 164.100.163.217.