Loyola High School (Goa)
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Loyola High School is a Jesuit
-run institution for boys, in the heart of Margao
, in the South Goa
district of Goa
, India
. Its students take the Secondary School Certificate
Examinations.
Admissions to the school is made on a competitive basis. A calligraphic 'L' on the shirt pocket, on the left, on the heart, on a sky blue shirt and navy blue pants, identifies a Loyolite.
Among students, there are 4 houses, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Students are randomly allotted a house on their first day of attendance. The calligraphic 'L' on their shirts are in the colour of the students' house.
Elections are held to select the Student's Council. The council is headed by the Head Boy, with other members being the Deputy-Head Boy and Captains and Vice-Captains of each house. The primary section has its own house captains and vice-captains, although the Head-Boy a Deputy-Head Boy are common to both sections.
The basketball court plays host to inter-school level, taluka-level, zonal level and state level matches. The soccer field is situated outside the main campus, known as the Loyola grounds. There are renovation works on the old Loyola Ground to build a football (soccer) stadium.
The main school building was formerly shaped as an L, with the longer arm containing the main school and the shorter arm containing the boarding, resident priests accommodation on the upper floors, the Chapel of St. Ignatius and the administrative offices on the upper ground floor, from which there is a bridge leading to the quadrangle, with the primary section on the lower ground floor.
The school building resembles a G, with the new sections housing an hall, library, staff room, gymnasium, laboratories, toilet complex, computer room and class rooms.
The quadrangle, which is used for morning student and staff assemblies, flag hoisting, student concerts and school fetes is surrounded with colourful flowering creepers growing on the walls of the school building. The quadrangle is home for South Goa's most attended English services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Christmas and New Years; where scores of people attend and take part in services accompanied by school choirs.
In 1993, Loyola High School became the first public school in South-West India to replace black boards with green-boards.
, Goa on July 13, 1899, by the late Roque Santana Gracias. The Archdiocese of Goa took it over in 1932 and renamed it St Theotonius Union High School. It has been run by the Goa Jesuits since 1944. It was renamed Loyola High School after the Founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola
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LESA(Loyola Ex-Students' Association) is the alumni association of the school. There is a forum for parents to voice their opinions on the running of the school called the PTA (Parents' Teachers' Association)
The forerunner to the LESA was the LOBA (Loyola Old Boys Association). Being an all-boy school, traditionally Loyola teachers refer to students as 'boys', and ex-students as 'old boys'.
The premier nationwide school football tournament, the Annual Subruto Cup is a tournament where Loyola High School has achieved success.
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...
-run institution for boys, in the heart of Margao
Margao
Margao and commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is the administrative headquarters of South Goa district and of the Salcete taluka.- Etymology :...
, in the South Goa
South Goa
South Goa is one of the two districts that comprise the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1,966 km² and a population of 586,591...
district of Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, 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...
. Its students take the Secondary School Certificate
Secondary School Certificate
The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
Examinations.
Staff and enrolment
It has nearly 50 teachers and around 20 other staff. There are approximately 1500 students. The school has classes between 1st and 4th standards(primary) and 5th and 10th standards(secondary). All classes(except 10th, which has three) have four divisions, named A, B, C and D, without the concept of performance-based categorization.Admissions to the school is made on a competitive basis. A calligraphic 'L' on the shirt pocket, on the left, on the heart, on a sky blue shirt and navy blue pants, identifies a Loyolite.
Culture
Three times a week an assembly is held in the open quadrangle, organized by students of each class. The topics for these assemblies range from the importance of moral values to current affairs to scientific discoveries, with the students given freedom to choose the topics. Every first friday there is a short mass(eucharistic celebration) held in the school hall for students, teachers and the non-teaching staff.Organizational structure
The school is run by resident Jesuit priests. The hierarchy includes a principal, a vice-principal, helped by a few other helper fathers and brothers, on a shifting basis. Each class has a class teacher, who calls out attendance and handles other administrative tasks.Among students, there are 4 houses, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Students are randomly allotted a house on their first day of attendance. The calligraphic 'L' on their shirts are in the colour of the students' house.
Elections are held to select the Student's Council. The council is headed by the Head Boy, with other members being the Deputy-Head Boy and Captains and Vice-Captains of each house. The primary section has its own house captains and vice-captains, although the Head-Boy a Deputy-Head Boy are common to both sections.
Building Architecture and Facilities
The building has three floors above the quadrangle, with the section below devoted to the primary section. Each standard has four divisions, located adjacent to each other. There is a large hall, a staff room, a gymnasium, three laboratories and the largest school library in Goa; all surrounding the quadrangle, overlooked by the statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Patron Saint.The basketball court plays host to inter-school level, taluka-level, zonal level and state level matches. The soccer field is situated outside the main campus, known as the Loyola grounds. There are renovation works on the old Loyola Ground to build a football (soccer) stadium.
The main school building was formerly shaped as an L, with the longer arm containing the main school and the shorter arm containing the boarding, resident priests accommodation on the upper floors, the Chapel of St. Ignatius and the administrative offices on the upper ground floor, from which there is a bridge leading to the quadrangle, with the primary section on the lower ground floor.
The school building resembles a G, with the new sections housing an hall, library, staff room, gymnasium, laboratories, toilet complex, computer room and class rooms.
The quadrangle, which is used for morning student and staff assemblies, flag hoisting, student concerts and school fetes is surrounded with colourful flowering creepers growing on the walls of the school building. The quadrangle is home for South Goa's most attended English services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter, Christmas and New Years; where scores of people attend and take part in services accompanied by school choirs.
In 1993, Loyola High School became the first public school in South-West India to replace black boards with green-boards.
History
It was founded as Union High School in SalcetteSalcette
Salcette , is a taluka of South Goa District in the Indian state of Goa. Its administrative and economic headquarters is Margao. It is largely coterminous with a region called Sashti , which comprised, by local tradition, sixty-six villages, hence the name. However, it also includes the taluka of...
, Goa on July 13, 1899, by the late Roque Santana Gracias. The Archdiocese of Goa took it over in 1932 and renamed it St Theotonius Union High School. It has been run by the Goa Jesuits since 1944. It was renamed Loyola High School after the Founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
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LESA(Loyola Ex-Students' Association) is the alumni association of the school. There is a forum for parents to voice their opinions on the running of the school called the PTA (Parents' Teachers' Association)
The forerunner to the LESA was the LOBA (Loyola Old Boys Association). Being an all-boy school, traditionally Loyola teachers refer to students as 'boys', and ex-students as 'old boys'.
The premier nationwide school football tournament, the Annual Subruto Cup is a tournament where Loyola High School has achieved success.
External links
- Loyola High School, Goa- School Website
- LESA- Loyola Ex-Students Association
- Goa Jesuits - The Goa Jesuit Province of the Society of Jesus