St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall
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St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall is an English-Gujarati medium primary and secondary school located at Naranpura in Ahmedabad, India. The school is spread over a site of about 4 acres (16,000 m2).
St. Xavier's is a High School only for boys managed by the Society of Jesus and recognised by the Department of Education, Gujarat State. Though a Catholic Institution, it welcomes pupils from all sections of society and prepares them for the Secondary School Certificate and the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examinations.
It comprises the K. G. and Std. 1 to 10 with parallel divisions having Gujarati and English medium of instruction. The school also runs standards 11 and 12 (Science and Commerce streams, the latter only in English medium) to which girls are also admitted.Since the academic year 2006-07 it has started admitting girls starting from K.G.
The school is also known for its sporting achievements in the region with quite a few sporting greats having studied here. e.g Geet Sethi, former World Billiards Champion is an alumnus of the school. Other great alumni include Mr. Bharat Desai, founder and owner of Syntel and Bimal Patel and Mr. Mervin D'Souza ,well known Geologist who lead the 20th Indian Antarctica Expedition and a recipient of the coveted National Mineral Award.
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[edit] School Emblem
A Teneris Impende Laborem (school motto) : A Latin Phrase, which means : Apply yourself to hardwork from an early age.
Three White Bees:
Symbols of Continuous hard work and being busy always. The fruit of such labour is sweet.
IHS written in the center of the Sun:
I : Iesu (Jesus) H : Hominem (Mankind) S : Salvatorous (Saviour)
JESUS Saviour of Mankind
This is the symbol of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) established by St. Ignatius of Loyola
Moon : Another Symbol of the Society of Jesus
[edit] Principals
The current principal is Fr. F. Durai S. J. (1998- )
Past Principal's of the School:
- Fr. E. Zurbitu S.J. (1935-37)
- Fr. V. Gimenez S.J. (1937-42)
- Fr. J. Sallas S.J. (1942-50; 1953-54)
- Fr. J. Myers S.J. (1950-53)
- Fr. C. Gomes S.J. (1954-58)
- Fr. J. More S.J. (1958-63)
- Fr. M. Herero S.J. (1963-64)
- Fr. J. M. Ortega S.J. (1964-71)
- Fr. C. Fonseca (1971-72)
- Fr. E. Condillac S.J. (1972-83)
- Fr. O. Coutinho S.J. (1983-88)
- Fr. J. Sequiera S.J. (1988-98)
[edit] Facilities
Facilities
- Big class-room
- Talented Teachers
- Library
- Extra Ordinary Laboratary of Physics,Chemistry,Biologay and Computer
Sports facilities
- Cricket ground
- Football ground
- Hockey ground
- Tennis courts
- Basketball courts
- Gymnasium
- Skating rinks
- Brother Bou Pavilion
- Swimming pool
- Paleta Courts
Others
- Book-store
- Canteen
- Audio-visual Rooms
- Diamond Jubilee Auditorium
[edit] School Activities
- Sports Day
- Annual Day
- The Odyssey
- Mini-sports day
- Teacher's Day
- Leadership Camps
- Mathematics Exhibition (by Standard 11)
- Annual play staged by students of Standard 11
