| St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| , India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: A teneris impende laborem (Apply yourself to hard work from an early age) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuits |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Mrs. Jasmine Shaji |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Color(s) | Blue, red, and white |
| Nickname | Loyola |
| Website | www |
St. Xavier's Loyola Hall is a Catholic school that offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.[1] Since 2006, it has been a co-educational school; prior to 2006, it was an all-boys school.[2]
In 2020, Father Xavier Amalraj S.J. was appointed principal of the school.[3][4] In 2016, Mrs. Laxmi Iyer was appointed the headmistress of the primary school.[4]
History
St. Xavier's Loyola Hall was founded by Father Fernando Arellano S.J. on December 3, 1956.[4] 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.[5]
The St. Xavier's Loyola Hall primary school was designed by Hasmukh C. Patel.[6]
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.[1]
Facilities
St Xavier's Loyola Hall provides students with the following facilities:[1]
- Library
- Laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology
- Laboratory for computer science
- Cricket ground
- Football ground
- Hockey ground
- Tennis courts
- Basketball courts
- Edging Area
- Gymnasium
- Skating rinks
- Brother Bou pavilion
- Swimming pool
- Mewing Zone
- Paleta courts
- Table tennis facilities
- Book store
- Canteen
- Auditorium
Notable alumni
The following individuals have attended St. Xavier's Loyola Hall:[1]
- Geet Sethi (former world billiards champion, recipient of the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri Award, the K.K. Birla Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award[7])
- Bimal Patel (recipient of the Padma Shri Award[8])
- Mervin D'Souza (geologist, led the 20th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica[9])
- Vinod Kinariwala (Independence activist and freedom fighter)
- Arpan Shah (an Indian Architect based in Ahmedabad)
- Neel Suvarna
- Jayraj Brahmbhatt
- Dhruv Rathod
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall | The Ahmedabad Blog". Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall". www.loyolahallahd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "Ahmedabad: St Xavier's Loyola duped of Rs 3 crore | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Feb 2, 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- 1 2 3 Rathod, Rahi (n.d.). "St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall, Raviraj incident". www.loyolahallahd.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "History - ST. XAVIER'S SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY". sxsss.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ Desai, Catherine (2017). The architecture of Hasmukh C. Patel : selected projects 1963-2003. Bimal Patel. Ahmedabad, India. ISBN 978-1-935677-65-9. OCLC 953598936.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Geet Sethi Profile - Indian Billiards Player Geet Sethi Biography - Information on Geet Sethi". www.iloveindia.com. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ↑ "Architect and urban planner, Dr Bimal Patel to be conferred the Padma Shri Award - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ↑ "DOD's HomePage : Annual Report(2000-01)". 164.100.163.217. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
