Loyola High School and Junior College (Pune)

Loyola High School
and Junior College
Loyola High School; and Junior College
Location
	Pashan, Pune , Maharashtra ; India
Coordinates	18°32′16″N73°49′13″E / 18.53778°N 73.82028°E
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Men for Others
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Patron saint(s)	Ignatius of Loyola
Established	11 June 1961;63 years ago
Founder	Society of Jesus ; Fr. Rudolph Schoch, SJ;
Sister school	St. Vincent's High School
Secondary & Junior College Principal	Fr. T. Nelton
Primary Principal	Fr. T. Nelton
Faculty	75+
Grades	K-XII
Gender	Boys only: K-X; Co-educational: XI-XII;
Number of students	1400
Language	English ; Marathi ; Hindi ;
Campus	22 acres (8.9 ha)
Houses	Blue; Green; Red; Gold;
Alumni	Loyolites
Website	loyolahighschoolpune.org

Last updated January 31, 2025

Loyola High School and Junior College is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Pashan, Pune, India. Founded by the Jesuits in 1961, the school provides a single-sex education for boys only from K to Grade X; and a co-educational environment in the pre-university college, for grades XI and XII.

History

The school was founded in the early 1960s. Fr. Rudolph Schoch, S.J. had dreamt of the site where the school is now situated and requested the National Chemical Laboratory (who owned the land) to set up a school. Land was leased.^[1]

In 1965-66, 29 boys appeared for their Matriculate (Class XI) and all 29 got a First Division, with seven Distinctions. One lad came first in the state, but was relegated to 2nd for an unknown reason. The prominent industrialist, Racehorse owner and ex- Member of the Committee at Royal Western India Turf Club Ltd., Mr. Vijay Shirke^[2] was among the seven distinctions.

Chapel and "Father's House" Lhs-pune-chapel.jpg — Chapel and "Father's House"

With all rooms available, it was time to move the Jesuits into a community house of their own, and use all rooms on the three floors, numbering 30, as classrooms. In the mid-eighties, the local rule on pupil strength per class was amended to increase boys per class to thirty five. The school could now accommodate over 1000 students. A small temporary seminary for eight was built behind the school, extending westwards, which was adequate, but there was no assembly hall or space for comprehensive laboratories. It was decided to integrate the extant seminary with a much larger and fully equipped Laboratory Section being erected directly behind the School and build a separate walled-in seminary just off the approach road to the School, to the East. The Principal and other Jesuits moved into this building.^[3]

Overview

Principals

The following individuals have served as principal of the school:^[4]

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office
1	Fr. Rudolph Schoch, SJ	1960	1961	0–1 years
2	Fr. Anton Rehm, SJ	1961	1963	1–2 years
3	Fr. Alphonse Oesch, SJ	1963	1966	2–3 years
(1)	Fr. Rudolph Schoch, SJ	1966	1973	6–7 years
4	Fr. Vincent Gomes Catao, SJ	1973	1976	2–3 years
5	Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, SJ	1976	1978	1–2 years
6	Fr. Vincent D’Souza, SJ	1978	1979	0–1 years
7	Fr. Joseph Toscano, SJ	1979	1983	3–4 years
8	Fr. Thomas Ambrose, SJ	1983	1984	0–1 years
(4)	Fr. Vincent Gomes Catao, SJ	1984	1986	1–2 years
9	Fr. Vivian Lobo, SJ	1986	1990	3–4 years
10	Fr. Sabio Rodrigues, SJ	1990	1993	2–3 years
11	Fr. Anil Soares, SJ	1993	1996	2–3 years
12	Fr. Joseph Palliparambil, SJ	1996	2003	6–7 years
13	Miss Fatima Oliver	2003	2007	3–4 years
14	Fr. James Thorat, SJ	2007	2011	3–4 years
15	Fr. Mario Fernandes, SJ	2011	2014	2–3 years
16	Fr. Robert Das, SJ	2014	2016	1–2 years
17	Fr. Francis Patekar, SJ	2016	2017	0–1 years
18	Fr. Thomas Nelton, SJ	2017	2019	1–2 years
19	Fr. Anish, SJ	2019	2024	5–6 years
20	Fr. Thomas Nelton, SJ	2024

Alumni associations

The Ex-Loyola Students' Association (ELSA) 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) was formed by another generation of alumni. ELAN has been active since 1997. It organises annual get-togethers for ex-students. It is now the official alumni body of the school and ELSA is merged to ELAN. ELAN supports school activities and assists former teachers. ELAN planned the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the school in 2010-2011.^[5]

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References

↑ "Ex-Loyola Alumni Network, Pune". www.elanpune.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
↑ "Vijay B. Shirke Esq.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
↑ Gp Capt Noel Moitra VM, 1961-66
↑ "Former principals". Loyola High School and Junior College. 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
↑ "Ex-Loyola Alumni Network, Pune". www.elanpune.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

External links

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[1] "Ex-Loyola Alumni Network, Pune". www.elanpune.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[2] "Vijay B. Shirke Esq.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[3] Gp Capt Noel Moitra VM, 1961-66

[4] "Former principals". Loyola High School and Junior College. 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[5] "Ex-Loyola Alumni Network, Pune". www.elanpune.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

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v t e Jesuit schools of India
Andhra Pradesh	Loyola High School, Hindupur Loyola High School, KD Peta Loyola High School, Vinukonda Loyola Public School, Nallapadu St. John's High School, Amalapuram St. Xavier's High School, Darsi
Bihar	Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah St. Michael's High School, Patna St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Bettiah St. Xavier's High School, Patna
Delhi	St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Delhi St. Xavier's School, Rohini
Goa	Loyola High School, Goa St. Britto High School, Mapusa
Gujarat	St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad St. Xavier's High School, Gandhinagar St. Xavier's High School, Jamnagar
Jharkhand	De Nobili School, Bhuli De Nobili School, CMRI De Nobili School, FRI De Nobili School, Koradih De Nobili School, Maithon De Nobili School, Mugma De Nobili School, Sindri De Nobili School CTPS, Bokaro Loyola Collegiate School, Jamshedpur Loyola School, Jamshedpur St. John's High School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Bokaro St. Xavier's English School, Chakradharpur St. Xavier's School, Hazaribagh St. Xavier's School, Ranchi
Karnataka	Loyola School and Pre-University College, Mundgod St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian High School St. Joseph School, Anekal St. Paul's High School, Belgaum Xavier School, Manvi
Kerala	Archbishop Kavukatt Jubilee Memorial School Assisi Vidyaniketan Public School Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram St. Michael's School, Kannur St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode
Madhya Pradesh	Campion School, Bhopal
Maharashtra	Campion School, Mumbai Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner Holy Family High School, Mumbai Loyola High School and Junior College, Pune St. Mary's School, Mumbai St. Mary's High School SSC St. Mary's School, Sangamner St. Peter's School, Mumbai St. Stanislaus High School St. Vincent's High School St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai St. Xavier's High School, Fort St. Xavier's High School, Nashik St. Xavier's School, Kolhapur
Odisha	Loyola School, Baripada Loyola School, Bhubaneswar St. Joseph's School, Kendrapara
Rajasthan	St. Xavier's School, Behror St. Xavier's School, Bhiwadi St. Xavier's School, Jaipur St. Xavier's School, Nevta
Tamil Nadu	Carmel Higher Secondary School De Britto Higher Secondary School Loyola Academy, Chennai Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur St. Arul Anandar School, Orur St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi
Telangana	Loyola High School, Karimnagar St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet
West Bengal	St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata St. Xavier's Collegiate School St. Xavier's School, Burdwan St. Xavier's School, Durgapur St. Xavier's School, Raiganj
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