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{{Infobox school
| name = Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
| logo = Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram (shield).png
| image =
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| motto = {{lang-la|[[Magis]]}}
| motto_translation = ''Greater''; ''More''
| type = [[Private school|Private]] primary and secondary school
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]]
| established = {{Start date and age|1961}}
| founder = Fr. Joseph Edamaram, SJ
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]]
| denomination = [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]]
| authority = {{ubl|[[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE)|[[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE)|SCERT|[[Indian School Certificate]] (ISC)|HSE}}
| rector = Fr. Sunny Kunnappallil, SJ
| principal = Fr. P. T. Joseph, SJ
| enrollment = 1,750
| city = [[Sreekariyam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|8|32|32|N|76|54|43|E|display=title,inline|region:IN-KL_type:edu}}
| campus_type = [[Suburban]]
| campus_size = {{convert|8|acre|ha}}
| patron = [[Ignatius of Loyola]]
| song = ''Cheer Loyola's Sons''
| colours = Black and white {{colour box|black|border=darkgray}}{{colour box|white|border= darkgray}}
| sports = [[Basketball]], [[cricket]], [[Football (soccer)|football]], track and field, aerobics, [[table tennis]]
| website = {{url|loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}
}}
'''Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram''' is a [[Private school|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] primary and secondary school for boys located in [[Sreekariyam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. Founded in 1961, the school has been run by the [[Jesuits]] since its establishment.<ref name="milestone 1960" />

== History ==
In 1960, Fr. Joseph Edamaram, S.J., the first Provincial of the Jesuits in the independent Kerala [[Jesuits in the United States#Provinces|province]], helped found Loyola School and the adjacent Loyola College of Social Sciences in Trivandrum.<ref name="milestone 1960">{{Cite web|title=Milestone 1960-1964|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/1960-1964|access-date=2021-02-18|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref> In June 1961, Loyola School was established at [[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram|Palayam]], with Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the first Principal and 36 students on the rolls.<ref name="milestone 1960"/> In 1962, the school was temporarily shifted to a campus in Monvila, followed by the establishment of a [[boarding house]]. Fr. P.C. Anthony, S.J. followed Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the Principal of the school.

In 1963, the school was eventually transplanted to its present campus, followed by the introduction of the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|ISC]] course and an affiliation with the Cambridge University, due to the efforts of the third Principal, Fr. Antony Vachaparambil, S.J. Fr. John Kunjaparambil, S.J., the fifth Principal, introduced weekly assemblies, the offices of the School Captain and the General Secretary, in May 1964. He also introduced four [[House system|houses]] - Panthers, Leopards, Lions and Tigers, and is also credited with the promotion of sports and other activities in the school.

The blueprint of the main-wing of the present-day three-story [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] block was prepared in 1967 when Fr. Mathew Pulickal, S.J. was the Vice-Principal, and the construction was completed in 1970, along with the carving-out of the main playground. A separate single-story Junior school compound and a pavilion-cum-canteen complex were erected in 1971-73, which got the school recognized by the [[Government of India|Indian Central Government]] as the first boys-only school in Kerala for the placement of National Merit Scholars.

Notable dignitaries who have visited the school include [[Mother Teresa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milestone 1974-1975|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/1974-1975|access-date=2021-02-18|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref> and [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam|A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milestone 2000-2013|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/2000-2013|access-date=2021-02-18|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref>

==Courses==
===ICSE & ISC===
Loyola has been affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE), [[New Delhi]], since its founding. Initially the school offered only the higher secondary level [[Indian School Certificate]], Class XI up to year 1976 and thereafter Class XII (ISC) examination course. The Indian School Certificate (both Class XI until 1976 and Class XII thereafter) are recognized by the University of Kerala and many Indian universities as equivalent to a Senior High School Certificate or Pre-Degree Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate for admission to university studies. In 1991 Loyola began the secondary level (ICSE) examination course, with the first ICSE batch graduating in 1993. Typically, only those students who opted for the ICSE course in high school were placed in the ISC program after passing the ICSE examination, though exceptions were made for outstanding students from the [[SSLC]] stream as well as from other schools.

===SSLC & HSC===
In the 1970s, Loyola began offering [[high school]] students another option: the syllabus of the [[Government of Kerala]] in preparation for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate ([[SSLC]]) examination. When the Government of Kerala abolished the university affiliated Pre-Degree Course (PDC) and replaced it with the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) affiliated Higher Secondary Course (HSC), Loyola also adopted the newly introduced course as a higher secondary level option for students. Typically, those students who opted for the SSLC course in high school were automatically placed in the HSC program after passing the SSLC examination. In 2008, Loyola started phasing out the SSLC course, starting with the eighth standard. LENS, Loyola's student newsletter, reported that poor demand was the reason for the phasing out of the SSLC course.<ref name="LENSEdition1">[http://lens.loyolites.com/issues/LENS%201EDITION.pdf LENS (10 July 2008) - "A New Dawn" Academic year 08-09]</ref> In 2017, Loyola school stopped the SSLC/HSC batch.

===CBSE===
In the decade after 2000, Loyola started a separate [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) affiliated section in the same campus. Initially, only the secondary level CBSE course was offered, with the first tenth standard CBSE batch graduating in 2007. In 2008, Loyola added the higher secondary level CBSE course to its offerings, with the first twelfth standard CBSE batch graduating in 2010.<ref name="LENSEdition1" />

==Achievements==
* Ranked as 2nd best ICSE school in India based on board examination results<ref>{{cite web|url = http://whataschool.com/loyola-school/bke030|title = Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram All India Rank and WAS Score |access-date = 2016-07-08}}</ref>
*Ranked First in Kerala and 17<sup>th</sup> in India in the Day Boys' School category in the EW India School Rankings 2020-2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=EW India School Rankings 2020-21|url=https://www.educationworld.in/ew-india-school-rankings-2020-21/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=EducationWorld|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Won The Hindu [[Young World Quiz]] in 2012
*Winner of [[The Hindu Times|The Hindu]] [[Young World Quiz]] at the national level in 2000,<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2001">{{Cite web|title=Loyola winners in 'Young World' Quiz|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020829095843/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm|archive-date=2002-08-29|access-date=2017-08-28|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> 2011,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Edge-of-the-seat finish to The Hindu Young World Quiz contest|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2627774.ece?homepage=true|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> and 2012.<ref name="HinduNationalYWQ2012">{{Cite news|title=Young World Quiz 2012|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article4174842.ece|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>
*Winner of [[The Hindu]] [[Young World Quiz]] at the [[Thiruvananthapuram]] regional finals from 2000-2007,<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2005">{{Cite news|last=G.MAHADEVAN|date=2005-04-10|title=Who is the brainiest of them all?|pages=06|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/yw/2005/10/07/stories/2005100704950600.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110101506/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/yw/2005/10/07/stories/2005100704950600.htm|archive-date=2012-11-10}}</ref><ref name="HinduYWQ2006">{{Cite web|title=Archive News|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/06/stories/2006100620750400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219043708/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/06/stories/2006100620750400.htm|archive-date=2007-12-19|access-date=2017-08-28|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2007">{{Cite web|title=Archive News|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/07/stories/2007110756691100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109091216/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/07/stories/2007110756691100.htm|archive-date=2007-11-09|access-date=2017-08-28|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> in 2012,<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2012">{{Cite news|title=Loyola lifts Young World Quiz trophy|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/loyola-lifts-young-world-quiz-trophy/article4104607.ece|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> and in 2017.<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2014">{{Cite news|title=Loyola School wins The Hindu-Young World quiz|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/loyola-school-wins-the-hinduyoung-world-quiz/article6684935.ece|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>

==Cultural activities==

=== Other quiz competitions ===
In 2008, Loyolites won the Kerala leg of the [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]] IT Wiz, were runners-up in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009, and finalists in 2010.<ref name="TCSITQ2008">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcsitwiz.com/eventtracker/Kochi_event.html|title=TCS IT Wiz - Event Tracker|website=tcsitwiz.com|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2002">[http://www.tatamail.com/0_media/news/events/2002/2002_sept_events.htm Tata Mail (tatamail.com) - Sarvodaya School bags TVM edition of TCS Quiz IT Trophy]</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2004">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/14/stories/2004111414450300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205115121/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/14/stories/2004111414450300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-12-05|title=Sarvodaya wins IT quiz title|date=2004-11-14|access-date=2017-08-28|work=[[The Hindu]]|pages=03}}</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2005">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/17/stories/2005101703120200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613152906/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/17/stories/2005101703120200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-06-13|title=Sarvodaya gets to keep its IT crown|date=2005-10-16|access-date=2017-08-28|work=[[The Hindu]]|pages=02}}</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2006">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/school-wins-tcs-it-wiz-prize/article1747154.ece|title=School wins TCS IT Wiz prize|date=2006-09-26|website=Business Line|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2009">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcsitwiz.com/report2009/kochi.html|title=TCS IT Wiz - India's biggest inter-school IT Quiz|website=tcsitwiz.com|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref><ref name="TCSITQ2010">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcsitwiz.com/report2010/kochi.html|title=TCS IT Wiz - India's biggest inter-school IT Quiz|website=tcsitwiz.com|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> In 2006, Loyolites won the inaugural edition of the National Aerospace Olympiad conducted by the [[Aeronautical Society of India]] in [[Chandigarh]], winning both the quiz rounds in the process.<ref name="NAO2006">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110400960200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001043947/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110400960200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-01|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Archive News|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> From 1999 to 2003 Loyolites maintained a winning streak in both the ICSE and ISC Kerala state level quizzes. In 2006, teams from Loyola won the Kerala state level ICSE and ISC quizzes and both teams went on to be crowned national champions.<ref name="ISC2006">[http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/theloyolite2007.pdf The Loyolite 2007 - Principal's Report, p. 8]</ref> In 2006, Loyolites were the national champions at the inaugural edition of T.I.M.E. Aqua Regia, a national level science quiz.<ref name="AquaRegia2006">[http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/theloyolite2007.pdf The Loyolite 2007 - Principal's Report, p. 9]</ref> In 2002, a team from Loyola was one of the three national finalists in the [[ESPN]] School Quiz, after having topped both the south zone finals and one of the two national semi-finals of the competition.<ref name="ESPNSQ2002">{{Cite web|url=http://loyolatvm.tripod.com/schoolnewsarchives.html|title=NOBLES: News from School (Archives) - Webpages for Alumni of Loyola School, Trivandrum|website=loyolatvm.tripod.com|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>

===LA Fest===
Since 1996, the [[High school senior|higher secondary]] students have organized a [[talent show]] called LA Fest (abbreviation for Life and Arts Festival). This single day event has attracted participation from other schools in Kerala. The twenty first edition was held on 25 June 2016. Unlike many other high school [[talent show]]s in Kerala, LA Fest is organized entirely by students on a shoe-string budget with students, parents, the school, and some sponsors chipping in. Loyolites promote the event through social media like Facebook and YouTube. They have also released a Trivandrum version of "[[Happy (Pharrell Williams song)|Happy]]" by [[Pharrell Williams]].

Awards are presented for winners and runners up in each event. The overall champions are determined by their performance in five on-stage events and two off-stage events. The on-stage events are:
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* 'Harmony' - Group song
* 'LA Persona' - Personality event
* 'Block N Tangles' - Language & acting skills
* 'Dance O Mania' - Dance event
* 'Enquesta' - Quiz event
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The off-stage events are:

* 'Shoot @ Sight' - Photography event
* New event (Different every year)
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The students emerging as winners of LA Persona are awarded individually and are given the title of Master and Miss La Fest. The award for the overall champions of the show is the statue of [[Nataraja]].

LA Fest was discontinued by the school and replaced with LOUD (Loyola Union Debate).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milestone 2014-2020|url=https://www.loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/2014-2020|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref>

===Youth Festival===
The school conducts intra-school youth festivals for both the junior and senior school. The junior school's competitions do not include any group events, and are organized class-wise. Competitions for the senior school are organized between the four houses and in three categories, Juniors, Pre-Seniors, and Seniors. Individual and group events include song, dance and poetry as well as drawing, painting, and writing. For students of grades 10 and 11 there's also a personality contest called "MOM-GTY". The Youth Festival is organized mainly by the students in 11th standard along with the help of the faculty.{{cn|date=June 2021}}

===Festivals===
The school celebrates important days and festivals, like Onam, Independence Day, St. Ignatius Day, and Christmas. The day is marked by an assembly addressed by an eminent personality, followed by cultural events. As the festivals themselves are usually holidays, the assembly is held before the actual festival. The school celebrates [[Teachers' Day]], with the older students taking over the teaching of the younger classes. The school also celebrates [[Children's Day (India)|Children's Day]], with the staff conducting a special assembly.

==Sports==

===Basketball===
[[Basketball]] is considered the school's official sport and was very popular among the students until the late 1990s. The annual Loyola Junior Invitation Basketball Tournament, with participation from several schools in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], had been a fixture in Loyola's calendar over several decades. The school basketball team won laurels at various competitions, such as the St. Thomas Cup and Christ Nagar Cup, and participated in the city league. A few state-level players came out of the program.

===Cricket===
Though Loyola had [[cricket]] teams up to the early 1980s, interest waned during the 1980s and 1990s. But with the declining popularity of basketball cricket experienced a resurgence from the turn of the century. Loyola now has a cricket training academy called Loyola Cricket Academy (LCA). The LCA team participates in regional cricket tournaments.<ref name="Cricket01">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090157481800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210120134/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090157481800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-10|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Archive News|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref><ref name="Cricket02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/24/stories/2004082405621900.htm|title=Second win for Loyola|date=24 August 2004|access-date=27 November 2018|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|pages=19}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Cricket03">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021906741800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220091048/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/19/stories/2007021906741800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-02-20|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Archive News|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> Trainees of the academy have been part of regional and national level junior cricket teams. Cricket teams from the school have toured [[Sri Lanka]] and in turn hosted tours from that country. Over the years Loyola has produced some promising cricketers. Although basketball is the school game, Loyolites show a special interest in cricket. In anticipation of the India - New Zealand T20 match in Thiruvananthapuram on 7 November, the 12th students directed a video in dedication to all the Malayalis who love cricket. {{Citation needed|reason = unsourced, unverified claims that are poorly written|date=August 2021}}

===Football===
[[Football (soccer)|Football]] is popular at Loyola, with several games on the main field during lunch breaks. Football coaching began in the summer vacation of 2003.<ref name="Football01">[http://ashokrchandran.com/files/loyolite2004designcolour.pdf The Loyolite 2004 - "A Ronaldo from Loyola?" by Linto Mathew, p. 15]</ref> In November 2003 Loyola's team made the semi-finals of the sports festival held at [[Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="Football01" /> In 2007 the Loyola football team won the Shri. Sasidhara Kurup Memorial Interschool Football Tournament in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name="Football02">{{Cite web|url=http://kvpattom.nic.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=98|title=Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram - Sports and Games|last=Publisher|first=KV Pattom|website=kvpattom.nic.in|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> Then in 2008 it won the [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] high school championship<ref name="The Loyolite2008Part1">[http://ashok.loyolites.com/files/The%20Loyolite%202008%20-%201%20-%20Pages%201%20to%2021.pdf The Loyolite 2008 - Annual report, p.7]</ref> as well as the St. Thomas football trophy.<ref name="The Loyolite2008Part1" /> The 2017-18 school team won the South Zone CBSE Sahodaya and also bagged the best player and best goalkeeper awards.

===Athletics===
Loyola School has an annual Sports Day every November with athletic competition between the four houses of the school. The event begins with an opening march and ends with a closing march past, both led by the School Leader and General Captain. The march past has the General Captain carry the school flag, leading the four houses along the periphery of the school ground, while the house captains carry their house flags. Besides track and field events, there are also displays like aerobics and karate. A tug of war between present and former students has a banana cluster for a prize.

==School symbols==
[[File:Familie wapen Loyola.JPG|thumb|100px|right|The shield of Oñaz-Loyola]]

===School crest===
The Loyola crest is in the form of a red shield with seven red bars on the top, a [[Nilavilakku]] in the center, and at the bottom the [[Christogram]] IHS (the first three letters of "Jesus" in Greek). The seven red bars at the top are from the shield of Oñaz-Loyola, the family of [[Ignatius of Loyola]], the founder of the [[Society of Jesus]]. The [[Nilavilakku]], a traditional lamp used in [[Kerala]], symbolizes the culture of Kerala where the school is located, and also light, wisdom, and education. Taken as a whole, the school crest means: Loyola School where Jesuits are serving the people of Kerala in education. The renowned architect [[Laurie Baker]], whose son Tilak studied in Loyola, designed the crest.<ref name="AboutSchoolCrest">The Principal's Annual Report, The Loyolite, 1974</ref>
[[File:Flag of Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram.png|thumb|200px|School flag]]

===School flag===
The flag is the school crest emblazoned on rectangular bands of white and blue. The use of the school flag is reserved for ceremonial occasions, like weekly school assemblies where it is hoisted, preceding the singing of the school song, and at the head of the march past of houses during the annual Sports Day.

===School song===
''Cheer Loyola's sons'' is the [[school song]] of Loyola. It is written as a hymn with three verses.
The music and parts of lyrics of the song are adapted from ''Sound the battle cry'', a hymn written and composed by William Fiske Sherwin, a nineteenth-century American composer.<ref name="Sherwin01">{{Cite web|url=http://ashok.loyolites.com/2007/03/30/loyolas-original-music-sir/|title=Loyola’s Original Music Sir – The ARChive|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref><ref name="Sherwin02">[http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/s/o/u/soundbat.htm Sound the Battle Cry] at the Cyber Hymnal</ref> The lyrics of ''Cheer Loyola's sons'' are replete with sports imagery and call on Loyolites to cheer till the "game is won" for the school. This imagery is a legacy of the original song (''Sound the battle cry''), written in the form of a battle hymn connoting spiritual warfare.

==Publications==
[[File:The Loyolite 2007 Cover Page.png|200px|right]]

===The Loyolite===
Loyola School publishes an annual journal/yearbook called ''The Loyolite'', chronicling the important events of the current academic year. It also includes an annual report written by the Principal, group photographs of all classes as well as the staff, contributions by alumni as well as by the students in [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]], and [[Hindi]].

===LENS===
Loyola English News Service is a periodical brought out by the senior students covering events on campus. It is a wall magazine and is available on the internet.

==Alumni==
Alumni of Loyola are called ex-Loyolites or Loyola old boys. The school has an alumni association called Loyola Old Boys' Association (LOBA) that is part of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20061205045027/http://jesuitalumni.org/ World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae)].

===Notable alumni===
{{alumni|date=April 2021}}
* [[Pulickel Ajayan]] (1977), professor of engineering<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2008/01/11/stories/2008011150040200.htm Ajayan]</ref>
* [[Karan Bilimoria]] (1971), entrepreneur and British life peer{{cn|reason=this school not mentioned in his article|date=August 2021}}
* [[Rajesh Gopakumar]] (1984), theoretical physicist{{cn|reason=this school not mentioned in his article|date=August 2021}}
* [[Harikesh S. Nair]] (1994), professor of marketing<ref>[https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/harikesh-s-nair]</ref>
* [[S R K Nair|Air Marshal Sreedhara Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair]], PVSM, AVSM, VM{{spaced endash}}former Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force (1974)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=30&page_type=command&comm_id=6#|title=TRAINING COMMAND|website=indianairforce.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/new-chiefs-take-charge-at-iaf-southern-eastern-commands-1856344.html|title=New chiefs take charge at IAF’s Southern, Eastern Commands|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-13|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Rajeev Nath]], film director{{cn|reason=this school not mentioned in his article|date=August 2021}}
* [[Mithun Ramesh]], actor and television presenter<ref>{{cite news |title=Mithun Ramesh in powerful villainous role |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/mithun-ramesh-in-powerful-villainous-role |work=Khaleej Times |date=28 August 2014 |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>
* [[K. S. Sabarinathan]] (2001), politician{{cn|reason=this school not mentioned in his article|date=August 2021}}
* [[Sangeeth Sivan]], film director and screenwriter{{cn|reason=this school not mentioned in his article except in category|date=August 2021}}
* [[Santosh Sivan]] (1976), cinematographer, film director, producer and actor<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3310741.ece Sivam]</ref>
* [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]] (1987), technological journalist, communications professional and academic<ref>[http://sree.net/stories/itspace.html Itspace]</ref>

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Schools|Catholicism|India}}}}
* [[List of Jesuit educational institutions#Schools|List of Jesuit schools]]
* [[List of schools in Kerala]]
* [[Violence against Christians in India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Boarding schools in Kerala]]
[[Category:Primary schools in Kerala]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Thiruvananthapuram]]
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	'''Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram''' is a [[Private school\|private]] [[Catholic school\|Catholic]] primary and secondary school for boys located in [[Sreekariyam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. Founded in 1961, the school has been run by the [[Jesuits]] since its establishment.<ref name="milestone 1960" />		'''Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram''' is a [[Private school\|private]] [[Catholic school\|Catholic]] primary and secondary school for boys located in [[Sreekariyam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. Founded in 1961, the school has been run by the [[Jesuits]] since its establishment.<ref name="milestone 1960" />

	== History ==		== History ==
	In 1960, Fr. Joseph Edamaram, S.J., the first Provincial of the Jesuits in the independent Kerala [[Jesuits in the United States#Provinces\|province]], helped found Loyola School and the adjacent Loyola College of Social Sciences in Trivandrum.<ref name="milestone 1960">{{Cite web\|title=Milestone 1960-1964\|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/1960-1964\|access-date=2021-02-18\|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref> In June 1961, Loyola School was established at [[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram\|Palayam]], with Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the first Principal and 36 students on the rolls.<ref name="milestone 1960"/> In 1962, the school was temporarily shifted to a campus in Monvila, followed by the establishment of a [[boarding house]]. Fr. P.C. Anthony, S.J. followed Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the Principal of the school.		In 1960, Fr. Joseph Edamaram, S.J., the first Provincial of the Jesuits in the independent Kerala [[Jesuits in the United States#Provinces\|province]], helped found Loyola School and the adjacent Loyola College of Social Sciences in Trivandrum.<ref name="milestone 1960">{{Cite web\|title=Milestone 1960-1964\|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/1960-1964\|access-date=2021-02-18\|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref> In June 1961, Loyola School was established at [[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram\|Palayam]], with Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the first Principal and 36 students on the rolls.<ref name="milestone 1960"/> In 1962, the school was temporarily shifted to a campus in Monvila, followed by the establishment of a [[boarding house]]. Fr. P.C. Anthony, S.J. followed Fr. K.V. John S.J. as the Principal of the school.

	In 1963, the school was eventually transplanted to its present campus, followed by the introduction of the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations\|ISC]] course and an affiliation with the Cambridge University, due to the efforts of the third Principal, Fr. Antony Vachaparambil, S.J. Fr. John Kunjaparambil, S.J., the fifth Principal, introduced weekly assemblies, the offices of the School Captain and the General Secretary, in May 1964. He also introduced four [[House system\|houses]] - Panthers, Leopards, Lions and Tigers, and is also credited with the promotion of sports and other activities in the school.		In 1963, the school was eventually transplanted to its present campus, followed by the introduction of the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations\|ISC]] course and an affiliation with the Cambridge University, due to the efforts of the third Principal, Fr. Antony Vachaparambil, S.J. Fr. John Kunjaparambil, S.J., the fifth Principal, introduced weekly assemblies, the offices of the School Captain and the General Secretary, in May 1964. He also introduced four [[House system\|houses]] - Panthers, Leopards, Lions and Tigers, and is also credited with the promotion of sports and other activities in the school.

	The blueprint of the main-wing of the present-day three-story [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education\|ICSE]] block was prepared in 1967 when Fr. Mathew Pulickal, S.J. was the Vice-Principal, and the construction was completed in 1970, along with the carving-out of the main playground. A separate single-story Junior school compound and a pavilion-cum-canteen complex were erected in 1971-73, which got the school recognized by the [[Government of India\|Indian Central Government]] as the first boys-only school in Kerala for the placement of National Merit Scholars.		The blueprint of the main-wing of the present-day three-story [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education\|ICSE]] block was prepared in 1967 when Fr. Mathew Pulickal, S.J. was the Vice-Principal, and the construction was completed in 1970, along with the carving-out of the main playground. A separate single-story Junior school compound and a pavilion-cum-canteen complex were erected in 1971-73, which got the school recognized by the [[Government of India\|Indian Central Government]] as the first boys-only school in Kerala for the placement of National Merit Scholars.

	Notable dignitaries who have visited the school include [[Mother Teresa]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Milestone 1974-1975\|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/1974-1975\|access-date=2021-02-18\|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref> and [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam\|A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Milestone 2000-2013\|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/2000-2013\|access-date=2021-02-18\|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref>		Notable dignitaries who have visited the school include [[Mother Teresa]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Milestone 1974-1975\|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/1974-1975\|access-date=2021-02-18\|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref> and [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam\|A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Milestone 2000-2013\|url=https://loyolaschooltrivandrum.com/icse/index.php/milestone/2000-2013\|access-date=2021-02-18\|website=loyolaschooltrivandrum.com}}</ref>
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	==Achievements==		==Achievements==
	* Ranked as 2nd best ICSE school in India based on board examination results<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://whataschool.com/loyola-school/bke030\|title = Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram All India Rank and WAS Score \|access-date = 2016-07-08}}</ref>		* Ranked as 2nd best ICSE school in India based on board examination results<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://whataschool.com/loyola-school/bke030\|title = Loyola School Thiruvananthapuram All India Rank and WAS Score \|access-date = 2016-07-08}}</ref>
	*Ranked First in Kerala and ~~17<sup>th</sup>~~ in India in the Day Boys' School category in the EW India School Rankings 2020-2021<ref>{{Cite web\|title=EW India School Rankings 2020-21\|url=https://www.educationworld.in/ew-india-school-rankings-2020-21/\|access-date=2021-06-18\|website=EducationWorld\|language=en-US}}</ref>		*Ranked First in Kerala and 17th in India in the Day Boys' School category in the EW India School Rankings 2020-2021<ref>{{Cite web\|title=EW India School Rankings 2020-21\|url=https://www.educationworld.in/ew-india-school-rankings-2020-21/\|access-date=2021-06-18\|website=EducationWorld\|language=en-US}}</ref>
	* Won The Hindu [[Young World Quiz]] in 2012		* Won The Hindu [[Young World Quiz]] in 2012
	*Winner of [[The Hindu Times\|The Hindu]] [[Young World Quiz]] at the national level in 2000,<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2001">{{Cite web\|title=Loyola winners in 'Young World' Quiz\|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020829095843/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm\|archive-date=2002-08-29\|access-date=2017-08-28\|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> 2011,<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Edge-of-the-seat finish to The Hindu Young World Quiz contest\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2627774.ece?homepage=true\|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> and 2012.<ref name="HinduNationalYWQ2012">{{Cite news\|title=Young World Quiz 2012\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article4174842.ece\|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>		*Winner of [[The Hindu Times\|The Hindu]] [[Young World Quiz]] at the national level in 2000,<ref name="HinduRegionalYWQ2001">{{Cite web\|title=Loyola winners in 'Young World' Quiz\|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020829095843/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/17/stories/0417404o.htm\|archive-date=2002-08-29\|access-date=2017-08-28\|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> 2011,<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Edge-of-the-seat finish to The Hindu Young World Quiz contest\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article2627774.ece?homepage=true\|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref> and 2012.<ref name="HinduNationalYWQ2012">{{Cite news\|title=Young World Quiz 2012\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article4174842.ece\|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>
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	===Youth Festival===		===Youth Festival===
	The school conducts intra-school youth festivals for both the junior and senior school. The junior school's competitions do not include any group events, and are organized class-wise. Competitions for the senior school are organized between the four houses and in three categories, Juniors, Pre-Seniors, and Seniors. Individual and group events include song, dance and poetry as well as drawing, painting, and writing. For students of grades 10 and 11 there's also a personality contest called "MOM-GTY". The Youth Festival is organized mainly by the students in 11th standard along with the help of the faculty.{{cn\|date=June 2021}}		The school conducts intra-school youth festivals for both the junior and senior school. The junior school's competitions do not include any group events, and are organized class-wise. Competitions for the senior school are organized between the four houses and in three categories, Juniors, Pre-Seniors, and Seniors. Individual and group events include song, dance and poetry as well as drawing, painting, and writing. For students of grades 10 and 11 there's also a personality contest called "MOM-GTY". The Youth Festival is organized mainly by the students in 11th standard along with the help of the faculty.{{citation needed\|date=June 2021}}

	===Festivals===		===Festivals===
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	===The Loyolite===		===The Loyolite===
	Loyola School publishes an annual journal/yearbook called ''The Loyolite'', chronicling the important events of the current academic year. It also includes an annual report written by the Principal, group photographs of all classes as well as the staff, contributions by alumni as well as by the students in [[Malayalam]], [[English language\|English]], and [[Hindi]].		Loyola School publishes an annual journal/yearbook called ''The Loyolite'', chronicling the important events of the current academic year. It also includes an annual report written by the Principal, group photographs of all classes as well as the staff, contributions by alumni as well as by the students in [[Malayalam]], [[English language\|English]], and [[Hindi]].

	===LENS===		===LENS===
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	{{alumni\|date=April 2021}}<!-- PLEASE SORT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY FAMILY NAME. ADD REFERENCE TO TIME SPENT AT LOYALA. PROVDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION TO THEIR NOTABILITY - BUT DON'T WIKIFY THIER NOTABILITY. -->		{{alumni\|date=April 2021}}<!-- PLEASE SORT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY FAMILY NAME. ADD REFERENCE TO TIME SPENT AT LOYALA. PROVDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION TO THEIR NOTABILITY - BUT DON'T WIKIFY THIER NOTABILITY. -->
	* [[Pulickel Ajayan]] (1977), professor of engineering<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2008/01/11/stories/2008011150040200.htm Ajayan]</ref>		* [[Pulickel Ajayan]] (1977), professor of engineering<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2008/01/11/stories/2008011150040200.htm Ajayan]</ref>
	* [[Karan Bilimoria]] (1971), entrepreneur and British life peer{{cn\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}		* [[Karan Bilimoria]] (1971), entrepreneur and British life peer{{citation needed\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}
	* [[Rajesh Gopakumar]] (1984), theoretical physicist{{cn\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}		* [[Rajesh Gopakumar]] (1984), theoretical physicist{{citation needed\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}
	* [[Harikesh S. Nair]] (1994), professor of marketing<ref>[https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/harikesh-s-nair]</ref>		* [[Harikesh S. Nair]] (1994), professor of marketing<ref>[https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/harikesh-s-nair]</ref>
	* [[S R K Nair\|Air Marshal Sreedhara Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair]], PVSM, AVSM, VM{{spaced endash}}former Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force (1974)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=30&page_type=command&comm_id=6#\|title=TRAINING COMMAND\|website=indianairforce.nic.in\|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/new-chiefs-take-charge-at-iaf-southern-eastern-commands-1856344.html\|title=New chiefs take charge at IAF’s Southern, Eastern Commands\|work=www.oneindia.com\|access-date=2017-10-13\|language=en}}</ref>		* [[S R K Nair\|Air Marshal Sreedhara Panicker Radha Krishnan Nair]], PVSM, AVSM, VM{{spaced endash}}former Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force (1974)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_command.php?pg_id=30&page_type=command&comm_id=6#\|title=TRAINING COMMAND\|website=indianairforce.nic.in\|access-date=2017-10-13}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/new-chiefs-take-charge-at-iaf-southern-eastern-commands-1856344.html\|title=New chiefs take charge at IAF’s Southern, Eastern Commands\|work=www.oneindia.com\|access-date=2017-10-13\|language=en}}</ref>
	* [[Rajeev Nath]], film director{{cn\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}		* [[Rajeev Nath]], film director{{citation needed\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}
	* [[Mithun Ramesh]], actor and television presenter<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mithun Ramesh in powerful villainous role \|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/mithun-ramesh-in-powerful-villainous-role \|work=Khaleej Times \|date=28 August 2014 \|access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>		* [[Mithun Ramesh]], actor and television presenter<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mithun Ramesh in powerful villainous role \|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/mithun-ramesh-in-powerful-villainous-role \|work=Khaleej Times \|date=28 August 2014 \|access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>
	* [[K. S. Sabarinathan]] (2001), politician{{cn\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}		* [[K. S. Sabarinathan]] (2001), politician{{citation needed\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article\|date=August 2021}}
	* [[Sangeeth Sivan]], film director and screenwriter{{cn\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article except in category\|date=August 2021}}		* [[Sangeeth Sivan]], film director and screenwriter{{citation needed\|reason=this school not mentioned in his article except in category\|date=August 2021}}
	* [[Santosh Sivan]] (1976), cinematographer, film director, producer and actor<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3310741.ece Sivam]</ref>		* [[Santosh Sivan]] (1976), cinematographer, film director, producer and actor<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3310741.ece Sivam]</ref>
	* [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]] (1987), technological journalist, communications professional and academic<ref>[http://sree.net/stories/itspace.html Itspace]</ref>		* [[Sreenath Sreenivasan]] (1987), technological journalist, communications professional and academic<ref>[http://sree.net/stories/itspace.html Itspace]</ref>

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