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{{Infobox school | {{Infobox school | ||
| name = St. Xavier's High School,<br/>Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad | | name = St. Xavier's High School,<br/>Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad | ||
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| nickname = Loyola | | nickname = Loyola | ||
| logo = XavLoyolaHallAH.png | | logo = XavLoyolaHallAH.png | ||
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| motto = {{nowrap|{{lang-la|A teneris impende laborem}}}} | | motto = {{nowrap|{{lang-la|A teneris impende laborem}}}} | ||
| motto_translation = | | motto_translation = Apply yourself to hard work from an early age | ||
| streetaddress = | | streetaddress = | ||
| city = [[Naranpura]], [[Ahmedabad]] | | city = [[Naranpura]], [[Ahmedabad]] | ||
| state = [[Gujarat]] | | state = [[Gujarat]] | ||
| province = | | province = | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| type = Private primary and secondary school | | type = Private primary and secondary school | ||
| religion = [[Roman Catholic|Catholicism]] | | religion = [[Roman Catholic|Catholicism]] | ||
| denomination = [[Jesuit]]s | | denomination = [[Jesuit]]s | ||
| established = {{Start date and age| | | established = {{Start date and age|1956}} | ||
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| principal = | | principal = Mrs. Jasmine Shaji | ||
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| grades = [[K-12 (education)|K-12]] | | grades = [[K-12 (education)|K-12]] | ||
| gender = Coeducational | | gender = Coeducational | ||
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St. Xavier's Loyola Hall is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school that offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall {{!}} The Ahmedabad Blog |url=http://theahmedabadblog.com/st-xaviers-high-school-loyola-hall.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2006, it has been a co-educational school; prior to 2006, it was an all-boys school.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall |url=https://www.loyolahallahd.com/the-school.php |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.loyolahallahd.com}}</ref> | |||
In 2020, Father Xavier Amalraj S.J. was appointed principal of the school.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=Feb 2, 2021 |title=Ahmedabad: St Xavier’s Loyola duped of Rs 3 crore {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/st-xaviers-loyola-duped-of-rs-3-crore/articleshow/80638591.cms |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=St. Xavier's School, Loyola Hall |url=https://www.loyolahallahd.com/history.php |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.loyolahallahd.com}}</ref> In 2016, Mrs. Laxmi Iyer was appointed the headmistress of the primary school.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== History == | |||
St. Xavier's Loyola Hall was founded by Father Fernando Arellano S.J. on December 3, 1956.<ref name=":1" /> 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 [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - ST. XAVIER'S SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY |url=https://sxsss.org/History |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=sxsss.org}}</ref> | |||
The St. Xavier's Loyola Hall primary school was designed by [[Hasmukh Patel (architect)|Hasmukh C. Patel]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Desai |first=Catherine |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/953598936 |title=The architecture of Hasmukh C. Patel : selected projects 1963-2003 |date=2017 |others=Bimal Patel |isbn=978-1-935677-65-9 |location=Ahmedabad, India |oclc=953598936}}</ref> | |||
== 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.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Facilities == | |||
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St Xavier's Loyola Hall provides students with the following facilities:<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* Library | |||
* Laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology | |||
* Laboratory for computer science | |||
* Cricket ground | |||
* Football ground | |||
* Hockey ground | |||
* Tennis courts | |||
* Basketball courts | |||
* Gymnasium | |||
* Skating rinks | |||
* Brother Bou pavilion | |||
* Swimming pool | |||
* Paleta courts | |||
* Table tennis facilities | |||
* Book store | |||
* Canteen | |||
* Auditorium | |||
== Notable alumni == | |||
The following individuals have attended St. Xavier's Loyola Hall:<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* [[Geet Sethi]] (former world billiards champion, recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]], the [[Padma Shri|Padma Shri Award]], the K.K. Birla Award and the [[Khel Ratna Award|Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geet Sethi Profile - Indian Billiards Player Geet Sethi Biography - Information on Geet Sethi |url=https://www.iloveindia.com/sports/billiards/players/geetsethi.html |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=www.iloveindia.com}}</ref>) | |||
* [[Bimal Patel (architect)|Bimal Patel]] (recipient of the Padma Shri Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Architect and urban planner, Dr Bimal Patel to be conferred the Padma Shri Award - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/architect-and-urban-planner-dr-bimal-patel-to-be-conferred-the-padma-shri-award/articleshow/67710611.cms |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>) | |||
* Mervin D'Souza (geologist, led the 20th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica<ref>{{Cite web |title=DOD's HomePage : Annual Report(2000-01) |url=http://164.100.163.217/writereaddata/files/archive/ayr00-01/ar_ane20.htm |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=164.100.163.217}}</ref>) | |||
* [[Vinod Kinariwala]] (Independence activist and freedom fighter) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||