Loyola Public School

Loyola Public School
Loyola Public School
Location
	Nallapadu outside Guntur, Andhra Pradesh; India
Coordinates	16°18′22″N 80°22′10″E / 16.30611°N 80.36944°E
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Latin: Natus Ad Majora; (Born for Greater Things)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Established	1964; 60 years ago
Status	Active
President	Rev. Fr. P.S. Amalraj, S.J.
Principal	Fr. Suresh B. Kumar, S.J.(2022-present)
Staff	108
Grades	1 – 12
Gender	Coed (boys only hostel)
Enrolment	75,000 (till date)[clarification needed]
Campus	The "Old" Block, The Golden Jubilee Block, The Primary School Block.
Houses	Stanislaus Kostka; John de Britto; Francis Xavier; Edmund Campion;
Colour(s)
Accreditation	To the CISCE. For ICSE and ISC
Alumni Pres.	G.V.S.R. Krishna Reddy
Founder	Rev.Fr. Y. Papaiah.SJ
Website	loyolapublicschool.org

The Loyola Public School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in the village of Nallapadu outside Guntur in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Established by the Jesuits in 1964, the school follows the ICSE curriculum till class 10 and the ISC for class 11 and 12. The school's motto is Natus Ad Majora ("Born for Greater Things").

History

Loyola Public School is managed and administered by members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). a worldwide organization of religious men numbering about 16,000 of whom 3,000 work in the 14 provinces of India. In Andhra Pradesh about 160 Jesuits work in schools and colleges, youth services, social work centres, parishes, mission out-reach programmes, and other Church ministries. In presecondary and secondary education alone, in South Asia, 820 Jesuits run 447 schools with a student population of 344,000.^[1]

Two names will go down in history as pioneers of Loyola Public School, Guntur. Late Rt. Rev. Ignatius Mummadi, Bishop of Guntur, Catholic Diocese brought the Jesuits to Guntur to start the school. He mustered the services of Fr. T. Balaiah, S.J., to acquire the land. Commissioned to go ahead with the project, Jesuit Fr. Papaiah, the pioneer and chief architect of the school, made Loyola Public School a reality with the help of a Jesuit brother, Stanislaus. The foundation stone of this second Jesuit educational institution in Andhra Pradesh was laid on 30 January 1964 by the Chief Minister of the State Dr. N. Sanjeeva Reddy.^[2] Fr. L.D. Murphy, S.J., became the first principal of the school which opened on 13 July 1964 with 13 boys.^[3]

Academics - ICSE

As mentioned previously, the school follows the ICSE and ISC curriculum. That includes mandatory classes and board exams in English language and literature, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Mathematics, History-Civics and Geography, one optional subject and one 2nd language for the ICSE. Loyola Public School offers Computer Applications as the optional and a choice between Hindi and Telugu for the 2nd language.

Lectures for the above subjects are delivered throughout the year giving a comprehensive understanding of the subject and a perfect preparation for the board exam. The school has continuously given a 100% result (all students attempting the exam exceed the set limit for pass mark ie- 35%) for decades at a stretch.

The school has a progressive teaching approach using smart learning tools when required. The learning is concept based instead of rote memorization. The School has a strict 'English conversation only' policy for students and staff at campus. Physics, Chemistry and Biology are taught with practical application. The separate labs for each of the sciences aid in this way of teaching. The school also has several computer labs and English language labs as well.

Co-Curricular and Extra-Curricular Activities

Although LPS is highly focused on academics, it believes in a holistic growth of students.

Sports-

LPS has one of the best sports facilities in the entire state. A huge sports compound with several full sized football and hockey fields, a cricket field, Clay and Synthetic courts for Basketball, Volleyball and Badminton. Olympic sized synthetic tennis court. A swimming pool. Table tennis and other indoor game facilities are also present.

The NCC-

The school has an army wing troop with 150 cadets on its roll. Boys and girls of classes 8 and 9 join the National Cadet Corps (India).^[4] Boys are enrolled under the 25 (A) Bn NCC, Guntur,^[5] and girls are enrolled under 10 (A) Bn NCC, Guntur.

There is an active alumni club, with Mr. GVSR Krishna Reddy as president and Fr. U. Antony, S.J., as director.^[6]

References

^ "Statistics" (PDF).
^ "Andhra Jesuits, Nallapadu Mission". andhrajesuitprovince.org. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
^ "History". Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
^ Siti, Guntur (7 March 2016), Loyola Public School Celebrations 2016 Part-1, retrieved 9 September 2017
^ "NCC GROUP, GUNTUR". NCC GROUP, GUNTUR. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ "Alumni". loyolapublicschool.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[1] "Statistics" (PDF).

[2] "Andhra Jesuits, Nallapadu Mission". andhrajesuitprovince.org. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[3] "History". Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.

[4] Siti, Guntur (7 March 2016), Loyola Public School Celebrations 2016 Part-1, retrieved 9 September 2017

[5] "NCC GROUP, GUNTUR". NCC GROUP, GUNTUR. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[6] "Alumni". loyolapublicschool.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

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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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Loyola Public School

Location

Nallapadu outside Guntur , Andhra Pradesh India
Coordinates	16°18′22″N 80°22′10″E / 16.30611°N 80.36944°E / 16.30611; 80.36944
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Latin: Natus Ad Majora (Born for Greater Things)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Established	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Status	Active
President	Rev. Fr. P.S. Amalraj, S.J.
Principal	Fr. Suresh B. Kumar, S.J.(2022-present)
Staff	108
Grades	1 – 12
Gender	Coed (boys only hostel)
Enrolment	75,000 (till date)^{[clarification needed]}
Campus	The "Old" Block, The Golden Jubilee Block, The Primary School Block.
Houses	Stanislaus Kostka John de Britto Francis Xavier Edmund Campion
Colour(s)
Accreditation	To the CISCE. For ICSE and ISC
Alumni Pres.	G.V.S.R. Krishna Reddy
Founder	Rev.Fr. Y. Papaiah.SJ
Website	loyolapublicschool.org