History of Loyola School

Loyola  high School has its pre-history in the school the Jesuits had at the National Defense Academy (Joint Services GOI). In Oct, 1954, Fr. R. Schoch on behalf of the PJSS, approached the authorities with the help of Mr. W. X. Mascarenhas, “to offer services of our Society in establishing a school.” On Feb. 2, 1955, an English section and a Hindi medium section were started. The Hindi section was handed over to the Maharashtra Rashtra Bhasha Sabha, Poona.

In April 1960, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), gave immediate approval and promised to lease necessary land for an English medium school, which would serve the neighborhood of National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), University of Poona and others. Prof. M. S. Thacker, Director General of CSIR laid the foundation stone of the school on Jan. 29, 1961. Subsequently, the Jesuit Residence, Staff Quarters, and a swimming pool grew into a large complex.

The school has an active alumni network (ELAN).

List of Principals:

1960 - 1961 Fr. Rudolph Schoch, S.J.
1961 – 1963 Fr. Anton Rehm, S.J.
1963 – 1966 Fr. Alphonse Oesch, S.J.
1966 – 1973 Fr. Rudolph Schoch, S.J.
1973 – 1976 Fr. Vincent Gomes Catao, S.J.
1976 – 1978 Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
1978 – 1979 Fr. Vincent D’Souza, S.J.
1979 – 1983 Fr. Joseph Toscano, S.J.
1983 – 1984 Fr. Thomas Ambrose, S.J.
1984 – 1986 Fr. Vincent Gomes Catao, S.J.
1986 – 1990 Fr. Vivian Lobo, S.J.
1990 – 1993 Fr. Savio Rodrigues, S.J.
1993 – 1996 Fr. Anil Soares, S.J.
1996 – 2003 Fr. Joseph Palliparambil, S.J.
2003 – 2007 Miss. Fatima Oliver
2007 – 2011 Fr. James Thorat, S.J
2011 – 2014 Fr. Mario Fernandes, S.J.
2014 – 2016 Fr. Robert Das, S.J.
2016 – 2017 Fr. Francis Patekar, S.J.
2017 –           Fr. Nelton Thomas, S.J.

2018-  Present Fr. Anish Kochanikotil  SJ

ADDRESS:

Loyola High School, Pashan Road, Pune 411 008

Tel. Res. (020) 25675681 School: 25656699

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