Loyola High School, Vinukonda
| Loyola High School, Vinukonda | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Vinukonda, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 1960s |
| Director | Ravi Sebastian, SJ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Website | Loyola Vinukonda |
Loyola High School, Vinukonda, India, was established by the Society of Jesus in conjunction with the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate in the 1960s.
History
Loyola High School is part of the Vinukonda Mission founded by Jesuit Fr. T. Baliah in 1960. With the help of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate, he set up a dispensary, a high school for girls, and then in 1970 a primary school both for boys and girls. With a large number of students, he started a Telugu language high school for boys and later built a large multipurpose hall that served as a boys' dormitory, chapel, and auditorium. A separate hostel was built in 1979.
The school drew attention for its success in academics and sports. In 1982-1983 it won its first Grieg Casket Championship for both games and athletics in Guntur district during the District Central Zone Meet, including 22 schools.
In 2009 an English medium high school was launched.[1]
N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, appeared before the student body in 2014 to explain the measures the government was taking to address the problems in the farming sector.[2] Another visit found him launching a sapling planting program on the premises.[3]
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Coordinates: 16°3′46.35″N 79°45′20.57″E / 16.0628750°N 79.7557139°E