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Thursday, November 19, 2009

GENESIS - LOYOLA HIGHER PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL

The Loyola Primary school was inaugurated on 1 June 1989. The first batch of the Loyola Primary consisted only of 17 students with one classroom i.e. IV Std (Batch 1989-90)

In 1990: V Std was added with 61 students

In 1991: VI Std was added with 58 students

In 1992: A full higher primary was completed with VII Std and a total number of 59 students.

The Loyola Higher Primary started in the village of Kalena Agrahara on 12 July 1982 with 13 students (only VIII Std.) The school began in a small room of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. It was shifted to the present day Loyola Primary School on 4 April 1985. The school was inaugurated by the then education minister, Shri M Raghupathi.

In 1994, the school was shifted to the new building. The foundation stone was laid on 21 June 1991 by Fr Anand Prabhu. It was inaugurated on 28 January 1994 by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri M Veerappa Moily. This building was blessed by Fr Terence Farias, the then Provincial of Karnataka.

At present the High School has 433 students and with 11 teaching and 8 non-teaching staff.

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