Loyola High School (Goa) 4.04

Loyola High School is a Jesuit institution for boys, in the heart of Margao in the South Goa district of Goa, India. Its students take the Secondary School Certificate Examinations.Staff and enrolmentLoyola has approximately 1500 students, 150 teachers, and 20 support staff. Classes run from 1st to 4th standards (primary) and 5th to 10th standards (secondary). All classes have four sections (A, B, C, D), not based on performance.Admission to the school is competitive. The Loyolite uniform is a sky blue shirt and navy blue pants, with an "L" on the left shirt pocket.CultureThree times a week an assembly is held in the open quadrangle, organized by students of each class. The student-chosen topics for these assemblies range from the importance of moral values, to current affairs, to scientific discoveries. On the first Friday of each month there is a Eucharistic celebration (Mass) held in the school hall for the entire school community.Organizational structureThe school administration consists of a principal and vice-principal, assisted on occasion by other Fathers and Brothers. Class teachers handle attendance and other administrative tasks.There are 4 student houses, Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. Students are randomly allotted a house on their first day of attendance. The calligraphic "L" on the shirt is in the colour of the student's house.Elections are held to select the Student Council. The Council is headed by the Head Boy, with the other members being the Deputy-Head Boy and Captains and Vice-Captains of each house. The primary section has its own house captains and vice-captains, although the Head-Boy and Deputy-Head Boy are common to both sections.