Loyola Higher Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Kuppayanallur, in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil-medium, co-educational high school was founded by the Jesuits in 1995[2] and educates students from grades six through twelve.[citation needed]
| Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur | |
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Kuppayanallur, Kanchipuram district , India | |
| Coordinates | 12°35′50″N 79°45′31″E / 12.59722°N 79.75861°E |
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| Type | Private secondary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuits |
| Established | 12 June 1995 |
| Oversight | Jesuits Chennai Mission |
| Staff | 33 |
| Grades | 6 through 12[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
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| Language | Tamil |
History
editLoyola Higher Secondary School was upgraded from the parish primary school in Ongur, a close-by village, to a middle school, then a high school and finally to a higher secondary school.[3] The first batch of 59 SSLC Students wrote their public exam in 1997 and secured 71% pass, which had risen to 95.4% in 2007. The school is recognized but not aided by the Tamil Nadu government.[4] It is a co-educational Tamil-medium school run by the Jesuits preferentially for the education of the Dalit children of the four Jesuit parishes and more than 20 villages.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Canisius College intern. Accessed 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jesuit Chennai Mission". jesuitchennaimission.org. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur". Jesuit Madurai Province. 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Kanchipuram district" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Nevett Fund. Accessed 14 August 2016.