Loyola Public School is managed and administered by members of the Society of Jesus. a worldwide organization of religious men numbering about 16,000 of whom 3,000 work in the 14 provinces of India. In Andhra Pradesh about 160 Jesuits work in schools and colleges, youth services, social work centres, parishes, mission out-reach programmes, and other Church ministries. In presecondary and secondary education alone, in South Asia, 820 Jesuits run 447 schools with a student population of 344,000. Two names will go down in history as pioneers of Loyola Public School, Guntur. Late Rt. Rev. Ignatius Mummadi, Bishop of Guntur, Catholic Diocese brought the Jesuits to Guntur to start the school. He mustered the services of Fr. T. Balaiah, S.J., to acquire the land. Commissioned to go ahead with the project, Jesuit Fr. Papaiah, the pioneer and chief architect of the school, made Loyola Public School a reality with the help of a Jesuit brother, Stanislaus. The foundation stone of this second Jesuit educational institution in Andhra Pradesh was laid on 30 January 1964 by the Chief Minister of the State Dr. N. Sanjeeva Reddy. Fr. L.D. Murphy, S.J., became the first principal of the school which opened on 13 July 1964 with 13 boys.
Academics
The school has labs for physics, chemistry, and biology, each of which can hold about 50 students at a time. There is also a computer lab and students begin computer class from 3rd class onwards.
Dress code
The dress code provides for white shirt and khaki skirt for girls and white shit and Khaki shorts for boys from classes 1-5. From classes 6-10 girls have khaki and white chudidars and boys have white shirt and khaki pants. Students can attend the classes on Saturday in non-uniform but in a neat decent and a formal way. Sleeveless T-shirts and trousers are not allowed.
Activities
Sports sponsored by the school include hockey, cricket, basketball, football, volleyball, badminton, swimming, table tennis and a tennis. There is also a skating rink. There is a gym open to the boys in classes 9 and 10. The school has an army wing troop with 150 cadets on its roll. Boys and girls of classes 8 and 9 join the National Cadet Corps. Boys are enrolled under the 25 Bn NCC, Guntur, and girls are enrolled under 10 Bn NCC, Guntur. The school has a shooting range where boys get training in marksmanship. There is an active alumni club, with Mr. GVSR Krishna Reddy as president and Fr. U. Antony, S.J., as director.
