St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet
| St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Loyola Town, Suryapet, Telangana, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
| Established | 1976 |
| Rector | Fr. Jeyaseelan, SJ |
| Gender | All boy |
| Principals |
Telugu: Fr. Jeyaseelan, SJ English: Fr. Inna, SJ |
| Website | XavierSuryapet |
St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet, in Telangana, India, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1976 as a Telugu-medium school. In 2005 an English-medium school was added, both for male students.
History
Rt. Rev. Alphonso Beretta, Bishop of Warangal, welcomed the Jesuits to begin a school in his diocese. It was envisioned as a means of fostering vocations to the priesthood among the Telugu people, while offering a Catholic education in the area.
St. Xavier's High school is located in a rural area on a 32-acre, partly forested plot, 5 kilometers from Suryapet on the way to Jangaom, Nalgonda District, Telangana, in what came to be called Loyola Town.. Until 2014 Telangana was a part of Andhra Pradesh, but has since become a separate state.
Xavier opened July 1976 with three classes (6th, 7th, 8th) and 117 boys and in three years became a full-fledged high school preparing for the Secondary School Certificate, with Telugu the medium of instruction. In 2005 an English-medium school would be added. Students were generally the first generation of their family to receive a formal education.[1][2][3]
Activities
Activities include table tennis, football, basketball, and participation in Jesuit Inter School Tournaments, as at Loyola High School, Vinukonda, Guntur District.[4]
Graduates have distinguished themselves in areas such as computer software.[5]
References
Coordinates: 17°9′58.36″N 79°36′31.33″E / 17.1662111°N 79.6087028°E