Loyola High School and Junior College is an English medium school founded in 1961 and is named after St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society of Jesus in 1540. The school which is recognised by the Government of Maharashtra and prepares pupils for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std. X) and for the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Std. XII) is owned by Poona Catholic Educational Association (Pvt.) Ltd. and managed by the Poona Jesuit Schools Society which belongs to the Christian religious minority group and therefore enjoys the rights and privileges guaranteed by Articles 30 (i) of the Constitution of India.Ever since the inception of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Fathers, as they are commonly called, have been pioneers in the field of education. Loyola High School and Junior College is part of a global network of schools and colleges. The Society of Jesus is presently responsible for more than 150 secondary schools and colleges in India, among them are some of the premier educational institutions of our country such as St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai), Loyola College (Chennai), XLRI (Jamshedpur) and St. Xavier’s College (Kolkata). More than 2, 00,000 students study in these institutions. The Society of Jesus strives to reach out to young people belonging to every social class and linguistic community.