St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad

St. Xavier's Loyola Hall is a Catholic school that offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Since 2006, it has been a co-educational school; prior to 2006, it was an all-boys school.

In 2020, Father Xavier Amalraj S.J. was appointed principal of the school. In 2016, Mrs. Laxmi Iyer was appointed the headmistress of the primary school.

History
St. Xavier's Loyola Hall was founded by Father Fernando Arellano S.J. on December 3, 1956. An outreach program in the 1960s led by the students and faculty of St. Xavier's Loyola Hall inspired the establishment of the St. Xavier's Social Service Society, a charitable Jesuit organization.

The St. Xavier's Loyola Hall primary school was designed by Hasmukh C. Patel.

Academics
St. Xavier's Loyola Hall offers K-12 education with each standard consisting of three sections offering English medium instruction and one section offering Gujarati medium instruction. It offers science and commerce streams for standard 11 and 12.

Sports Day
Sports Day has been an integral part of Loyola's Sports Culture.

There are 4 clubs viz. Lions, Panthers, Bears and Tiger. Each club compete against each other to win the overall tournament. There is a point system based on the games any club player wins. Running, Relay, Cycling, Long Jump, High Jump, and March Past were some the events that take place on Sports Day.

Facilities
St Xavier's Loyola Hall provides students with the following facilities:


 * Library
 * Laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology
 * Laboratory for computer science
 * Cricket ground
 * Football ground
 * Hockey ground
 * Tennis courts
 * Basketball courts
 * Volleyball court
 * Paleta courts
 * Table tennis facilities
 * Gymnasium
 * Skating rings
 * Brother Bou pavilion
 * Swimming pool
 * Stationary
 * Book store
 * Canteen
 * Silver Jubilee Auditorium
 * Golden Jubilee Auditorium
 * Conference Room

Notable alumni
The following individuals have attended St. Xavier's Loyola Hall:


 * Geet Sethi (former world billiards champion, recipient of the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri Award, the K.K. Birla Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award )
 * Bimal Patel (recipient of the Padma Shri Award )
 * Mervin D'Souza (geologist, led the 20th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica )
 * Vinod Kinariwala (Independence activist and freedom fighter)
 * Arpan Shah (an Indian Architect based in Ahmedabad)
 * Raj Shah

Association of Past Xavierite
The Association of Past Xavierites (A. P. X.) came into existence in 1986. The membership has been growing steadily. APX currently has about a 1000 members.

The current office bearers are: Shridhar Derasari, Farida, Bina Shah, Snehal Rajnikant Jadvani, Satpal Singh Chhabda, Shapath Shah.