Type Jesuit, Catholic Gender All boy Founded 1976 | Rector Fr. Jeyaseelan, SJ Website XavierSuryapet | |
Established 1976; 41 years ago (1976) Principals Telugu: Fr. Jeyaseelan, SJ
English: Fr. Inna, SJ | ||
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.
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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.
Activities
Activities include table tennis, football, basketball, and participation in Jesuit Inter School Tournaments, as at Loyola High School, Vinukonda, Guntur District.
Graduates have distinguished themselves in areas such as computer software.