| Motto | Ad majora natus sum - Latin (I was born for greater things) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1859 |
| Type | Independent school |
| John Stoer | |
| Faculty | Mathematics, Science and Technology Languages and Arts Humanities |
| Students | 567 (Junior School) 1,276 (Senior School) |
| Grades | Scottish Qualifications Certificate Intermediate 2 Higher Advanced Highers GCSE Religious Studies |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland  |
| Campus | Garnethill |
| Colours | Myrtle and Gold |
| Newspaper | The Eagle Eye The Goldfish Bowl |
| Website | Official Website |
St. Aloysius' College is a selective fee-paying independent Jesuit school in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1859, and named after the famous Jesuit, St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Its strong Jesuit ethos emphasises practice of the Roman Catholic faith both in the church and in the community, with many charitable and community-based groups in the school.
St. Aloysius' College is a co-educational school with a kindergarten, junior school and senior school. There are four houses: Campion, Loyola, Ogilvie and Xavier, named after Jesuit saints.
The College motto is Ad majora natus sum, which means "I was, or I am, born for greater things". As in many Jesuit schools, pupils are instructed to inscribe AMDG (Ad majorem Dei gloriam - "to the greater glory of God") on all work. The school emblem is an eagle, and the college hymn is the Carmen Aloisianum
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History
The school was established on 12th September 1859 at Charlotte Street, near Glasgow Green, in the East End of Glasgow. Here lived the city's largely migrant Catholic community from Ireland and the Highlands, which the school was intended to accommodate. Since 1866 the College's main campus has been situated in Garnethill on the north side of Glasgow city centre, adjacent to the Glasgow School of Art.
Notable buildings include the original category-B listed Italianate Chandlery Building, including the administration block, library and refectory. Its 1908 and 1926 extensions are known collectively as The Hanson Building and accommodates classrooms for languages and the humanities as well as the school chapel and gymnasium. The Mount Building, which originally housed the city's first Royal Hospital for Sick Children from 1882, and until recently housed the junior school (whose patron is St John Ogilvie), today houses music, art and drama and the kindergarten. More modern additions include the Clavius Building housing the Mathematics, Science and Technology faculty and the Junior School Building, both of which have won RIBA architectural awards[1], and have been identified as amongst the best modern Scottish buildings. The school is associated with the nearby Jesuit church of St Aloysius, which was opened in 1910 and modelled on the Gesu in Rome.
The number of buildings and the size of the campus is due to increase with the acquisition of the Mercy Convent site and buildings. The anticipated use of the buildings is at the moment unclear.
The current headmaster is John E Stoer, the first layman in that role. The Senior Deputy Headmaster is Mr Francis J Reilly and the Deputy Headmaster is J Philip Crampsey. Mr M O'Duffin, Mr G Anderson and Mr F McWilliams are assistant Headmasters
Social activity
The school usually takes part in the annual Doors Open Day. This takes place in September each year.
St. Aloysius' College also has various established charities including supporting Pro-Life charities, Marie Curie, SCIAF, Justice and Peace, Children's Fund and Fairtrade, as well as being affiliated with a sister school in Kibeira, Kenya.
The pupil magazine "The Goldfish Bowl" recently restarted after a hiatus of several years.
Uniform
The Senior School uniform consists of a myrtle green woolen blazer emblazoned with the school emblem. Girls wear a mid-grey pleated skirt and stockings or black tights. Boys wear grey trousers and grey socks. In S4 to S6 pupils can be awarded colours - this means that they have the right to add a gold trim around the edge of their blazer. Both genders wear polished black shoes, white shirt, applicable house tie, S6 tie, Honours tie or Captains tie as well as a grey pullover or green Sixth year jumper.[2]
Houses
A house system was established by headmaster Fr Adrian J Porter in 1997. The four houses, named after notable Jesuit saints, compete against each other in events including rugby, hockey, athletics, inter-house debating and a quiz. Each house also has a housemaster and a colour:
- Edmund Campion: Blue
- Ignatius Loyola : Red
- John Ogilvie: Green
- Francis Xavier: Gold
House system has now been replaced with year system, except for sports and chess.
Chaplaincy
- Junior School Chaplain- Fr Peter Granger-Banyard SJ
- Senior School Chaplain- Fr Gerry Gallen SJ
Sport
Boys play rugby from primary four until the middle of third year when they are allowed to choose whether to continue or not. The girls play hockey in the same time frame. The College's playing fields are located at Millerston.
In 2005, the school produced its first competitive football side in 50 years. This was largely due to growing pressure from pupils and many members of staff. Coached by Paul Kinnaird, the team enjoyed a reasonably successful first year, reaching the semi-final of the Scottish Independent Schools Cup. The 2007-2008 team have proceeded a step further than their predecessors and have reached the Scottish Independent Schools Cup Final which took place on the 21st of May 2009 at Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh where the College ran out winners. The First XI football team is composed of 5th and 6th year students, and is coached by Mr Craig Masterson and Mr Paul Higgins.
There has also been a football team made out of Primary 7 boys to represent the college at St.Joseph's Football Festival which was hosted at Williamwood High School on 23 June 2007 which they went on to win, winning all their games and beating St.Cadoc's Primary School 5-2 in the final.
The school has intended to sell the Millerston grounds for several years and subsequently intends to build a sports centre on the current Junior School playground or to buy a former public park for rugby and hockey use.
Retreats
Three residential retreats take place in the senior school:[citation needed]
- "Finding God in the Desert"- which takes place in S3
- "Finding God in the City"- which takes place in S4
- "Kairos"- which takes place in S5
Music, Art and Drama
The college takes pride in considering the arts key to the development of its pupils. It has a reputable music programme, consisting of the college choir, orchestra and band, and has contributed to the West of Scotland Independent Schools orchestra and wind band since their inception in 1994. Both individual music tuition and music as an academic subject are available.
The Petrasancta Society is a group of young Scottish students and former students of St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, who pursue a shared interest in the classical Jesuit discipline of Emblematics - embracing not only emblems themselves but heraldry, vexillology, numismatics and iconography.The Society have researched in Venice and Bruges and in 2008 spent a week in Uganda working in an Aids Orphanage.
Noted alumni (O.A.)
Media, arts and music
- Paul Coia, broadcaster
- A. J. Cronin, author
- John Cummings, musician
- Armando Iannucci, comedian
- Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedian
- Sanjeev Kohli, comedian
- James Loughran, conductor
- Brendan O'Hare, musician
- Christopher Whyte, novelist
- Canon Sydney MacEwan, singer
- Ian Bannen, Actor
Academia and medicine
- Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
- Jim McKillop, Muirhead Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow
- Prof John Joseph Haldane
- Prof Paul Dourish, University of California, Irvine
Clergy
- Rt Rev Peter Antony Moran, Bishop of Aberdeen
- Rt Rev James Black first Bishop of Paisley
- Rt Rev James Monaghan, Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
- Rt Rev James Ward, Titular Bishop of Sita
- Rt Rev Charles McDonald Renfrew, Titular Bishop of Abula and Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow
- Rt Rev Agnellus Andrew OFM, Titular Bishop of Numana
- Rt Rev Stephen McGill former Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and second Bishop of Paisley
- Most Rev James Donald Scanlan former Archbishop of Glasgow
Politics and Law
- The Rt Hon Lord Gill, Justice Clerk
- James Stuart Gordon, Lord Gordon of Strathblane
- Gerald Malone, former MP
- John Thomas Wheatley, Baron Wheatley, politician and judge ( Deceased )
Sport
- Paul di Giacomo, footballer
- Michael McFarlane, athlete
- Simon Lynch, footballer
External links
References
- ^ "st aloysius maths building, glasgow, elder & cannon architects", glasgowarchitecture.co.uk, URL retrieved 27 September 2006
- ^ [1]
McCabe, John V. (2000). A History of St Aloysius' College 1859-1999. St Aloysius' College. p. 215. ISBN 0 9538287 0 0.
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