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THE START OF SOMETHING GREAT

WELCOME FROM THE HEAD TEACHER

Welcome to St Aloysius’ College.

We are a happy and welcoming Catholic community in the heart of Glasgow that serves young people from ages 3 to 18.

As a Jesuit school, we are part of a worldwide organisation that educates over two million students with a tradition over 450 years old. At its core, Jesuit education is about nurturing in students a secure sense of the love of God in all things.

St Aloysius’ College seeks to form happy, kind, and generous young ‘men and women for others’, who have developed excellence in their abilities and character and are ready to serve others and the world, following the example of Jesus.

We treasure every student in our school, and they are the focus of everything we do. We want each one to feel known and loved, and at St Aloysius’ College, we are lucky to have supportive parents and generous staff who help us achieve this.

Our education produces excellent results in academic subjects, music, art, drama, sport, and other co-curricular areas – yet, our idea of education goes deeper. We help our students to make sense of the world for themselves and use their talents to respond to the call of the Gospel in whichever way they are personally drawn. Whatever direction in life our pupils take, we believe that our role is to give them the best possible preparation and qualifications to flourish, to be of service, and to be happy.

We are incredibly proud of our young people, our school, and our traditions, and we hope that what you find on our website encourages you to come and discover them for yourself. Please do arrange a visit.

I look forward to welcoming you to St Aloysius’ College.

Patrick Doyle
Head Teacher

THE COLLEGE CAMPUS

The main building of St Aloysius’ College needs no introduction, with its two towering pillars and Italianate style that dominates 45 Hill Street.

Notable Edinburgh architect, Mr A. MacPherson, designed the current Grade-B listed building as it stands today, changing the front entrance from Dalhousie Street to Hill Street and creating the iconic staircase.

Designed by Glasgow architect firm Elder and Cannon and praised as “benchmark in modern school design”, our award-winning Junior School building opened in August 1998. A contrast of old and new, the school is nestled between our Convent building and an original tenement block but is sympathetic to the scale and shape of the neighbouring buildings.

Designed by Glasgow firm Burnett Bell and opened in 2013, our purpose-built Kindergarten building provides a warm, friendly and safe environment for our youngest pupils. Equipped with the latest technology, including underfloor heating, and three separately designed areas for indoor and outdoor play and learning, the Kindergarten is a stand-alone, secure building in the heart of our campus.

Awarded the Best Building in Scotland 2004 by the RIAS, our Clavius building occupies a corner site opposite our Main Building on Hill Street and houses 25 specialist classrooms for our Maths, Science, and Technology departments. The Clavius has a central Forum which acts as a social space during break times and lunch. It is also home to our designated Career and pastoral year offices.

The Convent Building was originally owned by the Sisters of Mercy and was taken on as part of the College estate in 2011. The building is the location of our additional support classrooms, staff room, and administrative offices, as well as an additional chapel.

Officially opened in 1910, this building is one of the most impressive and beautiful in the City. With marble and Venetian mosaics throughout, the church has a High Altar and stained glass cupola with the entire ceiling above the High Altar clad in mosaics, depicting The Last Supper.

Our state-of-the-art sports facility, which was designed by Glasgow firm Burnett Bell, opened in 2017. The £8million complex provides a range of indoor sports facilities which have transformed the health and wellbeing of our young people.

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LIFE AT THE COLLEGE

Browse our videos below to learn more about all the things that make St Aloysius’ College so great.

Junior School

Senior School

Sport

Wellbeing

Testimonials

Faith

Art

Music

Drama

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