Headmaster
Loyola High School is one of 356 Jesuit secondary schools in the world. Loyola opened its doors to the public in 1995 when it admitted the first batch of 140 pre-form one students. Since then Loyola has been committed to offering quality education to young people who could become morally responsible men and women for and with others who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.
Consequently, the mission of Loyola High School is to provide a formative aspect of education to young men and women who envision becoming men and women for and with others. At Loyola we provide education in accordance with the characteristics of Jesuit education that helps our students to grow in their: i) Sense of the divine ii) Respect for human dignity iii) Compassion for the poor iv) Concern for justice v) Awareness of oppressive social structures vi) Commitment to help build a more just and more humane society.
Everything that we do at Loyola, as a family, has the purpose of preparing our students to become men and women for others. And that ‘everything’ is done for the GREATER GLORY OF GOD "AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM." This means that Loyola is a community of learning where students are formed in a structured and disciplined environment conducive to a rigorous search for faith and knowledge. Hence, discipline is not an end in itself. It is rather both an end and a means.
Loyola stands for excellence in both academics and discipline. The goal held out to all students is integrated personal development as individuals and as members of the larger society. Each student therefore is challenged to develop fully with a vibrant desire to work for the development of the neighbour and of the nation and that each student progressively becomes a better person and therefore a person for others.
Like any other Jesuit school, our school motto is men and women for and with others. Thus, Loyola is a community of persons who strive to learn what it means to be "men and women for and with others" in an environment that celebrates diversity of culture, faith, strength and talent. Our aim is to make Tanzania a home for all; and that all our gifts may be shared with the people of the world.
Our quest for excellence in all things envisions helping our students develop their talents to their full potential and eventually become men and women of competence, conscience, and compassion. This approach inspires and encourages each student to raise her or his level of awareness of the importance of the acquired knowledge and skills in the transformation of the human society. In other words, the education helps students “to realize that talents are gifts to be developed, not for self-satisfaction or self-gain, but rather, with the help of God, for the good of the human community.”
This Jesuit belief on education is based on the understanding that talents are gifts bestowed on individuals by the Spirit of God (1 Cor 12:4-11). They are God’s free gifts to individuals. They are spiritual gifts: charisms. This understanding of talents and skills enables an individual to comprehend that the knowledge and skills attained are essential in advancing both personal achievement and societal development. Accordingly, at Loyola we strive for excellence in all aspects of life, as a response to God's love, and we dedicate ourselves to the magis, the greater good.
Loyola strives ad infinitum to carry on its mission from the Church and from the Society of Jesus: to educate young people who will, in turn, use their talents for the service of God and neighbour: all for the greater Glory of God.
By: Fr. Buberwa Karongo, SJ