The school was established on 12 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 Scottish Highlands, both of which groups the school was intended to serve. 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. Originally, the school was for boys only. In 1979, the admission policy was changed by the Governors during the tenure of Headmaster Fr. Henry Anthony Richmond SJ and girls were admitted.[1] Girls now make up half of the school population.
Buildings
Buildings include the original category-B listedItalianate Chandlery Building, including the administration block, library, and refectory. Its 1908 and 1926 extensions are known collectively as The Hanson Building, which accommodates classrooms for languages and the humanities as well as the school chapel and gymnasium.[2]
The Mount Building, which originally housed the city's first Royal Hospital for Sick Children from 1882, which previously housed the junior school (whose patron is St John Ogilvie) as well as music, art and drama and the kindergarten.[2] As of August 2023, The Mount Building is no longer being used by the school and Music, Art and Drama facilities have all been moved to the convent building, referred to by the school as the Performing Arts Centre, or PAC, while the kindergarten is now its own building.
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,[3] and have been identified as amongst the best modern Scottish buildings.
In 2011, the number of buildings and the size of the campus increased with the acquisition of the Mercy Convent site and buildings. The building houses the schools music and art classrooms, as well as a drama and recording studio.
A new Sports Hall was recently constructed on the College campus, and open for use from August 2017.[6] The school's main sports grounds are on the north-eastern outskirts of the city at Millerston.
Prefects of Studies
1859-60 - Fr James Corry, SJ
1860-61 - Fr John Biden, SJ
1861-65 - Fr Thomas Brown Parkinson, SJ
1865-66 - Fr Charles Wilson, SJ
1866-69 - Fr John MacLeod, SJ
1869-70 - Fr Anthony Foxwell, SJ
1870-71 - Fr Thomas Brown Parkinson, SJ
1871-73 - Fr James Maguire, SJ
1873-75 - Fr John Lea, SJ
1875-78 - Fr Francis Bacon, SJ
1878-80 - Fr Francis Scoles, SJ
1880-81 - Fr James Hayes, SJ
1881-82 - Fr Henry Parker Lander, SJ
1882-88 - Fr Peter Chandlery, SJ
1888-93 - Fr Gerald Tarleton, SJ
1893-95 - Fr Albert Kopp, SJ
1895-99 - Fr Edward Etherington, SJ
1899-1901 - Fr Patrick Flynn, SJ
1901-26 - Fr Eric Hanson, SJ
1926-32 - Fr Joseph Bullen, SJ
1932-38 - Fr Marcus Ambrose, SJ
1938-45 - Fr Thomas Sheridan, SJ
1945-49 - Fr Thomas Calnan, SJ
1949-56 - Fr Thomas Lakeland, SJ
1956-71 - Fr John Tracey, SJ
Headmasters
Father William Forrester, SJ – (1971-1977)
Father Henry Anthony Richmond, SJ – (1977–1991)
Rev. Dr. James Hanvey, SJ – (1991–1995)
Father Adrian Porter, SJ – (1995–2004)
Mr John E Stoer – (2004–2013)
Mr John Browne – (2013–2016)
Mr Matthew D. Bartlett – (2016–2022)
Mr Patrick Doyle – (2023-2024)
Mr Michael Burrowes - (2024-) (Acting)
Junior School and Kindergarten
St Aloysius' College Kindergarten and Junior School in Glasgow support children from the ages of 3 to 12 years old. The kindergarten is situated in the Mount Building, while the Junior school is in a modern building along Hill Street. As well as attending lessons in the Junior school, the pupils will also receive preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Holy Communion as part of the school's three-fold tuition for their academic, social and spiritual lives.[7][8]
Sport
Aloysius' rugby team won the Scottish Rugby U16 Schools' Cup Final in 2016,[9] and in 2022, the U18 1st XV won the schools’ shield final.[10]
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Austin Lafferty, (born 1959) former President of the Law Society of Scotland[12]
Polly Higgins (1968–2019) – barrister, author and international environmental lawyer, founder of the ECOCIDE initiative, advocate for the recognition of Ecocide as a criminal offence
Andy Walker (born 1965)[citation needed] - former football player for Motherwell, Celtic, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, and Ayr United. Won 3 International caps for Scotland