Why in News?

=> In a recent nationwide survey conducted by leading education news magazine, Education World India, Loyola School, Jamshedpur has been ranked among the top 100 schools in the country.

Key Points:

=> The survey was conducted as part of the annual Education World India School Rankings (EWISR) 2021-22. Loyola has secured 87th rank in the top 100 list.

=> The survey was conducted on various parameters, including academic reputation, co-curricular education, sports education, quality of teachers, teacher-student ratio, leadership quality, parental involvement, infrastructure, quality of alumni, integrity and selection.

• For reputation includes ease of access and transparency.

=> Loyola School, which started in 1947 with only 34 boys, is celebrating its Platinum Jubilee this year.

=> The school was founded in January 1947 by two Jesuits from Kolkata, Father Cecil Leaming and Father Robert Dragman.