Loyola School was started in 1961 by the Jesuits, members of the Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. The Jesuits started schools in India as far back as 1545. The first Jesuit school was started in Goa , the Portuguese settlement in the East. Practically in all the countries in the world, there are Jesuit educational institutions ranging from universities to primary schools, serving hundreds of thousands of students.

Following the centuries old Jesuit tradition in the field of education, Loyola School aims at the total and integral development of the pupils, in terms of intellectual, emotional, social, cultural, aesthetic, moral, spiritual and religious dimensions of the individuals. Such a person is at the service of his fellow human beings especially of the deprived and the marginalized. Students are offered opportunities to have the direct experience and interaction with the poor. Their talents and achievements should be directed towards the service of the human community.

Jesuit education is person-oriented and pupil-centered. Growth and pursuit of excellence is ultimately based on relationship. Hence it is not mere imparting of information. Individual attention is the hallmark of this system. It is pupil-centered active learning rather than teacher-centered passive instruction. The cynosure of every activity in the campus is the child.

Jesuit education aims at excellence. The Jesuit catchword, 'magis' implies 'greater and greater', the unceasing ever new and dynamic striving towards perfection. Excellence in every aspect of education is aimed at in all the programmes and projects of the school. It is in competition, not with others, but with oneself, and cooperation with others that excellence is achieved. In this process, the role of the teacher is that of a facilitator and a guide.

A Jesuit school is not a mere conglomerate of individuals, but an interacting community of pupils, parents and educators. Education and schooling is a participative process of interacting and responding individuals. The staff, having imbibed the Jesuit system, implements it. The parents are co-educators with the teachers and with the head of the school. There is both formal and informal communication between the parents and the school. The former pupils continue to derive inspiration and guidance from the school to put into practice the educational ideals they have received from the school.