St Aloysius' College (Malta) - The Secondary School

The Secondary School

The secondary school of St. Aloysius' College is a boys-only college located in Old Railway Road (Triq il-Ferrovija l-Qadima), Birkirkara. It is three storeys high with another storey underground, and incorporates a small inner ground and a large hall which serves as a Theatre for cultural events held at the College. Such events include the Soirée, the Secondary School Concert and other important events such as the celebration of the Eucharist during important days of the Jesuit calendar. The building was last renovated in the summer of 2006. The college celebrated its centenary in the scholastic year 2007/2008.

The school is known for its emphasis on discipline. Each form has a prefect, who is responsible for all the students in that particular form. He forms part of the board of the secondary school, and his primary role is to maintain a level of discipline, respect and authority over the students in his respective form. Each class has a Form Teacher, who acts as a mentor for the class, and moreover as a representative of the students in relation to school authorities such as the Rector, Prefect of Discipline and Prefect of Studies. Each class also has a captain and a vice-captain; these are two students from that particular class who are in charge of during the changing of periods. Each division also has a division captain and a vice-division captain whose role is complementary to that of the class captain and vice captain. This disciplinary system makes sure that all students follow the rules and that order is maintained. This is also important due to the fact that the college houses more than 100 students in each form.

The college is equipped with science laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology as well as two computer labs and four chapels. These last include chapels dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, one of the three most important Jesuit saints, and La Storta Chapel, a unique chapel in itself. The college also has a sports complex facility with a gymnasium; a pavilion that serves as a basketball and handball court; courts for volleyball, badminton and indoor 5-a-side football; a full-sized UEFA-compliant turf football pitch; a 400m athletics track; and two tennis courts. A swimming pool started to be built but has come to a stop half-way due to financial reasons. This will probably be the last construction project related to sports facilities.