Loyola High School, Vinukonda is a

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primary and secondary school located in

Vinukonda Vinukonda is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Vinukonda mandal and administered under Narasaraopet revenue division. Etymology The town was formerly known as ''Vish ...

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, in the state of

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, India. The school was established in the 1960s by the

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in conjunction with the

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Loyola High School is part of the Vinukonda Mission that was founded in 1960. With the help of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Rev. Fr. T. Baliah, SJ set up a dispensary, a high school for girls, and then in 1970 a primary school both for boys and girls. With a large number of students, Rev. Baliah started a

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high school for boys. In 2009 an

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high school was launched.

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