St Aloysius' College (Malta)
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| Motto |
Serio et Constanter "Seriously and Steadily" |
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| Established | 1907 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Rector | Fr. Jimmy Bartolo SJ |
| Location |
Triq il-Ferrovija l-Qadima Birkirkara Malta  Coordinates: 35°53′46″N 14°27′37″E / 35.895979°N 14.460183°E |
| Staff | ~100 |
| Students | ~1000 |
| Gender | Boys Mixed Sixth Form |
| Ages | 5–18 |
| Houses | 3 |
| Colours | Blue, Green & Red |
| Former pupils | Old Aloysians |
| Website | saintaloysius |
St Aloysius College (SAC) is a Catholic college run by the Jesuits in Birkirkara, Malta. It was founded in 1907 to complement the seminaries and tertiary institutions already in existence on the island. Today it is a boys' primary and secondary school with a coeducational sixth form. The College compound also houses a parish church which is used by the school and opened to the public for daily mass. The current rector is the Fr. Jimmy Bartolo, S.J.
Amongst its students were former presidents Guido de Marco and Edward Fenech Adami, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Tonio Borg. Other personalities include international composer and musician Robert Cremona, children's author Saviour Pirotta, and celebrity singer Ira Losco.
On 8 October 1907 the Jesuits, at the request of Pope Pius X, founded the school with 139 boys. The College served as a hospital for Allied soldiers during the Second World War. The primary school was originally Stella Maris School, a separate school founded by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, and has been incorporated into the College: boys can now attend the school from kindergarten through to sixth form.
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 the celebration of the Eucharist on feast days in the Jesuit calendar. The building was last renovated in the summer of 2006. The college celebrated its centenary in the scholastic year 2007/2008.
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