Broeder School Krembangan (1862–1922) On 12 July 1810, Father Hendricus Waanders and Father Philipus Wedding came from the
Netherlands and settled in
Surabaya, where they built a house on Jl. Gatotan to be used as a church. After Father Waanders died, pastoral care in Surabaya was handed over to the
Jesuit order, where Pierre Vrancken, the Apostolic Vicar in
Batavia, succeeded in obtaining Jesuit priests for his mission in Surabaya. On 9 July 1859, Pater Vanden Elzen, SJ, and Pater Palinck, SJ, arrived in Surabaya and saw that the mission in the city would be unsuccessful without an educational institution willing to educate. Pater Vanden Elzen tried to summon the Congregation of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga (CSA) from
Oudenbosch, the Netherlands to work in Surabaya and bring about
single-sex education for boys, and in 1862, Vader Vincentius led by CSA Oudenbosch sent four brothers to Surabaya, namely: • Brother Engelbert • Brother Stanislaus • Brother Anthony • Brother Felix The Catholic school was officially opened on 7 July 1862, as Bijzondere Europeesche Lagere Jongens Schools
(ELS) elementary school, and started with 20 pupils. The school experienced rapid development under the leadership of Br. Engelbertus.
Broeder School Coen Boulevard (1923–1950) In 1923, the Congregation of Brothers of Saint Louis Gonzaga in
Surabaya wishes to establish a school that refers to
Dutch education system. At that time, the city of Surabaya was experiencing rapid development, which prompt the congregation to move the school outside the city of Surabaya, namely at
Wonokromo, when the city boundary was still at Kaliasin. Finally, the CSA moved their school to Jl. Dokter Sutomo (formerly 7 Coen Boulevard), nowadays called (Jl. Polisi Istimewa), whereas the Ursuline Sisters moved their school to Jl. Darmo (formerly Darmo Boulevard). These Dutch school in Darmo is gender segregated, namely St. Louis for boys and St. Maria for girls. Apart from these educational facilities, these establishment is also close to the
Surabaya Cathedral (Coen Kerk) and the Darmo hospital. The Broederschool building, located at 7 Coen Boulevard, was built by Hulswit, Fermont &
Ed. Cuypers from
Weltevreden, Batavia. The building began to be used in 1923 as
Lagere School (SD) St. Louis, and was then changed to
Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs or MULO (SMP) St. Louis. In 1942, during the Japanese occupation of the
Dutch East Indies, the Broederschool was used as the headquarters of the Special Police Force led by
Muhammad Yasin. The Special Police forces held drills in the school yard daily and St. Louis became a silent witness to the perpetrators of the history of Indonesian independence in Surabaya and became the forerunner of the
Indonesian mobile brigade. In 1950, St. Louis school status was changed again to
Hogere Burgerschool or HBS (SMA).
St. Louis Catholic High School (1951–1974) Several years after the war, the St. Louis building that the Special Police borrowed as their headquarters was returned to the congregation so that it could be used as a school once again. After the Dutch left Indonesia, an Indonesian-language high school was opened and on 1 August 1951, one high school class was opened in one of the classrooms close to the Broeder hostel (now Soeverdi). Each year, classes continued to grow until the entire building was used for high school education.
St. Louis 1 Catholic Senior High School (2001–present) Formerly, St. Louis 1 divides its learning activities into 2 parts, with morning classes starting at 07:00 AM – 12:30 PM for grade 10 and 12; as well as afternoon classes from 01:00 PM – 06:30 PM for grade 11. In 2004, construction began for a new building to accommodate more students, which resulted in the afternoon class ceasing to operate in 2005. As the school develops, students achieve many achievements in the academic and non-academic fields at the national and international levels. Various improvements to school facilities were carried out so that teaching and learning activities could run comfortably and effectively. The school has its own chapel, the St. Mary chapel and its own library, the Thomas Aquino library. The school also has its own garden field; physics, biology, chemistry, and technological laboratory; dedicated school information system; as well as a football and basketball court. Wi-fi is also available throughout the school. According to the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, St. Louis 1 Catholic High School currently ranks 2nd nationally and 1st in the Province of
East Java. == Headmasters ==