Foundation The school was established on 12 September 1859 at Charlotte Street, near
Glasgow Green, in the East End of
Glasgow. Here lived the city's largely migrant Catholic community from Ireland and the
Scottish Highlands, both of which groups the school was intended to serve. Since 1866, the College's main campus has been situated in
Garnethill on the north side of Glasgow city centre, adjacent to the
Glasgow School of Art. Originally, the school was for boys only. In 1979, the admission policy was changed by the Governors during the tenure of Headmaster Fr. Henry Anthony Richmond SJ and girls were admitted. Girls now make up half of the school population.
Buildings Buildings include the original
category-B listed Italianate Chandlery Building, including the administration block, library, and
refectory. Its 1908 and 1926 extensions are known collectively as The Hanson Building, which accommodates classrooms for languages and the humanities as well as the school chapel and gymnasium. The Mount Building, which originally housed the city's first
Royal Hospital for Sick Children from 1882, which previously housed the junior school (whose patron is St John Ogilvie) as well as music, art and drama and the kindergarten. and have been identified as amongst the
best modern Scottish buildings. In 2011, the number of buildings and the size of the campus increased with the acquisition of the Mercy Convent site and buildings. The building houses the schools music and art classrooms, as well as a drama and recording studio. The school has a close relationship with the Jesuit parish
church of St Aloysius next door. The church is regularly used by the college and Masses offered for both the junior and senior schools. The building is
listed category A, designed by
C. J. Menart in the
baroque revival style and modelled on the
Church of the Gesú, original Jesuit headquarters in
Rome. A new Sports Hall was recently constructed on the College campus, and open for use from August 2017. The school's main sports grounds are in the north-eastern part of the city at
Millerston.
Community service Students are encouraged to participate in community service, and a minimum amount of completed service hours is mandated. Each Wednesday afternoon St Aloysius College students volunteer their time as part of the Arrupe Programme. Established in 2006, the Arrupe Programme sees S5 and S6 students volunteering their time working in nursing homes and schools, working with asylum seekers and charities to give back to their community.
Prefects of Studies • 1859-60 - Fr James Corry, SJ • 1860-61 - Fr John Biden, SJ • 1861-65 - Fr Thomas Brown Parkinson, SJ • 1865-66 - Fr Charles Wilson, SJ • 1866-69 - Fr John MacLeod, SJ • 1869-70 - Fr Anthony Foxwell, SJ • 1870-71 - Fr Thomas Brown Parkinson, SJ • 1871-73 - Fr James Maguire, SJ • 1873-75 - Fr John Lea, SJ • 1875-78 - Fr Francis Bacon, SJ • 1878-80 - Fr Francis Scoles, SJ • 1880-81 - Fr James Hayes, SJ • 1881-82 - Fr Henry Parker Lander, SJ • 1882-88 - Fr Peter Chandlery, SJ • 1888-93 - Fr Gerald Tarleton, SJ • 1893-95 - Fr Albert Kopp, SJ • 1895-99 - Fr Edward Etherington, SJ • 1899-1901 - Fr Patrick Flynn, SJ • 1901-26 - Fr Eric Hanson, SJ • 1926-32 - Fr Joseph Bullen, SJ • 1932-38 - Fr Marcus Ambrose, SJ • 1938-45 - Fr Thomas Sheridan, SJ • 1945-49 - Fr Thomas Calnan, SJ • 1949-56 - Fr Thomas Lakeland, SJ • 1956-71 - Fr John Tracey, SJ
Headmasters • Father William Forrester, SJ – (1971-1977) • Father Henry Anthony Richmond, SJ – (1977–1991) • Rev. Dr. James Hanvey, SJ – (1991–1995) • Father Adrian Porter, SJ – (1995–2004) • Mr John E Stoer – (2004–2013) • Mr John Browne – (2013–2016) • Mr Matthew D. Bartlett – (2016–2022) • Mr Patrick Doyle – (2023-2024) • Mr Michael Burrowes – (2024-2025) • Mr Séamus Scorgie – (2025-) ==Junior School and Kindergarten==