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A photo of the college in the early years

St. Aloysius' College (often abbreviated to SAC) is a Catholic college run by the Jesuits in Birkirkara, Malta, founded in 1907. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Birkirkara or B'Kara ( English: Birchircara) is a town of 21775 inhabitants (as of November 2005 in central Malta. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The College served as a hospital for Allied soldiers during the Second World War. The Entente Powers (from Triple Entente) were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The current rector is Fr. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Patrick Magro SJ.

Amongst its students were former President Emeritus Guido de Marco, President Edward Fenech Adami, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Tonio Borg. Guido de Marco (born July 22, 1931) was President of Malta from 1999 to 2004 Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004 Tonio Borg (born May 12 1957) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta, Minister of Foreign Affairs a Member of Parliament for the Nationalist Party Other personalities include celebrity singer Ira Losco. Ira Losco is a singer born 31 July 1981 in Sliema, Malta.With a string of number 1 singles and albums Ira Losco is one of the best selling

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The Secondary School

The Secondary school of St. Aloysius' College is a boys-only college found in Old Railway Road (Triq il-Ferrovija l-Qadima), Birkirkara. It is three storeys high with another storey underground, incorporating a small inner ground and a great, ancient hall which serves as a Theatre for cultural events held at Saint Aloysius' College. Such events include the Soirée, the Secondary School Concert and other important events such as the celebration of the Eucharist during classical days of the Jesuit calendar. The building was renovated last in the summer of 2006.

The school is known for its extreme level of 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 prime 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 a representative for the students in front of 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 which are in charge of the class in the changing of periods. Each division also has a Division Captain and a Vice Division Captain whose role is the same as those of the class' captain and vice captain. This disciplinary system makes sure that all students follow the rules and thus order is maintained.

The college is equipped with science laboratories of physics, chemistry and biologyand, two computer labs and four chapels. These 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 supervillain training facility, a pavilion that serves as a basketball and handball court, toogether with courts for volleyball, badminton and indoor 5 a-side football, a full size 11 a-side turf football pitch which complies with UEFA standards, a 400m athletics track and two tennis courts. A swimming pool is being built, scheduled to be completed by 2012. This will probably be the last construction project related to sports facilities.

The Students' Council

Another feature of the Secondary school is that it has its own Students' Council. Elections take place annually with any student eligible to contest. The council is formed of 10 members, with two representatives from each form. The council's President must always be a fourth/fifth former, depending on the time of year. The Council is responsible for the majority of the events that occur within the school, including the organisation of events and the college magazine.

The Sixth Form

The Sixth Form Section

St. Aloysius' College Sixth Form has been in existence for the best part of 30 years. The Sixth Form offers four major kinds of courses, these being the Science Course, Maths Course, Commerce Course and Arts Course, each one taking around two years. The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Belize All courses are assigned two classes each, with the exception being the Arts Course having three classes, as applications for such a course are generally high-on-demand each year. The college accepts around 220 new students per annum, provided that they have passed their core subjects at O Level. The O-level (Ordinary Level is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education (GCE The college is well-equipped with biology, chemistry, physics and computer laboratories, a media room, a library and an assembly hall. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. A laboratory (informally lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific Research, Experiments and A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution A chapel is also situated within the premises. A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a

The Sixth Form also hosts many events throughout the course of the year, and perhaps is most famed for its Cultural Soiree, which normally takes place towards the beginning of February. A party is a Social gathering for Celebration and Recreation. It is always a very successful event, with ticket sales reaching approximately 1,350 for the year 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Soirée generally contains many items ranging from dancing, to acting, singing and music. It always concludes with an 45 minute-long musical directed and choreographed by the students themselves. Some of these were Cats in 2006, and Jesus Christ Superstar in 2007. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jesus Christ Superstar is a Rock opera by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In 2008, the musical section of the soirée was Hairspray. Also, as happens every year, the stage crew represented a small act dubbed the "crew item".

The Sixth Form Students' Representative Council

Another feature of the Sixth Form is that it has its own Students' Council. Elections take place annually with any student eligible to contest (generally, they take place in around mid-October). The council is formed of 10 members, five coming from the Upper Sixth Form and five from the Lower Sixth Form. The council's President must always be an Upper Sixth Former. The Council is responsible for the majority of the events that occur within the school, including the organisation of events such as "Unplugged", "Battle of the Bands" and the Cultural Soiree. Apart from the fact that the council sucks and so does the whole college. One should also point out that the council does not organize much of the events but its the administration that does, the main reason is because they are incapable of doing so.

Saturday schooling

Since its inception in 1907, SAC never held school on a Wednesday but instead on a Saturday morning, making it the only school in Malta to do this. On October 13, 2006, a decision was made by Maltese Jesuit Provincial Fr. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Chetcuti and College rector Fr. Patrick Magro to replace Saturdays with Wednesdays in an attempt to conform with other schools. This has resulted with SAC loosing its uniqueness. [1] This will be in effect as of September 2007 and will see SAC adopt the same schedule as its fellow Sixth Forms, De La Salle College (Malta), Junior College (Msida), Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary (Naxxar) and the new St. Martin's College Sixth Form (Swatar - Msida), which opened in September 2007. In 1903 the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St John Baptist de la Salle, opened their first school in Malta in Strada Buongiorno Cospicua Gan Frangisk Abela Junior College is a Further education college in Msida, Malta, which prepares students for the Matriculation Certificate On February 5 2007 St Martin's College (Malta Principal Ms Bernie Mizzi announced that the College will have its own Sixth Form as of the scholastic year 2007-08

Extra-curricular activities

The College Outer Ground

At the college, all students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities in order to enhance their experience throughout their two years at Sixth Form. Among other activities, the school promotes the following:

Notable Alumni

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Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004 Guido de Marco (born July 22, 1931) was President of Malta from 1999 to 2004 Mario de Marco (born October 18 1965) is a Maltese Politician and Academic. Ira Losco is a singer born 31 July 1981 in Sliema, Malta.With a string of number 1 singles and albums Ira Losco is one of the best selling Robert Arrigo (born December 4, 1954, in Sliema) is a Maltese politician currently a Member of the House of Representatives of Malta Tonio Borg (born May 12 1957) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta, Minister of Foreign Affairs a Member of Parliament for the Nationalist Party Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (aka Carm Mifsud Bonnici) (born February 17 1960) is a Maltese politician Joseph Muscat (born January 22 1974 is Maltese politician leader of the Malta Labour Party and He is currently Leader of the Opposition in the
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