Although each school was wholly autonomous in an administrative, fiduciary, and academic sense, by the later years of their coexistence, Loyola and St Vincent's had come to be informally regarded by many members of the community as more-or-less partner schools because they often participated in joint extracurricular activities in a manner that seemed to emulate a coeducational institution.
Although each school was completely independent in administrative, financial, and academic matters, by the latter years of their coexistence, Loyola and St Vincent's had come to be informally considered as nearly equivalent schools due to their frequent joint extracurricular activities that appeared similar to a coeducational institution.