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 association, Loyola and St Vincent's were often considered as nearly equivalent schools due to their frequent joint participation in extracurricular activities that appeared similar to those of a coeducational institution.