Immediately after liberation of Goa, Archbishop Raul Gonsalves proposed that our Diocesan churches take initiative to spread education. The process began slowly by establishing schools in all churches. It was a grand thoughtful design to reach facility of education at the doorsteps of masses in villages. In the year 1968_69 Fr Antimo Gomes had enrolled for BEd. Archbishop Raul planned to organise and consolidate the Diocesan Society of Education schools. He inspired motivated Fr Antimo to take the responsibility and promised to depute him for higher education and reimburse his expenses for BEd course. He had a clear vision a role for him and his choice to lead was well thought of. Continuing his plan for him, Archbishop Gonsalves deputed him for higher education and appointed him as the Principal of St Xavier's College where he excelled in continuing the traditions and lifted St Xavier's to greater heights of excellence in all fields.
Needless to emphasize how village schools have provided vertical rise to the aspiration of masses to rise professionally in every field of human endeavour. The honour and credit is attributed to the Vision of Archbishop. DSE is a jewel in the crown of educational field of the Archdiocese of Goa.Unfortunately, his pioneering impetus for Konkani medium schools and admiration for the language did not reach the goals envisaged.
