All schools in Goa whether in towns or villages have ten classes. From Std.1 to Std 4, i.e. the initial four years is the Primary School. From Std. 5 to Std. 10 is the Secondary School. All Secondary Schools whether the medium of instruction is English or Marathi or Konkni are given grants in aid by the Government of Goa to meet salaries of teachers.
Only Primary Schools where the medium of instruction is either Marathi or Konkni are given grants in aid but denied to Primary Schools with English as a medium of instruction for the ostensible reason of safeguarding our great and glorious culture. Catholic village schools in the Costa Rica de Goa teach in Konkni language during the first four years of primary school in order to avail grants from the Govt. But the parents are an unhappy lot, for most children joining an English medium school at Std 5 are as good as zombies hardly able to construct a sentence in English right. The debate that is raging on in Goa today is that Govt of Goa should approve grants in aid to English medium primary schools as well so that children are moderately proficient in English language by the time they join Secondary School at Std. 5