According to Rev.Dr. Pratap Naik, S J. ( Herald March 24 ) on Myths and Facts re: the medium of instruction, there are in Goa 936 primary schools in Marathi medium and the number of primary schools in Konkni medium is 140 out of which 128 are run by the Catholic community. I think, it would be safe to assume that out of 128 , at least, 80 to 90 should belong to the Diocesan Society of Education(DSE) of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman and these schools are attached to various churches in Goa.
Having said so, I wonder why the DSE have not taken the initiative to progressively convert their Konkni primary schools into English medium primary schools for the benefit of their catholic parishioners. To achieve this objective , all DSE had to do was to privatize their primany schools and forfeit grants in aid from the Goa Govt. There are two magnificent Jesuit schools in Pune. namely St.Vincent H School and Loyola H School and both have their primary schools in English medium without enjoying any Govt. grants. Jesuits like Rev. William Rodrigues and Rev. Vivian Lobo, who I think are now based in Goa, could teach DSE a trick or two to attain this ideal mode of education. After all, churches in Goa are not exactly below the poverty level.