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of all and plan of God inspite of the ordinary, poor ,simple

and rural living of the villagers.
.In 1951 Sanguem taluka was entrusted to the society of

Pillar by the Patriarch Archbishop for the mission work in After years of negotiation Fr. Mariano Pereira and Fr.Cyril Mascarenhas managed to
the Eastern outstrike of Goa.. The missionaries had to buy few acres of land at Colsoi. The adjoining area was gifted by few generous Our sincere thanks and prayers for the following Heads
face a lot of problems but did yoeman service in fighting villagers for the educational purpose..All the legal formalities were completed by Fr. 1. Fr.Gustav Alvarez
Gustav Alvarez, thus the land for the school was ready . Construction responsibility was
against illiteracy and in attending to spritual, moral , handed over to young and dynamic priest Fr. Inacio Almeda 2. Fr.Mariano Pereira
3. Mrs.Stella D'Souza
religious and educational needs of the people.Immaculate Fr.Inacio himself cleared the acquired place with the help of the villagers , got the plan 4. Fr Cyril Mascarenhas
Conception chapel was raised to the status of church in passed and started the work of construction in1972. He had to face a lot of challenges 5. Fr John. C. D'Souza
and difficulties rushing to Hubli and Belgaum making arrangements for the wood ,
1958.School at this stage had grown up from primary to trying to build the best with the little he had.He stayed all alone in a lonely cave ,which 6. Fr. Agostinho D'Souza
7. Fr Abrixial Sequeira
middle School still functioning in the church premises and is now behind the school to take care of the material scattered round the premises and 8. Fr.Milagris Baretto
finally got the building ready within 9 months.
in the corridors of some villagers. Meanwhile as the first SSC batch was getting ready , Pillar Society in lay collaboration Taken over by DSE in 1999
After struggling for many years and after completing all appointed Mrs Stella Peter D'Souza as the Headmistress of the school . So we can Headmistress. Manager
the legal formalities Immaculate Conception school finally rightly say that Mrs. Stella D'Souza was the first Headmistress of the school. 1..Sr. Leandra D'Sa 1.Fr.Lourdinho Pereira
got recognization from Education Department of Goa in School was finally shifted from old premises Dabal to the new building at Colsoi in 2.Fr Britto Fernande
1973.The first SSC batch of 17 students passed out in 1972-73 before shifting to new
1966.Fr Gustav Alvarez was the first s.f x headmaster of school. Thereafter by the grace of God ,the strength of the school kept on increasing and 3. Fr.Louis Alvarez
2.Sr. Flory Rodrigues
4. Fr.Savio Viegas
the school.School started flourishing under the nobel care the school flourished under the able guidance and care of Pillar priests and blessings of 5. Fr.Philip Neri Dias
and guidance of Pillar father's.Strength of the students Mother Mary.Fr. Cyril Mascarenhas , headmaster of the school took one step forward to
start boarding School for boys .Over the years each principal tried to bring about some
increased by leaps and bounds ,there was no place to changes in the infrastructure and standard of the school. God Bless the service of all the heads and grant eternal peace for those who
have departed
accommodate students and the education department After working selflessly for many years , spreading the word of God and uplifting the
denied to give permission for std VIII.Fr Menino Almeida poor in Dabal,Pillar father's handed over the Church and school back to Archdiocese of
Goa in 1999
along with Fr.Gustav Alvarez managed to hire some .Fr. Lourdinho Pereira was the first Manager and Sr Leandra D'sa was the first
rooms from neighbouring houses.But a greater challenge Headmistress of the school under DSE management.At present we have Fr. Philip Neri

awaited them when education department threatened Dias as the manager and Sr. Flory Rodrigues as the Headmistress the school..The school
under Diosean too underwent a lot of changes right from infrastructure to the standard of
them to stop std VIII if they don't have a school building teaching, students of ICHS are almost in par with city students expressing their talents in

of their own.. various fronts.The credit of the new look of the school goes to Rev Fr. Philip Neri Dias
After years of negotiation Fr. Mariano Pereira and Fr.Cyril the manager of the school, along with Fabrica members.He has worked tireless to make Tr. Maria Caldeira
the school beautiful
Mascarenhas managed to buy few acres of land at Immaculate Conception High School is the first English medium school in the
Colsoi. The adjoining area was gifted by few generous locality.Not only villagers but students too worked hard along with the priest to
villagers for the educational purpose..All the legal construct the school along with a big playground.It is the hard work and sincere efforts
of all the Pillar Society and Diosean priests along with sisters , that uplifted the
formalities were completed by Fr. Gustav Alvarez, thus Dabal,Colsoi and surrounding villages.We all should be ever grateful to them and be
the land for the school was ready . Construction generous to school.

responsibility was handed over to young and dynamic
priest Fr. Inacio Almeda