The early Founding Members.........................
In 1970, with an aim to provide education facilities to the children of Chorao Island and nearby villages social minded villagers Shri Victor Sequira, Shri Ramakant Shirodkar, Shri Camilo Furtado, Shri Tej Bhadur Singh, Shri John Alberto Lobo, Mrs. Thresa Lobo, Shri M. T. Joseph, Shri Shivram Chodankar and Shri Herculano Rodrigues came together, founded the Chorao Educational Society and registered it under Societies registration Act 1860 (Registration No. 301/1970).
The CES Societies Humble Beginnings.................
A modest beginning was made in the year 1970 when a co-educational school from Std. I to Std. XI (S.S.C. at the time) was started. The then Chief Minister of Goa, Late Dayanand (Bhausaheb) Bandodkar who supported the cause permitted the school to function in a seven room Government Primary School building at a nominal rent. The school was named as Dayanand High School.
Dedicated & Devoted to a Cause – Shri Premanand P. Mahambare
Shri Premanand P. Mahambare, Gen. Secretary who shoulders the responsibility of managing the affairs of the organization as per the policies laid down by the managing committee, joined the society as member and Gen. Secretary in 1971 and also as a mathematics teacher in Dayanand High School at a young age of 20 years after passing his B. Sc. He has been a pillar of strength to the society and the man behind all that has been created till now with the support from funders, donors, parents, past students, well wishers and students.
Managing Committee Brief History
The managing committee has been led by Shri Victor Sequeria (1970 to 1978), Shri Tej Bahadur Singh (1979-1994), Prof. Kashinath J. Mahale Ex-Vice Chancellor of Manipur University (1994-2004) Shri Ramakant M. Shirodkar (2004-2010) and now by Shri Dilip Jairam Fondekar ex-alumni since 2011.
The Society had to close down its English primary section in the year 1980 due to space constraints only to restart it as nursery and Std. I in 1996.
Prof. Kashinath J. Mahale – Ex-Vice Chancellor of Manipur University and former Dean of J.N.U. Department of Foreign Languages after his retirement took over as President of the Society. He was instrumental in starting the Higher Secondary School of Arts & Commerce. He was pained to see the village students travelling long distances for Higher Secondary education and motivated the society to create the facilities in the village, thanks to the financial support from Late Vamon and Shri Rauji Salkar brothers and official support from then Education Minister of Goa Shri Vinay Kumar Usgaonkar. As per the wishes of the donors the HSS was named as Raghuvir and Premavati Salkar Higher Secondary School of Arts and Commerce.
Present Day Facilities & Services of Chorao Educational Society
The Society has now facilities for education of children in English Medium from pre-primary to Std. XII. To satisfy the demand of the parents a Marathi medium primary school was started in 2012-13 with Std. I and will add one class progressively every year upto Std. IV. Except the English medium pre-primary and Primary School all other schools are aided by Directorate of Education, Government of Goa. The schools are recognized by the Directorate of Education and affiliated to the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
The School’s alumni have made their name in various fields as doctors, engineers, administrations, business, social and political activists.
More than 550 students are presently studying in various schools of the society all housed in a single campus on a picturesque hill at Boctawado – Chorao.
Chorao Educational Society’s Growth till today.................
The society acquired a 3000 sq.m. plot of land from Comunidade of Chorao in the year 1986 and completed the high school building in 1994. Two more blocks, one each for Higher Secondary School –Library and meeting hall were constructed in 2002, thanks to the financial support in the form of grants and loan from the Directorate of Education, a loan from the Bicholim Urban Co-operative Bank and donors.
Ninety per cent of the students attending our schools are from OBC, ST and SC categories from poor and lower middle income groups families.
The society supports children from the under privileged background by way of facilitating scholarships, fee concessions, books & stationery through government as well as private initiatives.
English Medium of Instruction is in demand..........
The parents, by and large, are interested to give education in English medium. Since our English medium pre-primary and primary school is unaided all the expenses have to be borne by the Management by charging fees. Considering the economic background high fees cannot be charged. We welcome your support.
We welcome any kind of support..........................
To support our aim of providing holistic all round development and quality education we have some Future plans & projects. We solicit your support to join our effort.
