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{{short description|Co-educational school in Goa, India}}
{{Infobox school
| name = St. Xavier's High School
| image = Velim School.jpg
| caption = Facade of St. Xavier's High School
| established = {{start date and age|1962}}
| gender = [[Co-educational]]
| school_code = 30020105904{{efn|Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) code.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://studybystep.com/educational-institutions/schools-in-goa/school.php?schoolcode=30020105904-south-goa-salcete|title=ST.XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL VELIM - School in VELIM village of South Goa district,Goa|website=studybystep.com}}</ref>
| school_board = Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, [[Porvorim]]
| classrooms = 10
| hours_in_day = 5
| location = [[Velim, Goa|Velim]], [[Salcete]], [[Goa]], India
| campus_type = Rural
| postal_code = 403723
| denomination = [[Jesuits]]
| patron = [[Francis Xavier]]
| chair = Fr. Santo Antonio Pereira<ref>{{Cite book |title=Xavieracho Nirop Velim Firgoz Potr |publisher=St. Thomas Printzone |location=Panjim, Goa |date=July 2022 |pages=3}}</ref>
| chair_label = Manager
| language = English
| headmistress = Mable Da Costa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/st-xaviers-high-school-o130e6|title=St. Xaviers High School, Goa - Address, Fees, Reviews and Admissions 2022|website=iCBSE}}</ref>
| age_range = 3–16
| sports = [[Association football|Football]]
| type = [[Unaided educational institution|Private aided]]{{efn|may be government aided school as per <ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1jwIAQAAIAAJ&q=St.+Xavier%27s+High+School,+Velim | title=Debates; Official Report | year=1966 }}</ref>}} primary and secondary school
| coordinates = {{Coord|15.165518|73.974424|display=inline,title}}
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholicism]]
| affiliations = [[Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]]
| nickname = S.X.H.S
| lastupdate = 23 December 2022
}}

'''St. Xavier's High School''' is a private aided [[co-educational school]] located in [[Velim, Goa|Velim]] village in [[Salcete]] taluka in the Indian coastal state of [[Goa]]. The school was established in 1962 and is affiliated to [[Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ST. XAVIERS HIGH SCHOOL VELIM - Velim, District South Goa (Goa) |url=https://schools.org.in/south-goa/30020105904/st-xaviers-high-school-velim.html |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=schools.org.in |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:St. Francis xavier High School, Velim.jpg|thumb|St. Xavier's High School in 2013]]
On 4 August 2013, the school's playground also known as Velim Fabrica ground managed to get the attention of the [[Government of Goa]] to have it renovated by the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) at an estimated cost of {{INRConvert|18|l|year=2013}}. The ground is said to have been home to many footballers in the past, also being hosts of many soccer matches. The [[foundation stone]] for the development of the playground was blessed by then [[parish priest]] Fr. Jorge Pazzi Fernandes in the presence of then [[Velim Assembly constituency|Velim]] MLA [[Benjamin Silva]] (a former [[association footballer|footballer]]), then Velim [[sarpanch]] Melvyn Sanches, school's headmistress, Mabel Da Costa, members of the school playground committee and the villagers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velim Fabrica ground to get new lease of life |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/The-Sunday-Roundtable/velim-fabrica-ground-to-get-new-lease-of-life/68033 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

==Key people==
===Managers===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Ordinal
! Officeholder
! Term start
! Term end
! Time in office
|-
| 1
| Fr. Piedade Francisco Rodrigues<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Piedade Francisco Rodrigues Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-piedade-francisco-rodrigues/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1962
| 1964
| 1–2 years
|-
| 2
| Fr. Jose Santimano<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Jose Santimano Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-jose-santimano/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1964
| 1973
| 8–9 years
|-
| 3
| Fr. Jose Maria Raimundo Pereira<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Jose Maria Raimundo Pereira Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-jose-maria-raimundo-pereira/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1973
| 1979
| 5–6
|-
| 4
| Fr. Francisco Xavier Bossuet Sta Rita de Menezes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Francisco Xavier Bossuet Sta Rita de Menezes Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-francisco-xavier-bossuet-sta-rita-de-menezes/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1979
| 1981
| 1–2
|-
| 5
| Fr. Luis Francisco do R Fernandes dos Santos<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Luis Francisco do R Fernandes dos Santos Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-luis-francisco-r-fernandes-dos-santos/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1981
| 1982
| 0–1
|-
| 6
| Fr. Nazario Antonio Santana Martins<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Nazario Antonio Santana Martins Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-nazario-antonio-santana-martins/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1982
| 1987
| 4–5
|-
| 7
| Fr. Rosario Caetano Francisco Carmo de Menezes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Rosario Caetano Francisco Carmo de Menezes Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-rosario-caetano-francisco-carmo-de-menezes/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1987
| 1995
| 7–8
|-
| 8
| Fr. Miguel Arcanjo Camilo Santana Rosario Godinho<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Miguel Arcanjo Camilo Santana Rosario Godinho Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-miguel-arcanjo-camilo-santana-rosario-godinho/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1995
| 1998
| 2–3
|-
| 9
| Fr. Santana Carvalho<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fr. Santana Carvalho Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-santana-carvalho/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 1998
| 2004
| 5–6
|-
| 10
| Fr. Geraldo Aleixo Antonio da Costa<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Geraldo Aleixo Antonio da Costa Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-geraldo-aleixo-antonio-da-costa/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 2004
| 2005
| 0–1
|-
| 11
| Fr. Romano Jeronimo Belem Gonsalves<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015–2018 |title=Fr. Romano Jeronimo Belem Gonsalves Priest details |url=https://goanchurches.info/priests/fr-romano-jeronimo-belem-gonsalves/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=goanchurches.info}}</ref>
| 2005
| 2012
| 6–7 years
|-
| 12
| Fr. Jorge Pazzi Fernandes
| 2012
| 9 May 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transfers of priests in Archdiocese of Goa and Daman |url=https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/%EF%BB%BFtransfers-of-priests-in-archdiocese-of-goa-and-daman/69168.html |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=The Goan EveryDay |language=en}}</ref>
| 8–9 years
|-
| 13
| Fr. Santo Antonio Pereira
| 9 May 2021
| ''incumbent''
| 2 years and counting
|}

===Headmaster/Headmistress===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Ordinal
! Officeholder
! Term start
! Term end
! Time in office
|-
| 1
| [[Jose Vaz]]
| ?{{efn|most likely joined in 1980s.}}
| ??
| ??
|-
| 2
| Nelson Lopes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H5kzAAAAMAAJ&q=St.+Xavier%27s+High+School,+Velim | title=Directory, Archdiocese of Goa and Daman | year=1984 }}</ref>
| ??
| ??
| ??
|-
| 3
| Mable Da Costa
| ?{{efn|joined prior to 2013.}}
| ''incumbent''
| ??
|}

==Sports==
The school competes at inter-school and [[taluka]] and state-level [[association football|football]] competitions. On 17 December 2015, St. Xavier's High School lost to Rosary High School, [[Navelim]] by a 2–1 defeat in the All Goa Inter-School Under 17 Invitational Football Tournament at Chinchinim Church ground. The tournament was held in remembrance and honour of [[Joseph Vaz|St. Joseph Vaz]] and was organised by Mount Mary's School and Higher Secondary School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saheel nods Rosary HS to win over St Xaviers HS Velim |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Saheel-nods-Rosary-HS-to-win-over-St-Xaviers-HS-Velim/96868 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 27 December 2015, St. Xavier's High School was among the 16 schools, including [[St. Britto High School, Mapusa|St. Britto High School]] that were adopted in the [[FC Goa]] outreach programme. The programme was designed to create a safe space so that the club would reach out to as many young kids and introduce them to football in a friendly playing environment where they were encouraged to develop their inherent talent while also enjoying the sport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AND NOW, FROM MEN TO BOYS |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Review/AND-NOW-FROM-MEN-TO-BOYS/97206 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 28 June 2017, St. Xavier's High School beat Our Lady of Carmel High School, [[Curtorim]] by a 3–1 victory to qualify along with three other schools including [[Loyola High School (Goa)|Loyola High School]] in the U-14 inter-school Salcete taluka boys football tournament organized by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) at [[Fatorda]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Xavier's, Loyola, Perpetual Succour, Holy Rosary move ahead |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=116887 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref> On 29 June 2017, they defeated St Jude’s High School, Betalbatim at Manora ground, [[Raia, Goa|Raia]] by a 2–0 victory to qualify in the next round of the tournament along with four other schools from Goa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marina English, St Xavier's HS win |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=116926 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 15 November 2017, St. Xavier's High School managed to qualify in the semi-finals of Fr Peter SVD Memorial football tournament, they were beaten by Marina English High School, [[Verna, Goa|Verna]] in a 5–0 defeat at SVD Seminary, [[Raia, Goa|Raia]] ground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marina English HS thump St Xavier's HS |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Marina-English-HS-thump-St-Xavier%E2%80%99s-HS/122585 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 22 February 2018, St. Xavier's High School qualified in the playoffs of 1st teacher Dolorosa memorial U-17 girls football tournament and were teamed up against Perpetual Succour Convent High School, [[Navelim]], they were then beaten by a 4–3 defeat via a tie-breaker at [[Chandor]] ground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perpetual Succour HS win shoot-out, storm into semi-finals |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=127211 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 25 July 2018, St. Xavier's High School were beaten by Rosary High School, Navelim in a 5–0 defeat of the U-17 Subroto Mukherjee Salcete Taluka girls football tournament which was organised by the DSYA, at [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosary HS blank St Xavier's HS |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=133788 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 27 August 2018, St. Xavier's High School beat Infant Jesus High School, [[Colva]] by a 3–2 victory via a [[tie-breaker]] to be crowned as the champions in the third edition of All Goa OLHESA inter-school football tournament which was organised by Our Lady of Health Ex Students Association, at Cuncolim School ground, Cuncolim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Xavier's HS Velim emerge victorious |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=135308 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 16 July 2022, St. Francis Xavier High School were among the five schools, including [[Regina Martyrum High School]] to qualify in U-14 Subroto Mukherjee Inter-School Salcete Taluka football tournament organised by DSYA at village school ground, [[Dramapur]]. Their win came after they defeated Our Lady of Succour High School by four goals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Xavier's, Regina Martyrum, Loyola make progress |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/St-Xavier%E2%80%99s-Regina-Martyrum-Loyola-make-progress/191749 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 27 July 2022, St. Xavier's High School was among the three schools in [[Goa]] to be qualified in the U-17 [[Salcete]] taluka inter-school Subroto Mukherjee football tournament held at Cuncolim School ground, at [[Cuncolim]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Xavier's HS, Infant Jesus HS and Bethany Convent HS make progress |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/St-Xavier%E2%80%99s-HS-Infant-Jesus-HS-and-Bethany-Convent-HS-make-progress/192234 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

==COVID vaccination drive==
On 27 May 2021, a two-day [[COVID-19]] vaccination drive was held at the school for people aged 45 and above by the [[Government of Goa]] for their initiative of the ''[[Tika Utsav]]''. In total, 205 individuals received their first jab with 95 of them being vaccinated on the first day and 110 individuals the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government cutting down vaccination camp to one day in Salcete disarrays the drive |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Government-cutting-down-vaccination-camp-to-one-day-in-Salcete-disarrays-the-drive/175399 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

==Civic and consumer forum==
On 21 April 2013, the Velim Civic and [[Consumer forum|Consumer Forum]] (VCCF) held its monthly meeting of consumers at the school, wherein several issues were discussed upon such as [[World Health Day]], [[Earth Day]], price rise, notice of directorate of transport and bus fare hike, [[Right to education]] (RTE), taxation of wells, [[Liquefied petroleum gas]] and its transparency, violence against women, and the special [[Gram Sabha]]. Public utilities like Goa Dairy, postal services, [[Public Works Department]] water, banking and [[BSNL]] were also taken into consideration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velim civic forum meeting |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/velim-civic-forum-meeting/47159 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

On 10 August 2014, the VCCF held its general monthly meeting of consumers at the school. The issues that were discussed were gram sabha proposals, vector-borne diseases awareness, screening of migrants at [[Cutbona]], [[breast feeding]] and nutrition campaign, [[HIV/AIDS]], garbage management etc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taluka report |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Taluka-report/76908 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [[Nevel Gracias]], Indian diocesan priest and actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fr Nevil turns 50 today |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/fr-nevil-turns-50-today/61639 |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Schools|Catholicism|India}}
* [[List of schools in Goa]]
* [[Education in Goa]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:1962 establishments in Goa, Daman and Diu]]
[[Category:Private schools in Goa]]
[[Category:Education in South Goa district]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Goa]]
[[Category:Catholic schools in India]]

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