In the earlier years the catechetical, medical and social apostolate were prioritized and our teaching apostolate failed to receive sufficient attention. As the time elapsed we began to think, in the line of - 'prevention is better than cure'.
Education of the young ones could solve untold problems of the family and society. Our main mission of proclamation of faith, empowerment of girl child and preventive health measures could be easily answered inside the four walls of the classroom and teaching apostolate could be a powerful mission catalyst according to the vision of Fr. Bodewig who was an educationist and a scholar.
Sr. Alicia and Sr Rosa were the pioneers in Kallianpur to take up the education ministry at LVP School, in 1975. Following this, a number of sisters were trained and engaged themselves in teaching in Government, aided and unaided schools, a major part in diocesan schools of our province.
The year 2004 was an awakening year as the 'Education Trust' was formulated and teaching ministry received a face lift. The two high schools built in recent past in the remotest mission station in ujjini in Bidar, and Sorab in Shimoga, is a challenge to dream big, with a constant risk to avail teachers, but purely with a motive to give creative, committed service to the poor, marginalized and known as backward villages of Asia! Girl's hostels and boarding for children is another important area we focus upon to work for the empowerment of women and children.
St. Ignatius School of Nursing
St. Ignatius School of Nursing founded in the year 2004 as an answer to the prayer of rural girls. Situated in the picturesque town of Honavar, Karnataka State.It is the first of its kind in the Diocese of Karwar.
It was a dream to provide professional education to the rural women of Uttara Kannada District. The students having completed Pre-University education in any discipline with minimum 45% marks between age group of 17 to 35 are considered eligible for admission.
The School with a full fledged building, expert teaching faculty and excellent infrastructure facilities provides the highest standard of education to the students with individual attention. The school stands first in the state of Karnataka in the examinations held during 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, while the first two graduating batches came out with 100% results.
Nursing Students
| Batch I | 30 (Graduated) | 2004 - 2006 |
| Batch II | 48 (Graduated) | 2004 - 2006 |
| Batch III | 50 (Third Year) | 2005 - 2009 |
| Batch IV | 44 (Second Year) | 2006 - 2010 |
| Batch V | 50 (First Year) | 2007 - 2010 |
Statistics of Education Institutions of the Province
School of Nursing
High School
Sisters Involved in Teaching Ministry
| Dicosean School | 15 |
| Province School | 15 |
| Government School | 1 |
| Retired Sisters | 4 |