Formal Education has always been an important apostolate of the Congregation especially in mission countries with the focus of serving the mission either in faith formation, or as source of vocations to priestly and religious life. Confronted with the poverty and illiteracy of people, a missionary finds educational apostolate as a meeting point in which faith and human potentialities can be trained, deepened and directed to realization of the fullness of life which Christ came to give humans. Education becomes a tool for the integral and wholistic development of the human, the living image of God perfected in the perfect icon of God in Jesus Christ.

Fr Mermier advocated wholistic education when he understood ‘education of the heart as the heart of education.’ Education is a sacred call for evangelisation. Our educational presence as priests and religious will create a Catholic culture and ambience in the educational institutions. “Our schools and colleges should provide means of God-experience for the students through our way of life and our commitment to Gospel values(MSFS Const. No.38).

The global network of Fransalian schools consists of primary,secondary and higher secondary.The Guwahati Province is heavily engaged in educational ministry with 13 High Schools, 3 Higher Secondary Schools,1 Technical School and a number of village schools.

Most of the schools have displayed the vision and mission of Fransalian education. Some of the schools have organized remedial classes or tuition centres for students. Animation programmes on child rights, abuse and violation of child’s rights for select group of teachers from all our schools are regularly provided.

The Province is in the process of bringing all the SFS Schools under a common platform in terms of policies and programmes. Teachers training and academic empowerment of the teaching staff have been carried out by a common resource person in most of our schools. A common lesson plan is in the process of getting implemented and a province-level training for teachers at various selected regions has been implemented. Inter SFS School, cultural and sports events, along with Province level students Olympiad and teachers Olympiad have already been conducted. A common service rule for teachers of all the schools is being initiated. A common school management software named, “Desalite Connect,” has also been used by many of our schools, and it has improved the efficiency of the whole system