Despite the highly acclaimed literacy supremacy of Kerala State in India, the fishing communities remain marginalized, unattended, and under-developed in terms of education, employment, and standard of living in general. The latest school final examination result makes the picture so vivid. While the State averages 63.5% success for the ear 2002-03, most of the coastal schools in the Trivandrum Latin Diocese remain contrary with below 50%. Since man of the socio-economic conditions go in accordance with the political vested interests of the State, an effort to catapult the coastal communities would be limited and hazardous. Still the Trivandrum Latin Catholic Diocese, through its multi-faceted intervention strategies and innovative developmental programmes, tries hard to make some positive change in the coming years.

                                 Of course it is just like the egg-chicken paradox if we try to understand what causes what between education and economic conditions. While it is clear that lack of education leads to unemployment and poverty, the major antecedent factors for low education in the coastal areas are poor living conditions with inadequate study facilities, lack of parental care, and lack of motivation. Since it is easy to go from education to economy, the Education Board of the Diocese launches an innovative programme that titles Centres of Excellence.