D.A. Government. Higher. Secondary Ondary School - Ponnappur West
| School Name | D.A. Government. Higher. Secondary Ondary School - Ponnappur West |
| Address | Ponnappur West, Ponnappur (West), Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Ponnappur (West) |
| City | Thanjavur |
| District | Thanjavur |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 614904 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Orathanadu |
D.A. Government. Higher. Secondary Ondary School - Ponnappur West is located in Ponnappur West, Ponnappur (West), Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu and was established 117 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Higher Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X & class-XII exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. The school is situated in Orattanadu assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 141 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 193 Students |
| Total Students | 334 Students |
| Total Teachers | 22 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 15:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 19:1 |
This institution has strength of around four hundred students and has 22 teachers to teach them. The school has student-teacher ratio of 15 students per teacher. Nineteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Eight teachers are Male and remaining fourteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, one is Graduate and rest eighteen are Post Graduate. Two teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 19:1, means on an average nineteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 141 students in class VI to VIII and 193 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total eighteen clasrooms and eight other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has six laptops, twenty desktops and two webcams in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.