Dr.Palpu Memorial Upper Primary School Kanichar
| School Name | Dr.Palpu Memorial Upper Primary School Kanichar |
| Address | Kanichar, Iritty, Kannur, Kerala |
| Location | Kanichar |
| City | Kannur |
| District | Kannur |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 670674 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Iritty |
Dr.Palpu Memorial Upper Primary School Kanichar is located in Kanichar, Iritty, Kannur, Kerala. Established 58 years ago, this school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Government Aided. This school falls under Peravoor assembly constituency. This is primarily Malyalam medium school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Pre Primary | 40 Kids |
| Class I to V | 250 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 105 Students |
| Total Students | 395 Students |
| Total Teachers | 18 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 23:1 |
The school has enrolled around four hundred students who are taught by 18 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 22 students per teacher. Sixteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Contract basis. Three teachers are Male and remaining fifteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification twelve teachers are Below Graduate, five are Graduate and rest one is Post Graduate. Eighteen teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 23:1, means on an average twenty three students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 40 kids in pre primary, 250 students in class I to V and 105 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca but broken boundary walls. The school has total seventeen clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has nine laptops, ten desktops, two scanners, two printers and one LED in its premises. There is both library and book bank for students. There are three boys toilets and five girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.