Government High School Paithanthurai
| School Name | Government High School Paithanthurai |
| Address | Paithundurai, Paithanthurai, Chinnasalem, Kallakurichi, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Paithanthurai |
| City | Kallakurichi |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 606201 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Chinnasalem |
Government High School Paithanthurai is located in Paithundurai, Paithanthurai, Chinnasalem, Kallakurichi, Tamilnadu. Established 26 years ago, this school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. The school is situated in Sankarapuram assembly constituency. The school is located in Kallakurichi parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is Tamil in the school.
| Class VI to VIII | 186 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 151 Students |
| Total Students | 337 Students |
| Total Teachers | 15 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 28:1 |
The institution has enrolled around four hundred students and has recruited total 15 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 22 students per teacher. Twelve teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Seven teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate and rest fourteen are Post Graduate. Two teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 28:1, means on an average twenty eight students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 186 students in class VI to VIII and 151 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total twelve clasrooms and seven other rooms. The school has two desktops in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets, two girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.