Government High School Palayanur
| School Name | Government High School Palayanur |
| Address | Palayanur, Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Palayanur |
| City | Kallakurichi |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 606402 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Sankarapuram |
Government High School Palayanur is located in Palayanur, Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi, Tamilnadu and was established 11 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. This school falls under Sankarapuram assembly constituency. This school is situated in Kallakurichi parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is English in the school but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 261 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 209 Students |
| Total Students | 470 Students |
| Total Teachers | 20 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 24:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 94:1 |
This institution has strength of around five hundred students who are taught by 20 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 24 students per teacher. Seventeen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Ten teachers are Male and remaining ten are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate and rest nineteen are Post Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 94:1, means on an average ninety four students sit in a classroom which does not sound comfortable. There are 261 students in class VI to VIII and 209 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has under construction boundary walls. The school has total five clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has eleven desktops, one scanner, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are four boys toilets, four girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.