Government High School- Ponthur
| School Name | Government High School- Ponthur |
| Address | Periyakalakkadi, Pondur, Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Periyakalakkadi |
| City | Chengalpattu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 603401 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Chithamur |
Government High School- Ponthur is located in Periyakalakkadi, Pondur, Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu and was established in year 1954. The 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. It is located in Cheyyur (Sc) assembly constituency. This school is situated in Kancheepuram (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The language used to teach students is Tamil but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 110 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 93 Students |
| Total Students | 203 Students |
| Total Teachers | 9 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 23:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 25:1 |
This institution has enrolled around three hundred students and has recruited total 9 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 23 students per teacher. Six teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Four teachers are Male and remaining five are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, one is Graduate and rest seven are Post Graduate. Seven teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 25:1, means on an average twenty five students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 110 students in class VI to VIII and 93 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and two other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has ten desktops, one scanner and one webcam in its premises. There is both reading corner and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets, three girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.