Government High School Poongunam
| School Name | Government High School Poongunam |
| Address | Poongunam, Panruti, Cuddalore, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Poongunam |
| City | Cuddalore |
| District | Cuddalore |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 607106 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Panruti |
Government High School Poongunam is located in Poongunam, Panruti, Cuddalore, Tamilnadu and was established 41 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 Panruti assembly constituency. This school comes under Cuddalore parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 215 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 133 Students |
| Total Students | 348 Students |
| Total Teachers | 17 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 35:1 |
This school teaches around four hundred students being taught by around 17 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 20 students per teacher. Fourteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Six teachers are Male and remaining eleven are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, two are Graduate and rest twelve are Post Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 35:1, means on an average thirty five students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 215 students in class VI to VIII and 133 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total ten clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has fourteen desktops, one scanner, two webcams and two generators in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are six boys toilets, two girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.