Government Higher Secondary School, Melathaniyam
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School, Melathaniyam |
| Address | Melathaniyam, Melathaniayam, Ponnamaravathy, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Melathaniayam |
| City | Pudukkottai |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 622002 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Ponnamaravathy |
Government Higher Secondary School, Melathaniyam is located in Melathaniyam, Melathaniayam, Ponnamaravathy, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu. Established in year 1966, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Higher Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X & class-XII exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. This school falls under Thirumayam assembly constituency. This school is situated in Sivaganga parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is Tamil in the school.
| Class VI to VIII | 162 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 268 Students |
| Total Students | 430 Students |
| Total Teachers | 19 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 23:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 31:1 |
The institution has strength of around five hundred students who are taught by 19 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 23 students per teacher. Seventeen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Eight teachers are Male and remaining eleven are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Graduate and rest seventeen are Post Graduate. Four teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 31:1, means on an average thirty one students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 162 students in class VI to VIII and 268 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total fourteen clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has twenty desktops in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are six boys toilets, seven girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.