Government Higher Secondary School Melsithamur
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School Melsithamur |
| Address | Melsithamur, Vallam, Viluppuram, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Melsithamur |
| City | Viluppuram |
| District | Villupuram |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 604206 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Vallam |
Government Higher Secondary School Melsithamur is located in Melsithamur, Vallam, Viluppuram, Tamilnadu. Established in year 1961, 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 Mailam assembly constituency. This school is situated in Arani parliamentary constituency. This is primarily Tamil medium school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 160 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 355 Students |
| Total Students | 515 Students |
| Total Teachers | 24 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 21:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 32:1 |
This school has enrolled around six hundred students and has 24 teachers to teach them, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 21 students per teacher. 21 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Sixteen teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest nineteen are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 32:1, means on an average thirty two students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 160 students in class VI to VIII and 355 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total sixteen clasrooms and one other room. The school has internet facility for students. The school has one laptop and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are eight boys toilets, eight girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.