Government Higher Secondary School Ottakkal
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School Ottakkal |
| Address | Ottakkal, Thenmala, Punalur, Kollam, Kerala |
| Location | Thenmala |
| City | Kollam |
| District | Kollam |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 691308 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Punalur |
Government Higher Secondary School Ottakkal is located in Ottakkal, Thenmala, Punalur, Kollam, Kerala. Established 61 years ago, this 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. It comes under Punalur assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 25 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 107 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 516 Students |
| Total Students | 648 Students |
| Total Teachers | 29 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 36:1 |
This school teaches around seven hundred students who are taught by 29 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 22 students per teacher. 28 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Contract basis. Eleven teachers are Male and remaining eighteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, six are Graduate and rest 22 are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 36:1, means on an average thirty six students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 25 students in class I to V, 107 students in class VI to VIII and 516 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total eighteen clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has twenty seven laptops, seventeen desktops, one scanner, three printers, one LED, two webcams and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are six boys toilets and seven girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.