Government Higher Secondary School, Padanthal
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School, Padanthal |
| Address | Alagapuri, Padanthal, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Alagapuri |
| City | Virudhunagar |
| District | Virudhunagar |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 626203 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Sattur |
Government Higher Secondary School, Padanthal is located in Alagapuri, Padanthal, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu. Established 16 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 Sattur assembly constituency. The school falls under Tenkasi (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is English in the school but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 204 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 308 Students |
| Total Students | 512 Students |
| Total Teachers | 25 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 34:1 |
The school has enrolled around six hundred students being taught by around 25 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 20 students per teacher. 23 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Six teachers are Male and remaining nineteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate and rest 22 are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 34:1, means on an average thirty four students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 204 students in class VI to VIII and 308 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total fifteen clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has twenty nine desktops, one tablet, two LEDs and two webcams in its premises. There is both reading corner and book bank for students. There are twelve boys toilets, twelve girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.