Government Higher Secondary School-Pappanadu
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School-Pappanadu |
| Address | Avidanallavijayapuram, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Avidanallavijayapuram |
| City | Thanjavur |
| District | Thanjavur |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 614626 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Orathanadu |
Government Higher Secondary School-Pappanadu is located in Avidanallavijayapuram, Orathanadu, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu. Established 47 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 is located in Orattanadu assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 209 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 488 Students |
| Total Students | 697 Students |
| Total Teachers | 31 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 21:1 |
The school has around seven hundred students studying and has recruited total 31 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 22 students per teacher. 29 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Ten teachers are Male and remaining 21 are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, five are Graduate and rest 24 are Post Graduate. Four teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 21:1, means on an average twenty one students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 209 students in class VI to VIII and 488 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca but broken boundary walls. The school has total thirty three clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has eight laptops, one desktop, one scanner, one LED, two webcams and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are ten boys toilets and eleven girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.