Government Higher Secondary School, Sothupakkam
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School, Sothupakkam |
| Address | Southupakkam, Sothupakkam, Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Sothupakkam |
| City | Chengalpattu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 603319 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Chithamur |
Government Higher Secondary School, Sothupakkam is located in Southupakkam, Sothupakkam, Chithamur, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu. Established 38 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. This school falls under Cheyyur (Sc) assembly constituency. This school is situated in Kancheepuram (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The language used to teach students is English but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 86 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 406 Students |
| Total Students | 492 Students |
| Total Teachers | 21 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 23:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 27:1 |
This institution teaches around five hundred students and has 21 teachers to teach them. The student-teacher ratio is 23 students per teacher. Twenty teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Part-time basis. Nine teachers are Male and remaining twelve are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Graduate and rest twenty are Post Graduate. One teacher is trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 27:1, means on an average twenty seven students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 86 students in class VI to VIII and 406 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has under construction boundary walls. The school has total eighteen clasrooms and eight other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has seven desktops, one scanner, two webcams and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are four boys toilets and fourteen girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.