Government Higher Secondary School Vakknad
| School Name | Government Higher Secondary School Vakknad |
| Address | Vakkanadu, Kareepra, Veliyam, Kollam, Kerala |
| Location | Kareepra |
| City | Kollam |
| District | Kollam |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 691509 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Veliyam |
Government Higher Secondary School Vakknad is located in Vakkanadu, Kareepra, Veliyam, Kollam, Kerala and was established in year 1968. 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 Kottarakara assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Pre Primary | 15 Kids |
| Class I to V | 76 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 99 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 319 Students |
| Total Students | 509 Students |
| Total Teachers | 29 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 18:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 27:1 |
This institution teaches around six hundred students being taught by around 29 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 18 students per teacher. 27 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Six teachers are Male and remaining 23 are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Below Graduate, six are Graduate and rest nineteen are Post Graduate. Two teachers are 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 15 kids in pre primary, 76 students in class I to V, 99 students in class VI to VIII and 319 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total nineteen clasrooms and eleven other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has nine laptops, three desktops, two printers and one webcam in its premises. There is library for students. There are four boys toilets, four girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.