Government Model Higher Secondary School, Thuneri
| School Name | Government Model Higher Secondary School, Thuneri |
| Address | Thuneri, Udhagamandalam, Ooty, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Thuneri |
| City | Ooty |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 643002 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Udhagamandalam |
Government Model Higher Secondary School, Thuneri is located in Thuneri, Udhagamandalam, Ooty, Tamilnadu and was established 59 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 Udhagamandalam assembly constituency. The school falls under Nilgiris (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Pre Primary | 34 Kids |
| Class I to V | 102 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 143 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 249 Students |
| Total Students | 528 Students |
| Total Teachers | 24 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 20:1 |
The institution teaches around six hundred students who are taught by 24 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 22 students per teacher. 23 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Part-time basis. Seven teachers are Male and remaining seventeen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, one is Graduate and rest twenty are Post Graduate. Five teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 20:1, means on an average twenty students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 34 kids in pre primary, 102 students in class I to V, 143 students in class VI to VIII and 249 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total twenty seven clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has six laptops, thirty one desktops, one scanner, thirteen digiboards, three webcams and two generators in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are four boys toilets, four girls toilets and three cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.