Govt. H. S. Kandel
| School Name | Govt. H. S. Kandel |
| Address | Dhabapada, Kandel, Kesinga, Bhawanipatna, Odisha |
| Location | Kandel |
| City | Bhawanipatna |
| District | Kalahandi |
| State | Odisha |
| Pincode | 766012 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Kesinga |
Govt. H. S. Kandel is located in Dhabapada, Kandel, Kesinga, Bhawanipatna, Odisha. Established in year 1983, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. It comes under 80-Bhawanipatna(Sc) assembly constituency. This school comes under Kalahandi parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is Odia in the school.
| Class I to V | 56 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 238 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 230 Students |
| Total Students | 524 Students |
| Total Teachers | 16 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 33:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 48:1 |
The school has enrolled around six hundred students and has recruited total 16 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 33 students per teacher. Thirteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis, one is appointed on Part-time basis and rest two are appointed on Contract basis. Thirteen teachers are Male and remaining three are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Below Graduate, eight are Graduate and rest four are Post Graduate. Nine teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 48:1, means on an average forty eight students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 56 students in class I to V, 238 students in class VI to VIII and 230 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total eleven clasrooms and eight other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has twelve desktops, one scanner, one printer, twelve LEDs, one digiboard and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet and one girls toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.