Govt. High School Padanthorai
| School Name | Govt. High School Padanthorai |
| Address | Padanthorai, Gudalur, Ooty, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Padanthorai |
| City | Ooty |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 643211 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Gudalur |
Govt. High School Padanthorai is located in Padanthorai, Gudalur, Ooty, Tamilnadu. Established in year 2006, 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 is located in Gudalur (Sc) assembly constituency. The school falls under Nilgiris (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The language used to teach students is Tamil but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 200 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 132 Students |
| Total Students | 332 Students |
| Total Teachers | 20 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 17:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 33:1 |
The institution teaches around four hundred students who are taught by 20 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 17 students per teacher. Sixteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest four are appointed on Part-time basis. Four teachers are Male and remaining sixteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, five are Graduate and rest fourteen are Post Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 33:1, means on an average thirty three students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 200 students in class VI to VIII and 132 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has under construction boundary walls. The school has total ten clasrooms and two other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has eleven desktops, one scanner, one printer, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet, three girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.