Govt. High School Palayad
| School Name | Govt. High School Palayad |
| Address | Narivayal, Dharmadam, Thalessery South, Kannur, Kerala |
| Location | Dharmadam |
| City | Kannur |
| District | Kannur |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 670661 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Thalessery South |
Govt. High School Palayad is located in Narivayal, Dharmadam, Thalessery South, Kannur, Kerala. Established 61 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. The school is situated in Dharmadam assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 92 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 611 Students |
| Total Students | 703 Students |
| Total Teachers | 32 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 47:1 |
The institution has enrolled around eight hundred students and has 32 teachers to teach them. The student-teacher ratio is 22 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Thirteen teachers are Male and remaining nineteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification eight teachers are Graduate and rest 24 are Post Graduate. 31 teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 47:1, means on an average forty seven students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 92 students in class VI to VIII and 611 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca but broken boundary walls. The school has total fifteen clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has four laptops, thirty five desktops, one scanner, one printer, one LED, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are four boys toilets, ten girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.