Govt. High School, Palayur
| School Name | Govt. High School, Palayur |
| Address | Palaiyur, Kottur, Thiruvarur, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Palaiyur |
| City | Thiruvarur |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 614705 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Kottur |
Govt. High School, Palayur is located in Palaiyur, Kottur, Thiruvarur, Tamilnadu. Established 70 years ago, this 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 Thiruthuraipoondi (Sc) assembly constituency. The school is located in Nagapattinam (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is Tamil in the school.
| Class VI to VIII | 42 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 23 Students |
| Total Students | 65 Students |
| Total Teachers | 6 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 11:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 13:1 |
The school has around one hundred students studying being taught by around 6 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 11 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. All of the teachers are Female. All of the teachers have Post Graduate qualification. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 13:1, means on an average thirteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 42 students in class VI to VIII and 23 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has barbed wire fencing. The school has total five clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has six desktops, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is both reading corner and book bank for students. There are three boys toilets and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.