Govt High School Velam
| School Name | Govt High School Velam |
| Address | Melvelam, Velam, Sholingar, Ranipet, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Velam |
| City | Ranipet |
| District | Ranipet |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 632501 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Sholingar |
Govt High School Velam is located in Melvelam, Velam, Sholingar, Ranipet, Tamilnadu and was established in year 2008. 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 Sholingur assembly constituency. The school is located in Arakkonam parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is English in the school but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 177 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 108 Students |
| Total Students | 285 Students |
| Total Teachers | 14 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 29:1 |
The institution has strength of around three hundred students being taught by around 14 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 20 students per teacher. Eleven teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Eight teachers are Male and remaining six are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest nine are Post Graduate. Eight teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 29:1, means on an average twenty nine students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 177 students in class VI to VIII and 108 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total ten clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has one desktop, one scanner, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets, two girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.