Govt. Higher Primary School & Govt. High School Herkal
| School Name | Govt. Higher Primary School & Govt. High School Herkal |
| Address | Herkal, Kenchanagudda, Siruguppa, Ballari, Karnataka |
| Location | Herkal |
| City | Ballari |
| District | Ballari |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 583122 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Siruguppa |
Govt. Higher Primary School & Govt. High School Herkal is located in Herkal, Kenchanagudda, Siruguppa, Ballari, Karnataka and was established in year 1957. 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. This school falls under Siruguppa (St) assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Kannada in the school.
| Class I to V | 246 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 178 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 106 Students |
| Total Students | 530 Students |
| Total Teachers | 10 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 53:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 59:1 |
This institution has around six hundred students studying being taught by around 10 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 53 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Eight teachers are Male and remaining two are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Graduate and rest seven are Post Graduate. Two teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 59:1, means on an average fifty nine students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 246 students in class I to V, 178 students in class VI to VIII and 106 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total nine clasrooms and three other rooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet, one girls toilet and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.