Govt. Higher Primary School No.8 Gandhi Chowk
| School Name | Govt. Higher Primary School No.8 Gandhi Chowk |
| Address | Ward No. 08, Gandhichowk, Dharwad City, Dwd City, Dharwad, Karnataka |
| Location | Ward No. 08 |
| City | Dharwad |
| District | Dharwad |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 580001 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Dharwad City |
Govt. Higher Primary School No.8 Gandhi Chowk is located in Ward No. 08, Gandhichowk, Dharwad City, Dwd City, Dharwad, Karnataka. Established 114 years ago, this school is a Co-educational and is located in Urban area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. It is situated in Hdmc municipality. The school is situated in Dharwad assembly constituency. This is primarily Kannada medium school.
| Class I to V | 74 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 83 Students |
| Total Students | 157 Students |
| Total Teachers | 6 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 26:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 17:1 |
This school has strength of around two hundred students who are taught by 6 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 26 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. One teacher is Male and remaining five are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. One teacher is trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 17:1, means on an average seventeen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 74 students in class I to V and 83 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total nine clasrooms and fifteen other rooms. The school has two desktops in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are three boys toilets and three girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.