Govt Higher Secondary School, Kathivakkam
| School Name | Govt Higher Secondary School, Kathivakkam |
| Address | Kathivakkam Ward-17, Kathivakkam Ward 17, Puzhal, Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Kathivakkam Ward-17 |
| City | Thiruvallur |
| District | Thiruvallur |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 600057 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Puzhal |
Govt Higher Secondary School, Kathivakkam is located in Kathivakkam Ward-17, Kathivakkam Ward 17, Puzhal, Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu. Established 60 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 Tiruvottiyur assembly constituency. This school is situated in Chennai North parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is English in the school but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 419 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 1050 Students |
| Total Students | 1469 Students |
| Total Teachers | 51 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 29:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 29:1 |
The school has enrolled around one thousand five hundred students who are taught by 51 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 29 students per teacher. 49 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Thirteen teachers are Male and remaining 38 are Female. In terms of Academic qualification eight teachers are Below Graduate, seven are Graduate and rest 36 are Post Graduate. Twelve 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 419 students in class VI to VIII and 1050 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total fifty clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has twenty five desktops, one scanner, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are twelve boys toilets, twenty seven girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.