Govt Higher Secondary School Palayanoor
| School Name | Govt Higher Secondary School Palayanoor |
| Address | Palayanoor, Thiruppuvanam, Sivaganga, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Palayanoor |
| City | Sivaganga |
| District | Sivaganga |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 630610 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Thiruppuvanam |
Govt Higher Secondary School Palayanoor is located in Palayanoor, Thiruppuvanam, Sivaganga, Tamilnadu. Established 37 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 Manamadurai (Sc) assembly constituency. The school is located in Sivaganga parliamentary constituency. The language used to teach students is English but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 200 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 405 Students |
| Total Students | 605 Students |
| Total Teachers | 28 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 22:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 19:1 |
The school has around seven hundred students studying and has 28 teachers to teach them. The school has student-teacher ratio of 22 students per teacher. 26 teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Nineteen teachers are Male and remaining nine are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest 24 are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 19:1, means on an average nineteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 200 students in class VI to VIII and 405 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total thirty two clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are nine boys toilets and eight girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.