Govt. Higher Secondary School, Periyakarai
| School Name | Govt. Higher Secondary School, Periyakarai |
| Address | Periyakarai, Karai, Devakottai, Sivaganga, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Periyakarai |
| City | Sivaganga |
| District | Sivaganga |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 630311 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Devakottai |
Govt. Higher Secondary School, Periyakarai is located in Periyakarai, Karai, Devakottai, Sivaganga, Tamilnadu and was established in year 1958. The 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. It is located in Karaikudi assembly constituency. The school falls under Sivaganga parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is Tamil in the school.
| Class VI to VIII | 46 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 138 Students |
| Total Students | 184 Students |
| Total Teachers | 21 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 9:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 14:1 |
The school has enrolled around two hundred students who are taught by 21 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 9 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Five teachers are Male and remaining sixteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate and rest twenty are Post Graduate. Fifteen teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 14:1, means on an average fourteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 46 students in class VI to VIII and 138 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has barbed wire fencing. The school has total thirteen clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has twenty one desktops, one scanner and three webcams in its premises. There is both reading corner and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and three girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.