Govt Higher Secondary School, Periyapalayam
| School Name | Govt Higher Secondary School, Periyapalayam |
| Address | Periapalayam, Periyapalayam, Ellapuram, Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Periapalayam |
| City | Thiruvallur |
| District | Thiruvallur |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 601102 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Ellapuram |
Govt Higher Secondary School, Periyapalayam is located in Periapalayam, Periyapalayam, Ellapuram, Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu. Established 62 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. It is located in Gummidipoondi assembly constituency. This school comes under Thiruvallur (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 275 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 487 Students |
| Total Students | 762 Students |
| Total Teachers | 31 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 25:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 20:1 |
The school has strength of around eight hundred students and has recruited total 31 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 25 students per teacher. 28 teachers are appointed on Regular basis, two are appointed on Part-time basis and rest one is appointed on Contract basis. Fifteen teachers are Male and remaining sixteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification six teachers are Graduate and rest 25 are Post Graduate. Four teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 20:1, means on an average twenty students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 275 students in class VI to VIII and 487 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total thirty nine clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has fifteen desktops, one scanner, two webcams and two generators in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are five boys toilets, six girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.