Govt Hr Secondary School Merpanaikkadu
| School Name | Govt Hr Secondary School Merpanaikkadu |
| Address | Merpanaikadu (West), Merpanaikkadu, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Merpanaikkadu |
| City | Pudukkottai |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 614624 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Aranthangi |
Govt Hr Secondary School Merpanaikkadu is located in Merpanaikadu (West), Merpanaikkadu, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu and was established in year 1982. 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 Alangudi assembly constituency. The school falls under Sivaganga parliamentary constituency. This is primarily Tamil medium school.
| Class VI to VIII | 168 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 240 Students |
| Total Students | 408 Students |
| Total Teachers | 18 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 23:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 37:1 |
The institution has strength of around five hundred students and has recruited total 18 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 23 students per teacher. Fifteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Part-time basis. Ten teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Graduate and rest fifteen are Post Graduate. Four teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 37:1, means on an average thirty seven students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 168 students in class VI to VIII and 240 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total eleven clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has twenty desktops, one LED, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are four boys toilets and three girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.