Govt Kannada Higher Primary School Balawad
| School Name | Govt Kannada Higher Primary School Balawad |
| Address | Balawad, Shirahatti, Athani, Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Location | Balawad |
| City | Belagavi |
| District | Belagavi |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 591304 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Athani |
Govt Kannada Higher Primary School Balawad is located in Balawad, Shirahatti, Athani, Belagavi, Karnataka. Established in year 1939, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. It comes under Athani assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Kannada in the school.
| Class I to V | 101 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 60 Students |
| Total Students | 161 Students |
| Total Teachers | 6 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 27:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 27:1 |
This institution has strength of around two hundred students being taught by around 6 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 27 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Five teachers are Male and remaining one is Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate and rest four are Graduate. One teacher is trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 27:1, means on an average twenty seven students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 101 students in class I to V and 60 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total six clasrooms and one other room. The school has two desktops and one printer in its premises. There is library for students. There are one boys toilet and one girls toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.