Govt. Lower Primary School Karickom
| School Name | Govt. Lower Primary School Karickom |
| Address | Vettikavala, Uliyanadu, Vettikkavala, Kottarakara, Kollam, Kerala |
| Location | Vettikavala |
| City | Kollam |
| District | Kollam |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 691531 |
| Category | Primary School |
| Block | Kottarakara |
Govt. Lower Primary School Karickom is located in Vettikavala, Uliyanadu, Vettikkavala, Kottarakara, Kollam, Kerala and was established 61 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. This school falls under Pathanapuram assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school.
| Pre Primary | 7 Kids |
| Class I to V | 14 Students |
| Total Students | 21 Students |
| Total Teachers | 5 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 4:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 4:1 |
This institution teaches around one hundred students being taught by around 5 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 4 students per teacher. Four teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Contract basis. All of the teachers are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, two are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 4:1, means on an average four students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 7 kids in pre primary and 14 students in class I to V.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total five clasrooms and one other room. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has one laptop, one desktop and one printer in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are one boys toilet, one girls toilet and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.