Govt. Lower Primary School Karikkinmettu
| School Name | Govt. Lower Primary School Karikkinmettu |
| Address | Thankamany, Millumpadi, Kamakshi, Kattappana, Painavu, Kerala |
| Location | Thankamany |
| City | Painavu |
| District | Idukki |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 685609 |
| Category | Primary School |
| Block | Kattappana |
Govt. Lower Primary School Karikkinmettu is located in Thankamany, Millumpadi, Kamakshi, Kattappana, Painavu, Kerala. Established 22 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. It comes under Idukki assembly constituency. The language used to teach students is Malyalam.
| Class I to V | 15 Students |
| Total Students | 15 Students |
| Total Teachers | 4 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 4:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 4:1 |
This school has strength of around one hundred students and has 4 teachers to teach them, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 4 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Two teachers are Male and remaining two are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate and rest three are Graduate. Three 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 15 students in class I to V.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total four clasrooms and one other room. The school has two laptops, two printers and one digiboard in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.