Govt. Upper Primary School Painavu
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Painavu |
| Address | Idukki, Vazhathoppu, Arakulam, Painavu, Kerala |
| Location | Idukki |
| City | Painavu |
| District | Idukki |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 685603 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Arakulam |
Govt. Upper Primary School Painavu is located in Idukki, Vazhathoppu, Arakulam, Painavu, Kerala and was established 54 years ago. This 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 is located in Idukki assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school.
| Class I to V | 60 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 23 Students |
| Total Students | 83 Students |
| Total Teachers | 9 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 9:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 12:1 |
The school has strength of around one hundred students and has 9 teachers to teach them. The student-teacher ratio is 9 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. All of the teachers are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, four are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 12:1, means on an average twelve students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 60 students in class I to V and 23 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total seven clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has four laptops, one desktop, one printer, one digiboard and one generator in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are two boys toilets, three girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.