Merkunadu National Public School, Kathadimattam
| School Name | Merkunadu National Public School, Kathadimattam |
| Address | Balacola, Udhagamandalam, Ooty, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Balacola |
| City | Ooty |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 643003 |
| Category | Primary School |
| Block | Udhagamandalam |
Merkunadu National Public School, Kathadimattam is located in Balacola, Udhagamandalam, Ooty, Tamilnadu and was established 21 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 Private Unaided (Recognized). This school falls under Udhagamandalam assembly constituency. The school falls under Nilgiris (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is English in the school.
| Pre Primary | 35 Kids |
| Class I to V | 85 Students |
| Total Students | 120 Students |
| Total Teachers | 7 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 17:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 24:1 |
This school has enrolled around two hundred students and has 7 teachers to teach them. The school has student-teacher ratio of 17 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. All of the teachers are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Graduate and rest five are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 24:1, means on an average twenty four students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 35 kids in pre primary and 85 students in class I to V.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has barbed wire fencing. The school has total five clasrooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and three girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.