Palayad Basic Upper Primary School
| School Name | Palayad Basic Upper Primary School |
| Address | Kairali, Dharmadam, Thalessery South, Kannur, Kerala |
| Location | Dharmadam |
| City | Kannur |
| District | Kannur |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 670661 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Thalessery South |
Palayad Basic Upper Primary School is located in Kairali, Dharmadam, Thalessery South, Kannur, Kerala and was established years ago. 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 Government Aided. The school is situated in Dharmadam assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school.
| Pre Primary | 24 Kids |
| Class I to V | 91 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 45 Students |
| Total Students | 160 Students |
| Total Teachers | 10 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 16:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 18:1 |
The institution has enrolled around two hundred students and has 10 teachers to teach them. The student-teacher ratio is 16 students per teacher. Nine teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Contract basis. Two teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Below Graduate, four are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. Ten teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 18:1, means on an average eighteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 24 kids in pre primary, 91 students in class I to V and 45 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total nine clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has five laptops, two desktops, one scanner, one printer and two LEDs in its premises. There is both reading corner and library 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.