St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Verkottu
| School Name | St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Verkottu |
| Address | Verkottu, Verkottu Attammal St., Mandapam, Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Verkottu |
| City | Ramanathapuram |
| District | Ramanathapuram |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 623526 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Mandapam |
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Verkottu is located in Verkottu, Verkottu Attammal St., Mandapam, Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu. Established in year 1989, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Higher Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X & class-XII exams. The school is managed by Government Aided. This school is located in Rameswaram municipality. The school is situated in Ramanathapuram assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 376 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 438 Students |
| Total Students | 814 Students |
| Total Teachers | 23 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 35:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 28:1 |
This school has strength of around nine hundred students and has recruited total 23 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 35 students per teacher. Nineteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest four are appointed on Contract basis. Eleven teachers are Male and remaining twelve are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, two are Graduate and rest eighteen are Post Graduate. One teacher is trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 28:1, means on an average twenty eight students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 376 students in class VI to VIII and 438 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total twenty nine clasrooms and seven other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has nine desktops, one scanner, one LED, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are ten boys toilets and twenty one girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.