St. Joseph's Middle School Puthankadai
| School Name | St. Joseph's Middle School Puthankadai |
| Address | Puttankadi, Aruvikkarai Village, Thiruvattar, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Thiruvattar |
| City | Nagercoil |
| District | Kanniyakumari |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 629177 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Thiruvattar |
St. Joseph's Middle School Puthankadai is located in Puttankadi, Aruvikkarai Village, Thiruvattar, Nagercoil, Tamilnadu and was established 103 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 Government Aided. It comes under Padmanabhapuram assembly constituency. This school comes under Kanniyakumari parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is English in the school but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 73 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 28 Students |
| Total Students | 101 Students |
| Total Teachers | 7 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 14:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 13:1 |
The school has strength of around two hundred students who are taught by 7 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 14 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. All of the teachers are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Below Graduate, two are Graduate and rest one is Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 13:1, means on an average thirteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 73 students in class I to V and 28 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and one other room. The school has internet facility for students. The school has one laptop and two desktops in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are five boys toilets, five girls toilets and three cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.