St Josephs Aups Karivulladukkam
| School Name | St Josephs Aups Karivulladukkam |
| Address | Vellarikundu, Balal, Chittarikkal, Kasaragod, Kerala |
| Location | Balal |
| City | Kasaragod |
| District | Kasaragod |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 671534 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Chittarikkal |
St Josephs Aups Karivulladukkam is located in Vellarikundu, Balal, Chittarikkal, Kasaragod, Kerala and was established 39 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. This school falls under Hosdurg assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 110 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 267 Students |
| Total Students | 377 Students |
| Total Teachers | 18 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 21:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 27:1 |
The institution teaches around four hundred students who are taught by 18 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 21 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Seven teachers are Male and remaining eleven are Female. In terms of Academic qualification five teachers are Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest ten are Post Graduate. Seventeen teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 27:1, means on an average twenty seven students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 110 students in class I to V and 267 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total fourteen clasrooms and two other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has eleven laptops, five desktops and one LED in its premises. There is library for students. There are four boys toilets and ten girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.