St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Thachankurichi
| School Name | St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Thachankurichi |
| Address | Thatchankurichi, Thatchankuruchi, Thanchankurichi, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Thatchankurichi |
| City | Pudukkottai |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 613301 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Gandarvakkottai |
St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Thachankurichi is located in Thatchankurichi, Thatchankuruchi, Thanchankurichi, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu. Established in year 1981, 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. The school is situated in Gandarvakottai (Sc) assembly constituency. This school is situated in Tiruchirappalli parliamentary constituency. This is primarily Tamil medium school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 312 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 449 Students |
| Total Students | 761 Students |
| Total Teachers | 24 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 32:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 42:1 |
This school has strength of around eight hundred students and has 24 teachers to teach them, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 32 students per teacher. Five teachers are appointed on Regular basis, one is appointed on Part-time basis and rest eighteen are appointed on Contract basis. Seven teachers are Male and remaining seventeen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, nine are Graduate and rest twelve are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 42:1, means on an average forty two students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 312 students in class VI to VIII and 449 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total eighteen clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has ten desktops, eight scanners, three webcams and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are six boys toilets and nine girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.