St. Philomina Higher Secondary School Upputhara
| School Name | St. Philomina Higher Secondary School Upputhara |
| Address | Kakkathode, Upputhara, Peermadu, Painavu, Kerala |
| Location | Upputhara |
| City | Painavu |
| District | Idukki |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 685505 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Peermadu |
St. Philomina Higher Secondary School Upputhara is located in Kakkathode, Upputhara, Peermadu, Painavu, Kerala and was established 68 years ago. This 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. It comes under Peermade assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 122 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 415 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 725 Students |
| Total Students | 1262 Students |
| Total Teachers | 47 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 27:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 34:1 |
The institution has strength of around one thousand three hundred students and has 47 teachers to teach them. The student-teacher ratio is 27 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Eighteen teachers are Male and remaining 29 are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, seven are Graduate and rest 39 are Post Graduate. Fourteen teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 34:1, means on an average thirty four students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 122 students in class I to V, 415 students in class VI to VIII and 725 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total thirty seven clasrooms and seven other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has eighteen laptops, eight desktops, two scanners, two printers, one LED, two webcams and one generator in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are seven boys toilets and fourteen girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.