St.Rafayil Higher Primary School Thenkakarandur
| School Name | St.Rafayil Higher Primary School Thenkakarandur |
| Address | Thenkakarandoor, Karandoor, Balenja, Belthangady, Mangaluru, Karnataka |
| Location | Thenkakarandoor |
| City | Mangaluru |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 574217 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Belthangady |
St.Rafayil Higher Primary School Thenkakarandur is located in Thenkakarandoor, Karandoor, Balenja, Belthangady, Mangaluru, Karnataka and was established 82 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. The school is situated in Belthangady assembly constituency. This is primarily Kannada medium school.
| Class I to V | 108 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 45 Students |
| Total Students | 153 Students |
| Total Teachers | 2 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 77:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 22:1 |
The institution teaches around two hundred students and has recruited total 2 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 77 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. One teacher is Male and remaining one is Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate and rest one is Graduate. Two teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 22:1, means on an average twenty two students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 108 students in class I to V and 45 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total seven clasrooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet, one girls toilet and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.