St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Virapandiyanpatnam
| School Name | St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Virapandiyanpatnam |
| Address | Veerapandiayanpatinam, Veerapandian Patnam, Veerapandiyanpatinam(Rural), Thiruchenthur, Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Veerapandiayanpatinam |
| City | Thoothukudi |
| District | Thoothukudi |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 628216 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Thiruchenthur |
St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Virapandiyanpatnam is located in Veerapandiayanpatinam, Veerapandian Patnam, Veerapandiyanpatinam(Rural), Thiruchenthur, Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu and was established 76 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. The school is situated in Tiruchendur assembly constituency. This school comes under Thoothukkudi parliamentary constituency. The language used to teach students is Tamil.
| Class VI to VIII | 271 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 409 Students |
| Total Students | 680 Students |
| Total Teachers | 23 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 30:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 43:1 |
This school teaches around seven hundred students who are taught by 23 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 30 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Four teachers are Male and remaining nineteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification six teachers are Below Graduate, five are Graduate and rest twelve are Post Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 43:1, means on an average forty three students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 271 students in class VI to VIII and 409 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total sixteen clasrooms and two other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has ten desktops, one webcam and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are five boys toilets and eight girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.