St.Thomas Upper Primary School
| School Name | St.Thomas Upper Primary School |
| Address | Poovarany, Poovathodu, Meenachil, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala |
| Location | Poovarany |
| City | Kottayam |
| District | Kottayam |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 686578 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Pala |
St.Thomas Upper Primary School is located in Poovarany, Poovathodu, Meenachil, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala. Established 60 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. It is located in Pala assembly constituency. This is primarily Malyalam medium school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 5 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 9 Students |
| Total Students | 14 Students |
| Total Teachers | 4 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 4:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 5:1 |
The school has enrolled around one hundred students and has 4 teachers to teach them. The school has student-teacher ratio of 4 students per teacher. One teacher is appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Contract basis. One teacher is Male and remaining three are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, one is Graduate and rest one is Post Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 5:1, means on an average five students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 5 students in class I to V and 9 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a private building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total three clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has two desktops in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are one boys toilet and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.