Upgrade Govt Middle School Hurkha
| School Name | Upgrade Govt Middle School Hurkha |
| Address | Hurka, Lohargada, Ketar, Garhwa, Jharkhand |
| Location | Hurka |
| City | Garhwa |
| District | Garhwa |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Pincode | 822112 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Ketar |
Upgrade Govt Middle School Hurkha is located in Hurka, Lohargada, Ketar, Garhwa, Jharkhand and was established in year 1942. The 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 Department of Education. The school is situated in Bhawnathpur assembly constituency. This is primarily Hindi medium school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 222 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 149 Students |
| Total Students | 371 Students |
| Total Teachers | 7 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 53:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 27:1 |
The institution has strength of around four hundred students and has 7 teachers to teach them, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 53 students per teacher. Two teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest five are appointed on Contract basis. Five teachers are Male and remaining two are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Below Graduate and rest three are Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 27:1, means on an average twenty seven students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 222 students in class I to V and 149 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total fourteen clasrooms and one other room. There is both library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet and one girls toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.