Western Gate Mat. School, Upparappatti Kattu Valavu
| School Name | Western Gate Mat. School, Upparappatti Kattu Valavu |
| Address | Mettur, Vellar, Mecheri, Salem, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Vellar |
| City | Salem |
| District | Salem |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 636352 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Mecheri |
Western Gate Mat. School, Upparappatti Kattu Valavu is located in Mettur, Vellar, Mecheri, Salem, Tamilnadu and was established 21 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X exams. The school is managed by Private Unaided (Recognized). It comes under Mettur assembly constituency. This school is situated in Dharmapuri parliamentary constituency. This is primarily English medium school.
| Pre Primary | 122 Kids |
| Class I to V | 330 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 122 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 68 Students |
| Total Students | 642 Students |
| Total Teachers | 21 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 31:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 25:1 |
The institution has around seven hundred students studying and has recruited total 21 teachers. The school has student-teacher ratio of 31 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Nine teachers are Male and remaining twelve are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest seventeen are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 25:1, means on an average twenty five students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 122 kids in pre primary, 330 students in class I to V, 122 students in class VI to VIII and 68 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total twenty six clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has seven desktops, five scanners, two LEDs, one digiboard, two webcams and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are six boys toilets and eight girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.