Government Higher Secondary School, Palayamkunnu
Government Higher Secondary School, Palayamkunnu (short names: GHSS Palayamkunnu) (HSE[1] Code: 01013) is a Higher Secondary School under The Government of Kerala following SCERT syllabus in Palayamkunnu, near Ayiroor, Varkala (Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala State, India).
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| Coordinates | 8.781171°N 76.742892°E |
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| Type | Government Higher secondary school, Co-education |
| Established | 1906 |
| Status | Working |
| Locale | Palayamkunnu |
| School district | Thiruvananthapuram |
| School code | 1013 [sometimes : 01013] HS SCHOOL CODE= 42054 |
| Principal | Mrs.Sherly ....Headmistress Sailajadevi |
| Number of students | 2400 |
| • Grade 11 | 300 |
| Education system | Kerala State Education Board |
| Classes offered | Classes 1 to 12 |
| Medium of language | English and Malayalam |
| Hours in school day | 6 hrs (09:30-16:30) |
| Campuses | GHSS, UP School |
| Affiliations | Kerala State Education Board |
Courses
Higher secondary of GHSS Palayamkunnu provides classes for Bio-Maths Batch (PCMB), Maths-Computer(PCMC) and Commerce Batch. HSE classes are following English Medium. Secondary education is offered in both Malayalam and English media.
Programmes
The teaching methodology follows IT@School[2] Project which has remodeled conventional teaching methodologies in classrooms through the use of IT. The school follows the initiative, thus every teacher is allowed laptops and interactive software.
Campus
The campus consists of many blocks, like the HSS block, Secondary block, UP Block(Government Upper Primary School), Mini-Auditorium(Ramanujan Hall), Laboratory Block etc.
Facilities
The college has transportation facilities(school bus), laboratory, smart class, drisyavedhi (Malayalam:ദൃശ്യവേദി, stage) etc.