Schools in Puducherry (2026)
186 schools · 33,285 students · 115 government, 63 private, 4 navodaya vidyalaya, 4 kendriya vidyalaya · median Students 481.
Puducherry has 186 schools in India's 2026 data, together educating about 33,285 students. By level there are 111 senior secondary, 75 secondary; by sector 115 government, 63 private, 4 navodaya vidyalaya, 4 kendriya vidyalaya.
The median Students across Puducherry's schools is 481. Total enrolment reported to UDISE+ for the latest census year.
The largest schools are Amalorpavam Lourds Academy (2,768 students), Amrita Vidyalayam (2,620 students), Amrita Vidyalayam, Pondicherry (2,620 students). 4 schools are single-sex.
Schools are spread across 4 districts, with the most in Puducherry (126), Karaikal (43), Yanam (9), Mahe (8).
Schools in Puducherry
Schools without a rank: fewer than 0 students, no published Students, or a school type that is not scored.
- Aathmalayaa Middle Schoolsenior secondary
- Achariya Bala Siksha Mandirsenior secondary
- Achariya Siksha Mandirsenior secondary
- Achariya Siksha Mandir High Schoolsenior secondary
- Adarsh Concept Schoolsecondary
- Aditya Bidyashramsenior secondary
- Aditya Vidyashram - Gurugramsenior secondary
- Agni Vidya Kendra High Schoolsecondary
- Aj Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Alpha International Schoolsecondary
- Amalorpavam Lourds Academysenior secondary
- Amrita Vidyalayamsenior secondary
- Amrita Vidyalayam, Pondicherrysenior secondary
- Annai Saradha Devi Govt. High School, Vadhanursecondary
- Annai Sivagami Govt. Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Annai Teresa Government Girls Higher. Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Annamalai Reddiar Government Higher Secondary School, Koodapakkamsenior secondary
- Ansari Duraisami Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Arignar Anna Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Artchouna Soupraya Naikar Government High School Mudaliarpetsecondary
- Balaji Siksha Mandirsecondary
- Bharathi Government Higher Secondary School, Bahoursenior secondary
- Bhavani Vidyashram CBSE Schoolsecondary
- Billabong High International Schoolsenior secondary
- Brainy Blooms Lecole Internationalesenior secondary
- Bright Academysenior secondary
- Bright Academysenior secondary
- C.E. Bharathan Government Higher Secondary School, Mahesenior secondary
- Calve College Government Boys Higher Secondary School Puducherrysenior secondary
- Cauvery Public Schoolsenior secondary
- Cheddilal Govt. High Schoolsecondary
- Chevalier Sellane Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Christ International Schoolsenior secondary
- Datchanamurthy Govt. High School, Vambakeerapalayamsecondary
- Dmi St. Joseph Global Schoolsenior secondary
- Dr K R Narayanan Government High Schoolsecondary
- Dr. Ambedkar Government Higher Secondary School, Kirumampakkamsenior secondary
- Dr.b.r.ambedkar Government High Schoolsecondary
- Enpee International Schoolsecondary
- Ghs Sandhai Pudhukuppamsecondary
- Ghs Sellipetsecondary
- Ghs.kothukulam , Karaikalsecondary
- Good Shepherd English Schoolsenior secondary
- Government Girls High Schoolsecondary
- Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School Thirunallarsenior secondary
- Government High Schoolsecondary
- Government High School - Kodathursecondary
- Government High School - Panithittusecondary
- Government High School Gandhi Nagarsecondary
- Government High School Keezhparikkalpet Puducherrysecondary
- Government High School Kombakkam Puducherrysecondary
- Government High School Sorapetsecondary
- Government High School Suthukenysecondary
- Government High School Varichikudysecondary
- Government High School Vizhithiyursecondary
- Government High School, Akkaraivattamsecondary
- Government High School, Dharmapuri, Puducherry - 605009secondary
- Government High School, Kanuvapetsecondary
- Government High School, Madagadipetpalayamsecondary
- Government High School, Mangalamsecondary
- Government High School, Thirukkanursecondary
- Government High School, Thiruvettakudysecondary
- Government High School, Uruvaiyarsecondary
- Government Higher Secondary School , Korkadusenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School Alankuppamsenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School Karayambuthursenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School Karikalampakkamsenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School Thavalakuppamsenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School, Neravysenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School, Nonankuppam, Puducherrysenior secondary
- Government Higher Secondary School, Oulgaret, Puducherrysenior secondary
- Govindasamy Pillai Government High School Karaikalsecondary
- Govt. Girls High Schoolsecondary
- Govt. Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Govt. High School, Oozhiapathusecondary
- Govt. Higher Secondary School, Ariyursenior secondary
- Govt.high School Thirubuvanai Puducherry 605107secondary
- Holy Flowers Higher Secondary Schoolsecondary
- Hussainia Government High Schoolsecondary
- Ilango Adigal Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Indira Gandhi Government High School, Katterikuppamsecondary
- Indira Gandhi Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayasenior secondary
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayasenior secondary
- Jawaharlal Nehru Govt Higher Secondary School-Nedungadusenior secondary
- Jawaharlal Nehru Govt. Higher Secondary School Mahesenior secondary
- Jeevanandam Govt Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- K.V. Govt. High Schoolsecondary
- Kamala Nehru Government Girls High School, Yanamsecondary
- Kamaraj Government High Schoolsecondary
- Kannagi Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Villianursenior secondary
- Kanniamigu Quaide Milleth Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Karaikal Ammayar Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Karmaveerar Kamarajar Government High School Kurumbagaramsecondary
- Kasthurba Gandhi Govt High Schoolsecondary
- Kasthuribai Gandhi Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Kavignar Bharathidasan Govt High School Kuruvinathamsecondary
- Kendriya Vidyalayasenior secondary
- Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1senior secondary
- Mahalashmi Schoolsenior secondary
- Maharishi Vidya Mandirsenior secondary
- Mahatma Gandhi Government Boys High Schoolsecondary
- Manimegalai Govt. Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Maruthi Senior Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Mayor A. Soundararengan Government High School Sethursecondary
- Mekana International Schoolsecondary
- Mtvs Ghssecondary
- Murugathal Aachi Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Karaikalsenior secondary
- Navalar Nedunchezhian Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose Government High School, Pillaiyarkuppam(V)secondary
- Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. Schoolsenior secondary
- Nirmala Ranee Girls' Hr. Sec. School, Karaikalsecondary
- Ongc Public Schoolsenior secondary
- Oxford International Schoolsecondary
- Pandit Duraisamy Govt. High Schoolsecondary
- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Govt.high Schoolsecondary
- Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Govt.boys Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Petit Seminaire CBSE Schoolsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Government Higher Secondary School, Thirumalairayanpattinam, Karaikalsenior secondary
- PM SHRI I.k.kumaran Government Higher Secondary School,pandakkalsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Kalaignar Karunanithi Government Higher Secondary School, K.t Kuppam Puducherrysenior secondary
- PM SHRI Kamban Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalayasenior secondary
- PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2senior secondary
- PM SHRI Maraimalai Adigal Govt. Hr. Sec. Schoolsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Moh Farook Maraicar Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Pavendar Bharathidasan Government Higher Secondary School P.s.palayam Puducherrysenior secondary
- PM SHRI Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Government High School Gueriampeta Yanamsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Rajiv Gandhi Government English Medium High Schoolsecondary
- PM SHRI School Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayasenior secondary
- PM SHRI School Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayasecondary
- PM SHRI Sinnatha Govt Girls Hss, Muthialpet, Pdysenior secondary
- PM SHRI Thanthai Periyar Government Higher Secondary School Kovilpathu Karaikalsenior secondary
- PM SHRI Usman Government High School Chalakkarasecondary
- Raak International Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Rm.a.s. Packirisamy Pillai Govt High School Karaikalmedusecondary
- S K S P V R N Government High Schoolsecondary
- S V P Ghss Sedarapet Puducherrysenior secondary
- S.R. Subramanian Govt. High Schoolsecondary
- Sairam Vidyalayasenior secondary
- Savarayalu Nayagar Govt. Girls High Schoolsecondary
- Sekkizhar Govt High School Thattanchavadysecondary
- Shree Bharath Vidyaashramsenior secondary
- Sinthanai Chirpi Singaravellar Government High Schoolsecondary
- Smv Schoolsenior secondary
- Soucilabai Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Sri Annai Raani Convent Hr. Sec. Schoolsenior secondary
- Sri Nkc Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Sri V Ramamurthy Government High School, Maducaraisecondary
- Srvs National Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- St. Joseph of Cluny School - CBSEsenior secondary
- St. Patrick Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Stansford International Hr. Sec. Schoolsenior secondary
- Stpp Government Junior Collegesenior secondary
- Subramania Bharathiar Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- T K R S P Ghss Koravelimedu Puducherrysenior secondary
- Thalaivar Pa. Shanmugam Governmnet Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Thamizh Thendral Thiru. Vi. Ka. Govt. High School, Puducherrysecondary
- Thanthai Periyar Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- The Scholar Schoolsenior secondary
- The Studysenior secondary
- Theerar Sathyamurthy Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Thillaiyadi Valliammai Government High School Kadirkamam, Puducherrysecondary
- Thiru VI Ka Government High School, Arumbarthapuramsecondary
- Thiruvalluvar Government Girls Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Thiruvalluvar Govt Higher Secondary School-Ambagarathursenior secondary
- Tkrghs Thengaithittusecondary
- Ttstn Ghs Kalmandapamsecondary
- Tvt Ghs Ariyankuppamsecondary
- Universal Academy High Schoolsenior secondary
- V N Purushothaman Government Higher Secondary School Palloorsenior secondary
- V Venkatasubba Reddiar Govt. Technical Hr. Sec. Schoolsenior secondary
- V.o.chidambaranar Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Vaasavi International Schoolsenior secondary
- Vallalar Govt Girls Hr. Sec Schoolsenior secondary
- Veeramamunivar Govt. Boys High Schoolsecondary
- Velammal Bodhi Campussenior secondary
- Venkata Subba Reddiar Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Maducaraisenior secondary
- Vidya Bhavan Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Vivekananda Government Boys Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Vivekanandha Schoolsenior secondary
- Vivekanandha Vidyalayasenior secondary
- Voc Government Higher Secondary Schoolsenior secondary
- Vvrs Ghs Mettupalayam Puducherrysecondary
- Wiseman Higher Secondary Schoolsecondary
All schools in Puducherry by type (UDISE+)
Beyond the CBSE schools profiled on this page, the Ministry of Education's UDISE+ census counts 777 recognised schools of every board in Puducherry (Real Time): 412 government, 32 government-aided and 333 private.
777
recognised schools
412
government
32
government-aided
333
private
319
primary
66
upper primary
180
secondary
212
higher secondary
Source: UDISE+ Know Your School, Ministry of Education, Government of India. All states and union territories →
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best school in Puducherry?
No school in Puducherry currently qualifies for a ranking; schools need published Students data and at least 0 students.
How many schools are in Puducherry?
Puducherry has 186 schools (111 senior secondary, 75 secondary) educating 33,285 students in 2026.
What is the typical Students in Puducherry?
The median Students across schools in Puducherry is 481. Total enrolment reported to UDISE+ for the latest census year.