Good Shepherd English School
🇮🇳 Official data · 2026Karaikal, Puducherry
About Good Shepherd English School
Good Shepherd English School is a private senior secondary school located in Karaikal of Puducherry, India. It caters for Classes 1–12. In 2026 it enrolled 566 students with 32 teachers (17.7 students per teacher). Privately managed schools affiliated to CBSE, run by a trust, society or company and charging fees.
Other published figures: girls 46.6%; enrolment growth (5 yr) 16.7%; postgraduate teachers 62.5%; classrooms 39; students per classroom 14.5; computers 13; year founded 2,001; years since founding 25.
There are 43 schools in Karaikal.
Published measures
All figures published for Good Shepherd English School by the official sources.
- Students
- 566
- Total enrolment reported to UDISE+ for the latest census year.
- Teachers
- 32
- Regular and contract teachers reported to UDISE+.
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 17.7
- Students per teacher (lower means more teacher time per child); the RTE Act norm is 30:1 for primary and 35:1 for upper primary.
- Girls
- 46.6%
- Share of enrolled students who are girls.
- Enrolment growth (5 yr)
- 16.7%
- Change in total enrolment over the last five UDISE+ census years.
- Postgraduate teachers
- 62.5%
- Share of teachers holding a postgraduate degree or above.
- Classrooms
- 39
- Classrooms in use, as reported to UDISE+.
- Students per classroom
- 14.5
- Total enrolment divided by classrooms in use.
- Computers
- 13
- Functional desktops, laptops and tablets available to students.
- Year founded
- 2,001
- Year of foundation recorded in the CBSE affiliation register.
- Years since founding
- 25
- Years since the school's recorded founding year.
Students trend
How students at Good Shepherd English School has changed over time.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd English School a good school?
India publishes no school-level results, so this site does not score Indian schools. Judge Good Shepherd English School on its published profile (566 students, 17.7 students per teacher, Classes 11–12 (Senior Secondary), Co-educational, English medium, Pre-primary section), compare it with other schools in Karaikal, and visit it to ask about support at your child's level.
How many students attend Good Shepherd English School?
Good Shepherd English School had 566 students in 2026, a change of +17% over five years, taught by 32 teachers.
What is the pupil–teacher ratio at Good Shepherd English School?
Good Shepherd English School reports 17.7 students per teacher (566 students, 32 teachers). A lower ratio means more teacher time per child; it does not by itself measure teaching quality.
Is Good Shepherd English School a primary school or a senior secondary school?
Good Shepherd English School is classified as a senior secondary school covering Classes 1–12. It is a private school.