Periyar Academy
🇮🇳 Official data · 2026Chennai, Tamil Nadu
About Periyar Academy
Periyar Academy is a private secondary school located in Chennai of Tamil Nadu, India. It caters for Classes 1–8. In 2026 it enrolled 80 students with 14 teachers (5.7 students per teacher). Privately managed schools affiliated to CBSE, run by a trust, society or company and charging fees.
Other published figures: girls 45%; postgraduate teachers 42.9%; classrooms 15; students per classroom 5.3; computers 0; year founded 2,023; years since founding 3.
There are 204 schools in Chennai.
Published measures
All figures published for Periyar Academy by the official sources.
- Students
- 80
- Total enrolment reported to UDISE+ for the latest census year.
- Teachers
- 14
- Regular and contract teachers reported to UDISE+.
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 5.7
- 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
- 45%
- Share of enrolled students who are girls.
- Postgraduate teachers
- 42.9%
- Share of teachers holding a postgraduate degree or above.
- Classrooms
- 15
- Classrooms in use, as reported to UDISE+.
- Students per classroom
- 5.3
- Total enrolment divided by classrooms in use.
- Computers
- 0
- Functional desktops, laptops and tablets available to students.
- Year founded
- 2,023
- Year of foundation recorded in the CBSE affiliation register.
- Years since founding
- 3
- Years since the school's recorded founding year.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Periyar Academy a good school?
India publishes no school-level results, so this site does not score Indian schools. Judge Periyar Academy on its published profile (80 students, 5.7 students per teacher, co-educational, English medium, Pre-primary section, Library), compare it with other schools in Chennai, and visit it to ask about support at your child's level.
How many students attend Periyar Academy?
Periyar Academy had 80 students in 2026, taught by 14 teachers.
What is the pupil–teacher ratio at Periyar Academy?
Periyar Academy reports 5.7 students per teacher (80 students, 14 teachers). A lower ratio means more teacher time per child; it does not by itself measure teaching quality.
Is Periyar Academy a primary school or a senior secondary school?
Periyar Academy is classified as a secondary school covering Classes 1–8. It is a private school.