| | Established | 1964 |
| | Level | Higher Secondary |
| | Type | Co-Educational |
| | Board | State Board |
| | Medium of instruction | Tamil |
| | No. of students | 382 |
| | No. of Teachers | 50 |
Orathandu in Thanjavur has a school named Ghss - Kannukudi (West). It is a State Board school, with a team of 25 dedicated and professional faculties, which are here to ensure that the children get the most from their education.
Ghss - Kannukudi (West) was launched in 1964. The primary medium of instruction is Tamil with English as secondary medium and the student teacher ratio is 15:1. The school takes pride of its excellent teaching methodology.
This school runs classes from 6 to 12 to provide education to students. 382 is approximately the current student strength of this school. The library in this school has 230 books.
The school has given exceptional results in the academic sphere and its students have excelled in extra co-curricular activities too. This school has 100% of students qualifying the examination and out of these 74% scored first grade.
| School Code | 33210501603 |
| Status of Building | Government |
| Total Classrooms | 5 |
| Student Teacher Distrubution | Teachers 50 | Student 382 | |
| Boys to Girls Ratio | Boys 172 | Girls 210 | |
| Students Distribution | Primary 0 | Secondary 271 | Hr.Secondary 111 |
