It was in the year 1918 that St Mary's LPS was founded under the Latin Catholic management of Quilon Diocese. It is one of the outstanding Christian schools which have rendered inestimable contributions in the field of education. This school was established as a prelude to bring the so called educationally backward class of people to the forefront of society with the enlightenment of knowledge and letters. It was the Bishop, the Most Rev. Dr Lawrence Perera, who had laid foundation for this school. It is a matter of pride that this school has played a crucial role in the development of Charummodu.

There were about more than 700 students, who sought education here from the inception of the school in 1918 up to the year 1960; ranging from the first grade to the fifth grade. The fifth grade was revoked from this school in 1961. Now the classes have been fixed up to the fourth standard. Since the number of students overlapped, there remained a shift-system at the first stage. Gradually, the shift-system was repealed. Now the shiftsystem is employed only in the first ggrade. There are 328 students who seek education from this school. This is the one and only school which is privileged to have three divisions in the educational sub district of Kayamkulam. The school which was established in the year 1918, surmounts the zenith of centenary in the year 2018. Even in the mirth of centenary moods, this school remains merely as an LP school. This school is under the jurisdiction of Punalur Corporate Management. The various authorities who rose to power with the passage of time, remained with a cold indifference to grant permission or recognition to upgrade the school as UP. Even after the lapse of a century, the students of this school have to face the stark reality of resorting to some other schools with their TC, after getting their primary education. There is hardly any UP school in the aided section of Thamarakulam Panchayath. It is high time that the concerned authorities took necessary measure to redress the issue. There is a far and wide cry for a UP school, ensuring the safety and security, exclusively for the girls.

X'mas celebration 2018