Education
Education in Alappuzha got a boost with the development of many schools, computer institutes and colleges all over the district. Alappuzha holds a distinct position in Kerala in terms of literacy rate. Presently, this district has 9 training schools, 405 lower primary schools, 105 high schools and 87 higher secondary schools.
The first school in Alleppey, the CMS (Church Missionary Society) School, was established in 1816. The school was established by Rev. Thomas Norton, the first CMS missionary to India. The first Higher secondary school in Alleppey was Leo XIIIth Higher Secondary School opened on 1889 June 1, by Portuguese Bishop John Gomes Pereira of Cochin.
Colleges in Alappuzha offer both graduate and post graduate courses for their students. Some of the colleges in Alappuzha are CUCEK,SD College, SN College, N.S.S. College, College of Engineering and Management(Punnapra),College of Engineering-IHRD(Chengannur), College of Applied Science(IHRD, Mavelikkara), TD Medical College, St. Joseph's College for Women, St. Michael's college, T.K Madhava Memorial college, and St. Aloysius college.
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