EDUCATION

Punthalathazham has an average literacy rate of 94.7%.
[edit]M.V.Govt.V.H.S.S(Meenakshi Vilasam Govt Vocational Higher Secondary School,Peroor)


M V Govt. V H S S Peroor, Kollam spread over two acres.
M.V.G.V.H.S.S is one of the oldest schools in Kollam district. Over thousand, students are studying in this school. Students gaining entry can complete their pre-university(plus-two) exams and attend the graduation courses of universities. School comes under Kundara educational sub-district.
[edit]History of Meenakshi Vilasam School
M.V.G.V.H.S.S was situated near Peroor Karunallur Bhagavathi Temple in the name Kalluvilla Pvt School. In 1944, it was under Y.M.V.A Library. Kunjan Pillai was the manager and H.M. Hereafter, school undertaken by Damodaran Pillai. His role was as an acting assistant. Narayana Pillai was willing to provide a place for the school near Peroor Meenakshi temple. Since then, it has been known as Meenakshi Vilasam school. In 1947, school comes under Kerala Government. After 19 years, it was raised to high school. In 1974 June, school was divided into M.V.G.L.P.S and M.V.G.V.H.S. Now this school boasts vocational(since 1993) and non-vocational higher secondary(since 2000).

S.M.D School( Sree Meenakshi Devasam)-Peroor,St Jude high School-Mukhathala,S.N public school-Vadakkevila and Navdeep Public School-Vettilathazham, are other well-known educational institutions with high-quality standards and more productivity.
Main colleges around Punthalathazham are: T.K.M College of Engineering, S.N College, Fathima Matha College, Younus College of Engineering, Perumon Engineering College, S.N Polytechnic-Kottiyam, N.S.S College-Kottiyam, N.S Memorial Nursing School-Palathara etc.
Scores of parallel tutorials are also there.