ST. MARY’S UPS, Piravanthoor: This school is situated at Piravanthoor, Kollam District. The school was started in 1954 by Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios. This is an aided school owned and managed by the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum. His Beatitude Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop-Catholicos of Trivandrum is the Patron and Manager of the School.