Govt.Ganapath High School for Boys, Chalappuram in Calicut is one of the oldest high schools in Kerala. It was built by the Late Mr. Ganapath Rao in 1886.
Notable alumni
- V. K. Krishna Menon former Union minister for defence
- K. P. Kesava Menon, Chief Editor of Mathrubhoomi, Malayalam daily.
- S. K. Pottekkatt, Malayalam Writer
- Shajoon Karyal, Malayalam film director
- PP Ummer Koya, Education Minister, Government of Kerala
- Mannikoth Ramunni Nair aka M.R Nair or Sanjayan, Malayalam satirist
- P. M. Aboobacker, Minister for Public Works
- K. P. Ummer, Malayalam Cine Actor
- P. V. Gangadharan, Film Producer and Businessman
- T. Damodaran, Screenwriter
- Hareesh Kanaran, Actor
- Nishanth Sagar, Actor