other parts of the city as well. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is around 6 km from Poonthura. Education This was a High School until 2002. This is a co-educational institution. This is a Kerala Govt. aided school under the management of Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum. St. Philomena's Girls High School, Poonthura This is an aided girls' high school under the management of Canossian Sister (Daughters of Charity), a Catholic religious community and there is government school named ST THOMAS SCHOOL POONTHURA References External links About Poonthura Suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram st:Thomas Higher Secondary School,Poonthura