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Geographic Information System (GIS) is an analytical tool capable to perform storing, spatial operations, spatial queries, data linkages, data matching, analysis, decision making output generation. Public participation Geographic Information System (PPGIS) pertains to the potential of using information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance public participation in spatial decision making. Education is an inherent part of any civil society. Proper educational facilities generate the high quality human resource for any nation. Therefore, government needs an efficient system that can help in analysing the current state of education and its progress simultaneously in decision making and policy framing. GIS can serve the mentioned requirements not only for government but also for the general public. In order to meet the standards of human development, it is necessary for the government and decision makers to have a close watch on the existing education policy and its implementation condition. School mapping plays an important role in school planning process. School mapping consists of building the geospatial database of schools that supports in the infrastructure development, policy analysis and decision making. The present research work is an attempt for supporting Right to Education (RTE) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) programmes run by Government of India through the use of GIS and PPGIS.