St. Antony's Higher Secondary School Mala (St. Antony's HSS Mala), a prominent school situated just opposite to St. Stainslaus Forane Church Mala (Mala RC Church). The school aims at the total development of the integrated personality of each individual. Looking forward to this end, the school caters to the varied demands of academic, moral, psychological, physical needs of the students. The school has a highly qualified faculty in all disciplines and is proud of having well equipped lab facilities. And the school has a splendid Library on varied subjects.
Carmel College Mala (Woman's College Mala), a first grade college for women under Calicut University stands nestled in an idyllic locale - walkable distance to Mala town - established in 1981 by CMC (Congregation of the Mother of Carmel) Sisters with innumerable support of well wishers.
The rare remnants of Jewish Settlement in Mala will attract any tourists of aesthetic mind. In ancient period Mala street was known after Jews and it was called "Jews Street Mala". In 1948, when Israel was formed, the Jews left this place and back to their mother land. There is currently no Jewish community left in Mala.
Oxbow Lake of "Kanichan thura" (thura means lake in the local language Malayalam) at Vynthala a neighboring place of Mala. The Oxbow lakes are that naturally formed adjacent to the river and in the shape ox-bow is called "Oxbow lake".
