Schools in Maluso, Basilan

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Maluso has the second most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in Basilan, with 13,385 in its 22 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 278 in ALS. It also has the ninth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 367 public teachers in SY 2024-25.

Enrollment in schools fell 0.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools grew 0.5%, while private schools fell 5.7%. Of its learners in schools, 89% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 11% in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Of the 19 reporting public schools, two (11%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and 14 (74%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. The page lists the 22 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 22; No change from SY 2023-24; 19 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 7; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 13,663; Up 59 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 367; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 186; Down 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

Maluso has the 2nd most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in Basilan, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 0.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.5% and private schools fell 5.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 11% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Maluso Central Elementary School (2,330 learners), Port Holland Central Elementary School (1,678 learners) and Claret School of Maluso (1,388 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Laud Elementary School (+6%) and fell most at Batungal Elementary School (−12%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Shipyard Elementary School, with 70 learners per classroom.
Of the 19 reporting public schools, 2 (11%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; all have water; 14 (74%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 13,663 learners, 13,385 in schools and 278 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	13,663
In schools	13,385
In community learning centers (ALS)	278
Male	6,627
Female	7,036

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	8,768	87	0	8,855
Junior High School	2,465	947	0	3,412
Senior High School	666	452	0	1,118
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	3	3
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	84	84
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	191	191

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	629	634	1,263
Grade 1	755	707	1,462
Grade 2	811	768	1,579
Grade 3	682	618	1,300
Grade 4	573	542	1,115
Grade 5	549	488	1,037
Grade 6	528	542	1,070
Grade 7	450	558	1,008
Grade 8	418	498	916
Grade 9	307	462	769
Grade 10	300	419	719
Grade 11	249	391	640
Grade 12	201	277	478
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	20	9	29
ALS Basic Literacy Program	3	0	3
ALS A&E elementary	52	32	84
ALS A&E secondary	100	91	191
All grades	6,627	7,036	13,663

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	439
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	679
All tracks	1,118

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4	7	11
Elementary	566	515	1,081
All	570	522	1,092

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	134	120	254
Elementary	734	724	1,458
Junior High School	167	260	427
Senior High School	33	80	113
All	1,068	1,184	2,252

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	0	1	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	8	0	8
All	8	1	9

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 22 schools and 7 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	19
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	29

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Junior and senior high	2
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	19
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
Sectarian	2
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 367 teachers and 26 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	367
Non-teaching personnel	26
All personnel	393

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	294
Junior High School	68
Senior High School	5
All teachers	367

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	29.8
Junior High School	36.3
Senior High School	133.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 186 classrooms and 171 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 186
Seats (approximate): 4,199
Toilets: 171
Functional computers: 61
Faucets: 362; 346 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	148	30	8
Learners per classroom	59.2	82.2	83.3
Seats (approximate)	3,113	855	231
Learners per seat	2.8	2.9	2.9
Toilets	162	7	2
Learners per toilet	54.1	352.1	333.0
Functional computers	61	Not reported	Not reported
Learners per computer	143.7	Not reported	Not reported

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	18	0
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	9	3	4	2
Junior High School	0	0	1	0
Senior High School	0	0	1	0

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	4	14
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	26
Male	33
Shared	111
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	171

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	346
Without water	16
All faucets	362

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	11
School Garden	11
Playground	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Exit Gate	6
Computer Room	3
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Offices	3
Canteen	1
Covered Court	1
Faculty Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Library/Learning Resource Center	1
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Maluso, Basilan in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Maluso, Basilan: 22 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abong-Abong Elementary School	Public	208	8	8
Batungal Elementary School	Public	155	7	3
Calang Elementary School	Public	371	10	7
Camanggaan Elementary School	Public	336	14	6
Claret School of Maluso	Private	1,388	Not reported	Not reported
Fuente Elementary School	Public	337	13	6
Gaunan Elementary School	Public	298	13	3
Laud Elementary School	Public	649	19	5
Lower Mahayahay	Public	74	4	1
Ma'had Maluso Al-Arabie Al-Islamie	Private	87	Not reported	Not reported
Maluso Central Elementary School	Public	2,330	73	40
Maluso National High School	Public	3,131	73	38
Mindanao Autonomous College Foundation, Inc (Maluso Branch - SHS Stand Alone)	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Pali Elementary School	Public	101	5	1
Panglima Ladjamatli Tammang Elementary School	Public	75	2	1
Port Holland Central Elementary School	Public	1,678	63	34
Shipyard Elementary School	Public	907	28	13
Tamuk Elementary School	Public	228	4	4
Tubigan Elementary School	Public	298	7	5
Upper Garlayan Elementary School	Public	80	5	0
Upper Mahayahay Elementary School	Public	112	4	3
Upper Taberlongan Elementary School	Public	531	15	8

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

Each school year's figures for Maluso, Basilan count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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