Schools in Basco (Capital), Batanes

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

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

Summary

Basco (Capital) has the most learners of the six cities and municipalities in Batanes, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its seven schools held 2,194 learners, with another 19 in ALS, and its public schools had 148 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.8% while private schools fell 4.9%.

Of its learners in schools, 94% attend public schools, against 85% nationally, and 6% attend private schools, against 14% nationally. All six reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. The list of its seven schools gives the learners, teachers and classrooms of each one, and the page breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 7; No change from SY 2023-24; 6 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 4; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,213; Down 81 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 148; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 108; Down 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Basco (Capital) has the most learners of the 6 cities and municipalities in Batanes, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.8% and private schools fell 4.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Batanes Nat"l Science High School (968 learners), Basco Central School (637 learners) and Diptan Elementary School (260 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Batanes Nat"l Science High School, with 25 learners per classroom.
Of the 6 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 6 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱6.7 million. Across the 6 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,830 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,213 learners, 2,194 in schools and 19 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,213
In schools	2,194
In community learning centers (ALS)	19
Male	1,175
Female	1,038

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	1,038	84	0	1,122
Junior High School	632	12	0	644
Senior High School	387	41	0	428
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	2	2
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	17	17

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	61	73	134
Grade 1	76	100	176
Grade 2	92	57	149
Grade 3	82	71	153
Grade 4	102	84	186
Grade 5	97	58	155
Grade 6	92	66	158
Grade 7	91	85	176
Grade 8	49	62	111
Grade 9	86	88	174
Grade 10	93	90	183
Grade 11	113	87	200
Grade 12	124	104	228
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	8	3	11
ALS A&E elementary	0	2	2
ALS A&E secondary	9	8	17
All grades	1,175	1,038	2,213

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	428
All tracks	428

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	1	0	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	50	64	114
Elementary	504	398	902
Junior High School	294	303	597
Senior High School	224	181	405
All	1,072	946	2,018

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 7 schools and 4 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	6
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
All	11

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	4
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 148 teachers and 34 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	148
Non-teaching personnel	34
All personnel	182

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	88
Junior High School	41
Senior High School	19
All teachers	148

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	11.8
Junior High School	15.4
Senior High School	20.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 108 classrooms and 96 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 108
Seats (approximate): 1,523
Toilets: 96
Functional computers: 601
Faucets: 151; 139 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	68	25	15
Learners per classroom	15.3	25.3	25.8
Seats (approximate)	781	445	297
Learners per seat	1.3	1.4	1.3
Toilets	51	28	17
Learners per toilet	20.4	22.6	22.8
Functional computers	243	277	81
Learners per computer	4.3	2.3	4.8

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	5	0
Junior High School	2	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
Elementary	5
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	1

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	5	0
Junior High School	2	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	35
Male	18
Shared	42
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	96

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	139
Without water	12
All faucets	151

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Computer Room	6
Offices	6
School Garden	5
Clinic	4
Entrance Gate	4
Home Economic Room	4
Supply Room	4
Covered Court	3
Exit Gate	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Museum	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Faculty Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Science Laboratory	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Canteen	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Playground	1
Roofing	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Basco (Capital), Batanes in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Basco (Capital), Batanes: 7 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Basco Central School	Public	637	45	32
Batanes Nat"l Science High School	Public	968	58	38
Chanarian Elementary School	Public	33	9	5
Diptan Elementary School	Public	260	19	15
Saint Dominic College of Batanes, Inc.	Private	137	Not reported	Not reported
Tukon Elementary School	Public	20	4	3
Valugan Integrated School	Public	139	13	15

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 Basco (Capital), Batanes 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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