Schools in Catanduanes

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

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

Summary

Catanduanes has the sixth most learners of the six provinces in Region V, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 288 schools held 73,988 learners, with another 7,990 in ALS, and its public schools had 3,591 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.8%, private schools fell 10.8%, and SUC and LUC schools grew 2.1%.

Of the 268 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 135 (50%) have no internet against 39% in Region V, and one (1%) has no water against 2%. Leaving out three schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tucao-Maysuram Integrated School, with 78 learners per classroom.

The page lists its 11 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 288; Down 2 from SY 2023-24; 268 public, 19 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 139; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 81,978; Down 3,320 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,591; Down 84 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,014; Down 36 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Catanduanes has the 6th most learners of the 6 provinces in Region V, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.8%, private schools fell 10.8% and SUC and LUC schools grew 2.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally), 2% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Catanduanes National High School (5,156 learners), Pandan SAT (1,767 learners) and Bato Rural Development High School (1,576 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Igang Elementary School (+21%) and fell most at Dororian National High School (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tucao-Maysuram Integrated School, with 78 learners per classroom.
Of the 268 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in Region V; 135 (50%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 266 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱225.1 million. Across the 265 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,338 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 81,978 learners, 73,988 in schools and 7,990 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	81,978
In schools	73,988
In community learning centers (ALS)	7,990
Male	42,329
Female	39,537
Not broken down by sex	112

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 112 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	40,491	850	188	0	41,529
Junior High School	21,095	279	286	0	21,660
Senior High School	10,096	332	260	0	10,688
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	1,126	1,126
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,814	1,814
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	5,049	5,049

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 112 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,599	2,265	4,864
Grade 1	2,968	2,684	5,652
Grade 2	3,071	2,854	5,925
Grade 3	3,213	3,020	6,233
Grade 4	3,181	2,934	6,115
Grade 5	3,098	2,822	5,920
Grade 6	3,272	3,175	6,447
Grade 7	3,201	3,042	6,243
Grade 8	2,556	2,339	4,895
Grade 9	2,663	2,577	5,240
Grade 10	2,716	2,565	5,281
Grade 11	2,687	2,732	5,419
Grade 12	2,620	2,649	5,269
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	249	124	373
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	1	0	1
ALS Basic Literacy Program	657	469	1,126
ALS A&E elementary	1,020	794	1,814
ALS A&E secondary	2,557	2,492	5,049
Broken down by grade	42,329	39,537	81,866

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	6,097
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	4,440
Arts and Design	100
Sports	72
All tracks	10,709

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	21	20	41
All	21	21	42

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	4	1	5
Junior High School	2	1	3
Senior High School	0	2	2
All	6	4	10

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	0	2	2
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	1	2
Open High School Program	15	14	29
Other School-Initiated Intervention	21	16	37
All	38	33	71

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 288 schools and 139 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	268
Private schools	19
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	139
All	427

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	236
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	10
Junior and senior high	35
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	139

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	268
Community learning centers (ALS)	139
Non-sectarian	17
Sectarian	2
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,591 teachers and 540 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,591
Non-teaching personnel	540
All personnel	4,131

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,027
Junior High School	1,085
Senior High School	479
All teachers	3,591

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	20.0
Junior High School	19.4
Senior High School	21.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,014 classrooms and 3,658 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,014
Seats (approximate): 40,320
Toilets: 3,658
Functional computers: 7,456
Faucets: 7,727; 6,386 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	1,925	736	353
Learners per classroom	21.0	28.7	28.6
Seats (approximate)	23,799	10,294	6,227
Learners per seat	1.7	2.1	1.6
Toilets	2,450	825	383
Learners per toilet	16.5	25.6	26.4
Functional computers	2,612	3,106	1,738
Learners per computer	15.5	6.8	5.8

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	232	2
Junior High School	46	0
Senior High School	41	1

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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	232	2
Junior High School	45	1
Senior High School	41	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	110	124
Junior High School	27	19
Senior High School	25	17

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	670
Male	572
Shared	2,303
For persons with disabilities	113
All toilets	3,658

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	6,386
Without water	1,341
All faucets	7,727

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	246
School Garden	242
Playground	227
Temporary Perimeter Fence	211
Offices	193
Exit Gate	169
Permanent Perimeter Fence	169
Computer Room	167
Paved Pathway	97
Covered Court	89
Library/Learning Resource Center	67
Home Economic Room	61
Canteen	48
Clinic	48
Supply Room	46
Faculty Room	33
Conference Room	32
Science Laboratory	28
Industrial Arts Room	27
Solar Panel	17
Data File Room/Records Room	13
Student Co-Curricular Center	11
Flood Marker	10
Gymnasium	3
Roofing	2
Speech Laboratory	2
Youth Development Center	2

Cities and municipalities

11 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Catanduanes, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bagamanoc	16	3,459	188	15.4
Baras	18	4,939	182	19.5
Bato	22	6,303	293	19.1
Caramoran	28	10,092	436	21.6
Gigmoto	9	3,020	127	19.8
Pandan	25	7,215	301	21.2
Panganiban (Payo)	14	2,632	140	17.0
San Andres (Calolbon)	36	10,821	504	20.3
San Miguel	26	4,907	214	18.6
Viga	34	6,675	326	18.6
Virac (Capital)	60	21,915	880	21.3

About this data

112 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
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 Catanduanes 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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