Palta National High School
School ID 302093 · Public high school · Barangay Palta Big, Virac (Capital), Catanduanes · Bicol Region (Region V)
Summary
Palta National High School has one teacher for every 21 learners in SY 2024-25, more learners per teacher than at 67% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools. Against that, one classroom for every 23 learners is fewer learners per classroom than at 61% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools.
Enrollment fell 6% to 480 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.8%. By enrollment it is the 21st largest of 34 public junior and senior high schools in the Schools Division of Catanduanes. Its ratios can be set against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines, and the nearest schools are listed with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 480
- Down 28 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 23
- Down 2 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 21
- Up 1 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 20.9
- Up 0.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 18.6
- Learners per classroom
- 22.9
- Down 2.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 26.1
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 6% to 480 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.8%.
- The 21st largest of 34 public junior and senior high schools in the Schools Division of Catanduanes.
- Offers the Academic and TVL tracks; 7 of the 11 senior high schools in Virac (Capital) offer TVL.
- Each teacher has 21 learners, more than at 67% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools.
- Each classroom has 23 learners, fewer than at 61% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱1,241,000 is less than at 67% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱1,119,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,331 for each of the 480 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,556 across the 34 public junior and senior high schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 480 learners, down 28 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 51 | 36 | 87 |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 33 | 81 |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 54 | 99 |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 38 | 79 |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 26 | 64 |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 24 | 60 |
| Broken down by grade | 259 | 211 | 470 |
| Track | Learners |
|---|---|
| Academic | 90 |
| Technical-Vocational-Livelihood | 44 |
| Senior High School learners | 134 |
- 1 learner in alternative delivery modes (ADM) in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 20.9 learners per teacher is above the Catanduanes median of 18.6 for high schools.
| Teachers | 23 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 3 |
| Learners per teacher | 20.9 |
| Catanduanes division median | 18.6 |
| Bicol Region median | 18.8 |
| National median | 21.1 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 16 |
|---|---|
| Teacher II | 7 |
| School Principal I | 2 |
| Administrative Assistant II (Disbursing Officer II) | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 22.9 learners per classroom is below the Catanduanes median of 26.1 for high schools.
- Classrooms
- 21
- 22.9 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 5
- Seats (approximate)
- 314
- 1.5 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 31
- 15.5 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 66
- 60 with water, 6 without
- Functional computers
- 74
- 6.5 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 11 |
|---|---|
| Male | 8 |
| Shared | 12 |
| All toilets | 31 |
Other facilities
- Clinic
- Computer Room
- Covered Court
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Home Economic Room
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
- Science Laboratory
- Supply Room
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱1,241,000, up ₱122,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Junior HS | Senior HS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱758,000 | ₱229,000 | ₱987,000 |
| 2024 | ₱781,000 | ₱338,000 | ₱1,119,000 |
| 2025 | ₱861,000 | ₱380,000 | ₱1,241,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 34 high schools in the Catanduanes division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 20.9 | 18.6 | 68% |
| Learners per classroom | 22.9 | 26.1 | 41% |
| Learners per toilet | 15.5 | 25.7 | 18% |
| Learners per computer | 6.5 | 5.8 | 56% |
Location
Barangay Palta Big, Virac (Capital), Catanduanes
Legislative district: Lone District
Map point: 13.5798393, 124.1619645
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Some of DepEd's detail rows for this school were merged in its public export, so a breakdown on this page may be lower than the true count. Totals use DepEd's own figures.
Figures for school ID 302093 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked