Schools in Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Cebu

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

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

Summary

Lapu-Lapu City (Opon) has the second most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its schools held 125,570 learners, with another 2,062 in ALS, and its public schools had 3,349 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted): public schools fell 3.7%, while private schools fell 0.2%.

Of the learners in schools, 80% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 20% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. The 70 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱148.1 million. Across the 69 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,174 for each learner.

The charts and tables on the page split these figures by sector and level.

Schools: 142; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 71 public, 71 private
Community learning centers: 28; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 127,632; Down 4,226 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,349; Down 33 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,062; Up 17 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Lapu-Lapu City (Opon) has the 2nd most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7% and private schools fell 0.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 80% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 20% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Marigondon Elementary School (6,047 learners), Bankal National High School (5,006 learners) and Bankal Elementary School (3,750 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Starland International School, Inc. (+34%) and fell most at Rizwoods Colleges Inc. (−31%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Sudtonggan Night High School, with 214 learners per classroom.
Of the 71 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (1%) has no internet, against 14% in Region VII.
The 70 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱148.1 million. Across the 69 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,174 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 127,632 learners, 125,570 in schools and 2,062 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	127,632
In schools	125,570
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,062
Male	65,199
Female	62,255
Not broken down by sex	178

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 178 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	60,999	7,998	0	68,997
Junior High School	32,658	4,257	0	36,915
Senior High School	7,262	12,218	0	19,480
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	49	49
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	459	459
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,554	1,554

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 178 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4,645	4,310	8,955
Grade 1	5,166	4,888	10,054
Grade 2	5,099	4,712	9,811
Grade 3	5,437	5,092	10,529
Grade 4	4,957	4,887	9,844
Grade 5	4,844	4,480	9,324
Grade 6	5,200	4,904	10,104
Grade 7	5,225	5,033	10,258
Grade 8	4,224	3,945	8,169
Grade 9	4,458	4,431	8,889
Grade 10	4,753	4,795	9,548
Grade 11	4,806	4,991	9,797
Grade 12	4,777	4,906	9,683
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	264	112	376
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	38	13	51
ALS Basic Literacy Program	38	11	49
ALS A&E elementary	325	134	459
ALS A&E secondary	943	611	1,554
Broken down by grade	65,199	62,255	127,454

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	12,793
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	6,542
Arts and Design	199
All tracks	19,534

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	30	32	62
Elementary	133	107	240
Junior High School	51	47	98
All	214	186	400

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	20	5	25
Junior High School	7	13	20
Senior High School	6	5	11
All	33	24	57

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Open High School Program	22	21	43
Other School-Initiated Intervention	44	33	77
All	67	54	121

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 142 schools and 28 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	71
Private schools	71
Community learning centers (ALS)	28
All	170

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	73
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	17
Kindergarten to Grade 12	23
Junior high only	16
Junior and senior high	12
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	28

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	71
Non-sectarian	69
Community learning centers (ALS)	28
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,349 teachers and 217 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,349
Non-teaching personnel	217
All personnel	3,566

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,862
Junior High School	1,184
Senior High School	303
All teachers	3,349

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	32.8
Junior High School	27.6
Senior High School	24.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,062 classrooms and 2,777 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,062
Seats (approximate): 60,722
Toilets: 2,777
Functional computers: 14,053
Faucets: 3,842; 3,360 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	1,328	588	146
Learners per classroom	45.9	55.5	49.7
Seats (approximate)	38,283	18,176	4,263
Learners per seat	1.6	1.8	1.7
Toilets	1,786	785	206
Learners per toilet	34.2	41.6	35.3
Functional computers	4,746	5,299	4,008
Learners per computer	12.9	6.2	1.8

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	44	0
Junior High School	28	0
Senior High School	11	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
Elementary	41	3	0
Junior High School	24	3	1
Senior High School	11	0	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	44	0
Junior High School	27	1
Senior High School	11	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	499
Male	408
Shared	1,746
For persons with disabilities	124
All toilets	2,777

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	3,360
Without water	482
All faucets	3,842

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	70
School Garden	65
Permanent Perimeter Fence	59
Exit Gate	58
Offices	56
Playground	55
Computer Room	52
Library/Learning Resource Center	36
Clinic	33
Covered Court	33
Science Laboratory	28
Supply Room	23
Home Economic Room	22
Paved Pathway	22
Data File Room/Records Room	20
Faculty Room	17
Temporary Perimeter Fence	17
Solar Panel	10
Speech Laboratory	10
Conference Room	9
Roofing	7
Canteen	5
Gymnasium	4
Industrial Arts Room	4
Bike Rack	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2

List of schools

Every school in Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Cebu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Cebu: 144 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
(4Th Watch) Maranatha Christian School of Lapu-Lapu City, Inc.	Private	216	Not reported	Not reported
Absadithe Montessori School, Inc.	Private	101	Not reported	Not reported
Abuno Elementary School	Public	1,317	39	31
Abuno High School	Public	884	0	13
Academia Hespera, Inc.	Private	58	Not reported	Not reported
Academia System Global Colleges Inc. (Lapu-Lapu City Campus)	Private	61	Not reported	Not reported
Advance Institute of Technology, Inc. of Lapu-Lapu City	Private	1,499	Not reported	Not reported
Adventist Elementary School-LapuLapu Inc.	Private	110	Not reported	Not reported
Agus Elementary School	Public	1,383	42	22
Alesna Integrated School Inc.	Private	259	Not reported	Not reported
Angels Fun Academy of Mactan Inc.	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported
Asian Learning Center	Private	89	Not reported	Not reported
Asian Learning Center Inc.	Private	3,699	Not reported	Not reported
Babag I Elementary School	Public	2,234	70	36
Babag II Elementary School	Public	1,539	41	25
Babag National High School	Public	6,635	260	88
Babag Night High School	Public	72	0	4
Bagong Silang Elementary School	Public	1,566	45	28
Bankal Elementary School	Public	3,750	107	84
Bankal National High School	Public	5,006	249	81
Bankal Night High School	Public	51	0	6
Baring Elementary School	Public	588	21	17
Basak Elementary School	Public	2,154	64	57
Basak Night High School	Public	585	0	14
Benthel Asia School of Technology, Inc.	Private	1,683	Not reported	Not reported
Beulah Land Christian Academy of Lapulapu, Inc.	Private	26	Not reported	Not reported
Blessed Zion Academy of Cebu, Inc.	Private	108	Not reported	Not reported
Buaya Elementary School	Public	1,742	47	43
Buyong Elementary School	Public	1,361	41	27
Buyong High School	Public	628	7	0
Candagsao Elementary School	Public	306	12	8
Canjulao Elementary School	Public	1,395	43	29
Caohagan Integrated School	Public	158	8	5
Caw-Oy Elementary School	Public	313	15	12
Cebu Christian Institute International Inc.	Private	246	Not reported	Not reported
Cebu Far East Institute Inc.	Private	369	Not reported	Not reported
Cebu Kiddie Center	Private	59	Not reported	Not reported
Childworks Educational Institute Inc.	Private	56	Not reported	Not reported
Destiny Christian Learning Center, Mactan, Inc.	Private	239	Not reported	Not reported
Divine Angels Academy De Cebu, Inc.	Private	42	Not reported	Not reported
Dr. Caridad C. Labe Education Center of Excellence (CCL Centrex Inc.)	Private	475	Not reported	Not reported
Dream Learning Academy Inc.	Private	8	Not reported	Not reported
Duyan Learning Center-Mactan Arts Academy	Private	184	Not reported	Not reported
EMD Carmelite Foundation School, Inc. (East Campus)	Private	461	Not reported	Not reported
EMD Carmelite Foundation School, Inc. (Main Campus)	Private	107	Not reported	Not reported
EMD Carmelite School Foundation, Inc	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Einstein School Cebu, Inc.	Private	947	Not reported	Not reported
Eskinang Pambata Learning Center, Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Felipe F. Matbagon Memorial Elementary School	Public	365	14	6
Felipe F. Matbagon Memorial High School	Public	256	6	6
Flight Dynamics School of Aeronautics, Inc.	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Ganaan Christian Academy, Inc	Private	291	Not reported	Not reported
Global Leaders International School, Inc.	Private	8	Not reported	Not reported
Green Garden Christian School of Cebu, Inc.	Private	76	Not reported	Not reported
Gun-Ob Elementary School	Public	1,897	58	34
Gun-Ob High School	Public	1,027	0	18
Gun-Ob Night High School	Public	159	0	8
Higher Ground Christian Learning Center, Inc.	Private	51	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Infant School of Lapu-Lapu City	Private	142	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Kids Academy 2014 Inc.	Private	72	Not reported	Not reported
Honey Hosea Academy, Inc.	Private	62	Not reported	Not reported
Ibo Elementary School	Public	834	28	20
Indiana Aerospace University	Private	561	Not reported	Not reported
Jacob Institute of Science and Technology	Private	382	Not reported	Not reported
John M. Hyland Institute of Learning, Inc.	Private	429	Not reported	Not reported
Jose Alwins Learning School, Inc.	Private	33	Not reported	Not reported
Joshua Abuno Learning Center	Private	21	Not reported	Not reported
Kalawisan Elementary School	Public	1,146	36	23
King Jedidiah Christian Learning Center Incorporated	Private	4	Not reported	Not reported
Lapu-Lapu City Central Elementary School	Public	2,479	86	100
Larmen De Guia Memorial College	Private	23	Not reported	Not reported
Lo-ok National High School	Public	1,186	49	39
Look Elementary School	Public	1,037	32	32
Mactan Air Base Elementary School	Public	1,632	52	40
Mactan Air Base National High School	Public	497	11	11
Mactan Christian Learning Centre, Inc.	Private	78	Not reported	Not reported
Mactan Elementary School	Public	3,224	92	68
Mactan Institute of Science and Technology, Inc.	Private	112	Not reported	Not reported
Mactan National High School	Public	4,216	194	97
Maribago Elementary School	Public	1,785	51	27
Maribago High School	Public	893	36	13
Marie Ernestine School	Private	316	Not reported	Not reported
Marigondon Elementary School	Public	6,047	174	103
Marigondon National High School	Public	7,644	266	119
Mt. Sinai Kids Academy	Private	246	Not reported	Not reported
Nancy Berame Childcare Center Inc.	Private	81	Not reported	Not reported
Nemesio-Epifania Taneo Memorial High School	Public	1,650	54	25
Newtown School of Excellence, Inc.	Private	428	Not reported	Not reported
Nissi Academy, Inc.	Private	599	Not reported	Not reported
Pajac Elementary School	Public	991	31	11
Pajo Elementary School	Public	1,822	52	45
Pajo National High School	Public	2,553	126	60
Pajo Night High School	Public	169	0	1
Pangan-An Elementary School	Public	396	15	15
Pangan-An High School	Public	241	4	4
Poblacion Elementary School	Public	545	19	13
Poblacion Night High School	Public	119	0	6
Poo Elementary School	Public	700	24	17
Pro. Vision Christian Learning Centre, Inc.	Private	38	Not reported	Not reported
Proverbs Ville Academy Foundation, Inc.	Private	1,347	Not reported	Not reported
Punta Engaño Elementary School	Public	1,583	48	28
Punta Engaño High School	Public	760	0	8
Purpose-Driven Montessori School, Inc.	Private	9	Not reported	Not reported
Pusok Elementary School	Public	2,460	72	67
Pusok National High School	Public	1,452	85	42
Pusok Night High School	Public	130	0	4
River of Life Learning Center, Inc.	Private	13	Not reported	Not reported
Rizwoods Colleges Inc.	Private	371	Not reported	Not reported
Royal Child Academy of Mactan, Inc.	Private	159	Not reported	Not reported
Sabang Elementary School	Public	955	30	20
Sabang High School	Public	114	1	0
Saint Dominic Savio School of Lapu-Lapu City Inc.	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported
Saint Dominic Savio School of Lapu-Lapu City, Inc.	Private	810	Not reported	Not reported
San Lorenzo Ruiz School	Private	633	Not reported	Not reported
School of Multiple Intelligence Learning for Excellence Asia, Inc.	Private	38	Not reported	Not reported
Science and Technology Education Center - Science and Technology Elementary School	Public	234	9	9
Science and Technology Education Center - Science and Technology High School	Public	538	17	27
Solid Rock Christian Academy	Private	30	Not reported	Not reported
Solomon Institute of Transformation, Inc.	Private	46	Not reported	Not reported
SonShine Kids International, Inc.	Private	81	Not reported	Not reported
Soong Elementary School	Public	2,911	84	54
St. Alphonsus Catholic School Inc.	Private	2,057	Not reported	Not reported
St. Augustine International School	Private	33	Not reported	Not reported
St. Ignatius Child Development Center Inc.	Private	19	Not reported	Not reported
St. Joseph School of Mactan, Inc.	Private	619	Not reported	Not reported
St. Pedro Learning Center of Lapu-Lapu, Inc.	Private	26	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Rosa Elementary School	Public	801	24	18
Sta. Rosa National High School	Public	1,749	112	43
Starland International School, Inc.	Private	182	Not reported	Not reported
Sto. Nino Holy Child Academy, Inc.	Private	154	Not reported	Not reported
Sto. Niño Mactan Montessori School, Inc.	Private	2,680	Not reported	Not reported
Suba Basbas Elementary School	Public	984	33	24
Suba Elementary School	Public	318	13	8
Suba Masulog Elementary School	Public	1,647	48	25
Sudtonggan Elementary School	Public	1,675	50	26
Sudtonggan Night High School	Public	642	0	3
Talima Elementary School	Public	861	25	13
The 3As and Mary High Knowledge Learning Center Inc.	Private	49	Not reported	Not reported
Tiangue Elementary School	Public	287	12	7
Timpolok Elementary School	Public	692	21	14
Tingo Elementary School	Public	541	20	17
Tungasan Elementary School	Public	386	15	20
Tungasan High School	Public	120	9	0
Wong Learning Institute Inc.	Private	12	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

178 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 Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Cebu 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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