Schools in Santander, 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

Santander, Cebu had 4,771 learners in its 14 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 165 in ALS and 257 public teachers. It has the 47th most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and the 51st most learners per teacher in public schools.

Enrollment in its schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.4% and private schools fell 6.8%. Public schools hold 86% of the learners in its schools, against 85% nationally.

Each of the 14 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 14; No change from SY 2023-24; 11 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 10; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,936; Down 186 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 257; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 148; Up 14 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santander has the 47th most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and the 51st most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4% and private schools fell 6.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 14% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Santander National High School (1,234 learners), Willy B. Wenceslao MNHS (477 learners) and Santander Central Elementary School (451 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Pasil Elementary School, with 36 learners per classroom.
Of the 11 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (9%) has no internet, against 14% in Region VII.
The 11 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱11.5 million. Across the 11 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,249 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,936 learners, 4,771 in schools and 165 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,936
In schools	4,771
In community learning centers (ALS)	165
Male	2,609
Female	2,327

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	2,407	193	0	2,600
Junior High School	1,237	109	0	1,346
Senior High School	474	351	0	825
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	8	8
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	37	37
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	120	120

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	154	163	317
Grade 1	186	163	349
Grade 2	189	184	373
Grade 3	220	152	372
Grade 4	186	197	383
Grade 5	220	174	394
Grade 6	203	196	399
Grade 7	195	176	371
Grade 8	141	130	271
Grade 9	156	182	338
Grade 10	207	159	366
Grade 11	232	183	415
Grade 12	203	207	410
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	11	2	13
ALS Basic Literacy Program	3	5	8
ALS A&E elementary	23	14	37
ALS A&E secondary	80	40	120
All grades	2,609	2,327	4,936

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	784
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	41
All tracks	825

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

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

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 14 schools and 10 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	11
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	10
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	2
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 257 teachers and 22 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	257
Non-teaching personnel	22
All personnel	279

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	103
Junior High School	138
Senior High School	16
All teachers	257

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	23.4
Junior High School	9.0
Senior High School	29.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 148 classrooms and 181 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 148
Seats (approximate): 4,751
Toilets: 181
Functional computers: 389
Faucets: 323; 310 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	99	35	14
Learners per classroom	24.3	35.3	33.9
Seats (approximate)	2,941	1,306	504
Learners per seat	0.8	1.0	0.9
Toilets	134	34	13
Learners per toilet	18.0	36.4	36.5
Functional computers	126	185	78
Learners per computer	19.1	6.7	6.1

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	9	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	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	9
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

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	8	1
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	35
Male	29
Shared	106
For persons with disabilities	11
All toilets	181

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	310
Without water	13
All faucets	323

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	11
Entrance Gate	10
Exit Gate	9
Offices	9
Playground	8
Computer Room	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Home Economic Room	6
Clinic	5
Paved Pathway	5
Conference Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Industrial Arts Room	2
Supply Room	2
Covered Court	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Faculty Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Santander, Cebu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santander, Cebu: 14 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Archbishop Teofilo B. Camomot Catholic School of Santander Inc.	Private	105	Not reported	Not reported
Bunlan Elementary School	Public	385	14	16
Cabutongan Elementary School	Public	179	7	8
Kandamiang Elementary School	Public	174	8	8
Liloan Elementary School	Public	473	17	19
Liptong Elementary School	Public	169	8	10
Looc Elementary School	Public	130	8	6
Lyceum of Cebu	Private	351	Not reported	Not reported
Lyceum of Cebu	Private	197	Not reported	Not reported
Pasil Elementary School	Public	143	8	4
Santander Central Elementary School	Public	451	20	15
Santander National High School	Public	1,234	133	35
Talisay Elementary School	Public	303	13	13
Willy B. Wenceslao MNHS	Public	477	21	14

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 Santander, 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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