Schools in Cateel, Davao Oriental

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

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

Summary

Cateel has the fifth most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Davao Oriental, and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 34 schools held 12,373 learners, with another 1,084 in ALS, and its public schools had 522 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.0%, while private schools fell 6.8%.

Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 7% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 32 reporting public schools, 12, or 38%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. Another two, or 6%, have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI, and all have water.

The page lists the 34 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 34; No change from SY 2023-24; 32 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 20; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 13,457; Down 330 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 522; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 463; Up 20 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Cateel has the 5th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Davao Oriental, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0% and private schools fell 6.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Cateel Vocational High School (2,220 learners), Cateel Central Elementary School (1,323 learners) and Taytayan Integrated School (1,063 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Yapsay Elementary School (+7%) and fell most at Bayong Elementary School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at San Rafael Integrated School, with 42 learners per classroom.
Of the 32 reporting public schools, 2 (6%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; all have water; 12 (38%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 32 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱31.3 million. Across the 32 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,055 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 13,457 learners, 12,373 in schools and 1,084 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	13,457
In schools	12,373
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,084
Male	7,043
Female	6,343
Not broken down by sex	71

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 71 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	7,103	140	0	7,243
Junior High School	3,067	408	0	3,475
Senior High School	1,278	306	0	1,584
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	55	55
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	300	300
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	729	729

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 71 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	450	384	834
Grade 1	557	478	1,035
Grade 2	554	497	1,051
Grade 3	558	462	1,020
Grade 4	547	522	1,069
Grade 5	514	419	933
Grade 6	630	609	1,239
Grade 7	576	557	1,133
Grade 8	351	353	704
Grade 9	374	417	791
Grade 10	414	425	839
Grade 11	336	414	750
Grade 12	414	420	834
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	39	23	62
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	4	4	8
ALS Basic Literacy Program	40	15	55
ALS A&E elementary	232	68	300
ALS A&E secondary	453	276	729
Broken down by grade	7,043	6,343	13,386

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,325
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	330
All tracks	1,655

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	19	8	27
Junior High School	2	1	3
All	23	9	32

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	430	375	805
Elementary	3,098	2,735	5,833
Junior High School	1,492	1,511	3,003
Senior High School	654	650	1,304
All	5,674	5,271	10,945

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	1	3
Open High School Program	1	0	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	17	13	30
All	20	14	34

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 34 schools and 20 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	32
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	20
All	54

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	7
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	20

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	32
Community learning centers (ALS)	20
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 522 teachers and 78 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	522
Non-teaching personnel	78
All personnel	600

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	337
Junior High School	138
Senior High School	47
All teachers	522

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	21.1
Junior High School	22.2
Senior High School	27.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 463 classrooms and 597 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 463
Seats (approximate): 14,774
Toilets: 597
Functional computers: 576
Faucets: 1,008; 794 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	310	101	52
Learners per classroom	22.9	30.4	24.6
Seats (approximate)	10,004	3,287	1,483
Learners per seat	0.7	0.9	0.9
Toilets	421	116	60
Learners per toilet	16.9	26.4	21.3
Functional computers	248	310	18
Learners per computer	28.6	9.9	71.0

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	29	0
Junior High School	12	1
Senior High School	6	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	22	3	2	2
Junior High School	6	2	4	1
Senior High School	6	0	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	17	12
Junior High School	7	6
Senior High School	4	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	73
Male	81
Shared	433
For persons with disabilities	10
All toilets	597

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	794
Without water	214
All faucets	1,008

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	31
Temporary Perimeter Fence	29
Playground	28
Offices	24
School Garden	24
Exit Gate	23
Covered Court	17
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
Solar Panel	14
Library/Learning Resource Center	13
Clinic	10
Faculty Room	8
Home Economic Room	8
Computer Room	7
Paved Pathway	7
Supply Room	7
Conference Room	5
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Canteen	4
Science Laboratory	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	4
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Cateel, Davao Oriental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Cateel, Davao Oriental: 34 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abihod Elementary School	Public	291	13	11
Alegria Integrated School	Public	394	19	29
Aliwagwag Integrated School	Public	272	12	9
Aragon Elementary School	Public	108	7	7
Baybay Elementary School	Public	74	4	4
Bayong Elementary School	Public	140	8	7
Cateel Central Elementary School	Public	1,323	54	47
Cateel Institute of Arts & Technology, Inc.	Private	52	Not reported	Not reported
Cateel National Agricultural High School	Public	536	9	28
Cateel Vocational High School	Public	2,220	100	83
Hulid Elementary School	Public	373	17	12
Judge Ernesto Nombrado Memorial School	Public	186	8	8
Maglahus Elementary School	Public	155	9	10
Mainit Elementary School	Public	124	7	8
Malibago Elementary School	Public	126	8	10
Maryknoll Academy of Cateel, Inc.	Private	802	Not reported	Not reported
Maylaya Integrated School	Public	237	16	13
Mc Arthur S. Madani Integrated School	Public	58	4	2
Modesto T. Veroy, Sr. Integrated School	Public	278	13	2
Paglusngan Integrated School	Public	95	5	4
Patong Elementary School	Public	49	3	2
Poo Elementary School	Public	126	8	8
Sabangan Elementary School	Public	41	2	1
San Alfonso Elementary School	Public	552	29	28
San Antonio Elementary School	Public	354	17	15
San Antonio National High School	Public	413	17	15
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	422	18	18
San Lorenzo Integrated School	Public	78	5	3
San Miguel Elementary School	Public	163	7	7
San Rafael Integrated School	Public	710	32	17
Spur 2 Integrated School	Public	91	5	6
Sta. Filomena Elementary School	Public	312	19	11
Taytayan Integrated School	Public	1,063	39	31
Yapsay Elementary School	Public	155	8	7

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

About this data

71 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 Cateel, Davao Oriental 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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