Schools in Dinagat Islands

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

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

Summary

Dinagat Islands has the fifth most learners of the five provinces in CARAGA, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 147 schools held 29,139 learners, with another 1,929 in ALS, and it had 1,495 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.7%, while private schools fell 24.3%. Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 3% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Of the 144 reporting public schools, 50 (35%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA, while one (1%) has no electricity and one (1%) has no water.

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

Schools: 147; No change from SY 2023-24; 144 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 39; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 31,068; Down 744 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,495; Up 40 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,267; Up 43 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Dinagat Islands has the 5th most learners of the 5 provinces in CARAGA, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 24.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Cagdianao National High School (987 learners), Aurelio Elementary School (841 learners) and Dinagat School of Fisheries (593 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at General Aguinaldo National High School (+15%) and fell most at Cuarenta National High School (−22%), 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 Sta. Rita National High School, with 82 learners per classroom.
Of the 144 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in CARAGA; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 50 (35%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 144 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱106.2 million. Across the 142 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,731 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 31,068 learners, 29,139 in schools and 1,929 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	31,068
In schools	29,139
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,929
Male	16,064
Female	14,922
Not broken down by sex	82

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 82 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	16,566	70	0	16,636
Junior High School	8,223	369	0	8,592
Senior High School	3,439	390	0	3,829
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	57	57
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	460	460
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,412	1,412

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 82 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	938	872	1,810
Grade 1	1,112	1,039	2,151
Grade 2	1,217	1,085	2,302
Grade 3	1,292	1,162	2,454
Grade 4	1,382	1,259	2,641
Grade 5	1,282	1,260	2,542
Grade 6	1,283	1,254	2,537
Grade 7	1,264	1,170	2,434
Grade 8	993	899	1,892
Grade 9	1,068	1,097	2,165
Grade 10	1,061	1,040	2,101
Grade 11	1,003	947	1,950
Grade 12	956	923	1,879
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	114	85	199
ALS Basic Literacy Program	37	20	57
ALS A&E elementary	304	156	460
ALS A&E secondary	758	654	1,412
Broken down by grade	16,064	14,922	30,986

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,671
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,204
All tracks	3,875

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	1	3
Elementary	4	9	13
Junior High School	9	9	18
Senior High School	7	5	12
All	22	24	46

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 147 schools and 39 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	144
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	39
All	186

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	110
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	31
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	39

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	144
Community learning centers (ALS)	39
Non-sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,495 teachers and 329 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,495
Non-teaching personnel	329
All personnel	1,824

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	805
Junior High School	529
Senior High School	161
All teachers	1,495

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	20.6
Junior High School	15.5
Senior High School	21.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,267 classrooms and 1,952 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,267
Seats (approximate): 28,142
Toilets: 1,952
Functional computers: 10,081
Faucets: 3,485; 2,641 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	726	371	170
Learners per classroom	22.8	22.2	20.2
Seats (approximate)	17,655	7,368	3,119
Learners per seat	0.9	1.1	1.1
Toilets	1,111	577	264
Learners per toilet	14.9	14.3	13.0
Functional computers	3,797	3,439	2,845
Learners per computer	4.4	2.4	1.2

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	108	1
Junior High School	34	0
Senior High School	30	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	90	11	7	1
Junior High School	30	2	2	0
Senior High School	29	1	1	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	66	43
Junior High School	26	8
Senior High School	24	7

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	405
Male	341
Shared	1,112
For persons with disabilities	94
All toilets	1,952

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	2,641
Without water	844
All faucets	3,485

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	127
School Garden	123
Playground	105
Temporary Perimeter Fence	87
Offices	85
Permanent Perimeter Fence	71
Computer Room	57
Exit Gate	50
Faculty Room	46
Library/Learning Resource Center	45
Home Economic Room	41
Supply Room	41
Clinic	35
Science Laboratory	29
Canteen	26
Conference Room	26
Paved Pathway	24
Data File Room/Records Room	23
Covered Court	20
Solar Panel	20
Student Co-Curricular Center	10
Industrial Arts Room	9
Youth Development Center	6
Flood Marker	4
Bike Rack	3
Gymnasium	3
Roofing	3
Speech Laboratory	3

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Basilisa (Rizal)	38	5,436	288	17.7
Cagdianao	24	5,129	241	20.0
Dinagat	15	2,520	134	17.6
Libjo (Albor)	25	5,591	265	19.3
Loreto	15	2,949	134	19.2
San Jose (Capital)	18	7,109	317	19.7
Tubajon	12	2,334	116	18.1

About this data

82 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 Dinagat Islands 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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