Schools in Basilisa (Rizal), 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

Basilisa (Rizal) has the third most learners of the seven cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 38 schools held 5,086 learners, with another 350 in ALS, and its public schools had 288 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 5.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS.

Rizal National High School has the most crowded public classrooms, at one classroom for every 57 learners. All 38 reporting public schools have electricity and water, but 17, or 45%, have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.

Next, the page lists the 38 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 38; No change from SY 2023-24; 38 public
Community learning centers: 8; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,436; Down 190 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 288; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 251; Up 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Basilisa (Rizal) has the 3rd most learners of the 7 cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tag-Abaca Central Elementary School (337 learners), Sering National High School (272 learners) and Rizal National High School (171 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Ritaglenda Elementary School (+5%) and fell most at Paniog Elementary School (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Rizal National High School, with 57 learners per classroom.
Of the 38 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 17 (45%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 38 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱24.7 million. Across the 38 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,379 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,436 learners, 5,086 in schools and 350 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,436
In schools	5,086
In community learning centers (ALS)	350
Male	2,860
Female	2,576

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,185	0	3,185
Junior High School	1,374	0	1,374
Senior High School	527	0	527
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	5	5
ALS A&E elementary	0	77	77
ALS A&E secondary	0	268	268

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	173	144	317
Grade 1	192	181	373
Grade 2	235	226	461
Grade 3	262	222	484
Grade 4	251	242	493
Grade 5	253	245	498
Grade 6	244	262	506
Grade 7	221	165	386
Grade 8	169	141	310
Grade 9	190	164	354
Grade 10	156	168	324
Grade 11	151	137	288
Grade 12	127	112	239
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	38	15	53
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	3	5
ALS A&E elementary	55	22	77
ALS A&E secondary	141	127	268
All grades	2,860	2,576	5,436

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	164
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	363
All tracks	527

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1
Junior High School	2	0	2
Senior High School	1	0	1
All	3	1	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 38 schools and 8 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	38
Community learning centers (ALS)	8
All	46

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	28
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	9
Community learning centers (ALS)	8

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	38
Community learning centers (ALS)	8

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 288 teachers and 65 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	288
Non-teaching personnel	65
All personnel	353

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	166
Junior High School	82
Senior High School	40
All teachers	288

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	19.2
Junior High School	16.8
Senior High School	13.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 251 classrooms and 408 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 251
Seats (approximate): 5,201
Toilets: 408
Functional computers: 1,948
Faucets: 766; 634 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	142	76	33
Learners per classroom	22.4	18.1	16.0
Seats (approximate)	3,302	1,376	523
Learners per seat	1.0	1.0	1.0
Toilets	247	118	43
Learners per toilet	12.9	11.6	12.3
Functional computers	985	585	378
Learners per computer	3.2	2.4	1.4

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	28	0
Junior High School	10	0
Senior High School	9	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	18	7	3
Junior High School	9	1	0
Senior High School	8	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	15	13
Junior High School	6	4
Senior High School	6	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	67
Male	57
Shared	267
For persons with disabilities	17
All toilets	408

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	634
Without water	132
All faucets	766

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	34
School Garden	31
Playground	30
Offices	28
Temporary Perimeter Fence	20
Permanent Perimeter Fence	17
Library/Learning Resource Center	12
Canteen	10
Computer Room	10
Faculty Room	10
Supply Room	10
Exit Gate	9
Solar Panel	9
Paved Pathway	8
Clinic	7
Home Economic Room	7
Science Laboratory	7
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Covered Court	4
Conference Room	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Bike Rack	1
Flood Marker	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Basilisa (Rizal), Dinagat Islands in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Basilisa (Rizal), Dinagat Islands: 38 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Capasanan Elementary School	95	6	4
Catadman Elementary School	62	4	5
Columbos Elementary School	46	3	3
De La Concepcion Elementary School	75	4	4
Diegas Elementary School	159	7	6
Dona Helen Elementary School	302	12	10
Doña Helene National High School	160	14	10
Edera Elementary School	104	5	7
Edera National High School	139	11	10
F. S. Matugas Elementary School	41	3	3
Ferdinand Elementary School	132	7	3
Galanida Elementary School	27	3	3
Geotina Elementary School	135	7	6
Jariol Elementary School	42	4	4
Melgar Elementary School	137	8	4
Melgar National High School	111	12	12
Montag Elementary School	60	4	2
Navarro Elementary School	119	6	7
New Nazareth Elementary School	93	4	4
New Nazareth National High School	170	3	18
Omay-Edradan Elementary School	24	3	4
Paniog Elementary School	150	7	5
Puerto Princesa Elementary School	161	9	6
Puerto Princesa National High School	118	4	12
Rita-Glenda National High School	199	10	13
Ritaglenda Elementary School	156	6	7
Rizal Central Elementary School	58	4	0
Rizal National High School	171	11	3
Roma National High School	56	6	6
Roxas Elementary School	79	6	5
Sering Elementary School	250	10	8
Sering National High School	272	18	15
Sombrado Elementary School	57	4	4
Sto. Nino Elementary School	129	8	8
Tag-Abaca Central Elementary School	337	13	12
Tag-abaca National High School	505	33	10
Taliman Elementary School	76	4	3
Villa Ecleo Elementary School	79	5	5

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 Basilisa (Rizal), 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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