Schools in Loreto, 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

Loreto's 15 schools held 2,783 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 166 in ALS, and it has the fifth most learners of the seven cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands. With 134 public teachers, it has the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools among the same seven cities and municipalities. Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.6%, while private schools fell 3.2%.

Public schools hold 92% of its learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 8%, against 14% nationally. Of the 14 reporting public schools, all have electricity, water and internet. The page lists its 15 schools with learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 15; No change from SY 2023-24; 14 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 3; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,949; Down 31 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 134; Up 16 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 105; Down 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Loreto has the 5th most learners of the 7 cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 3.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 8% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Loreto Central Elementary School (574 learners), Panamaon Elementary School (230 learners) and Esperanza Elementary School (213 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Loreto National high school, with 29 learners per classroom.
Of the 14 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 14 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.5 million. Across the 14 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,772 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,949 learners, 2,783 in schools and 166 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,949
In schools	2,783
In community learning centers (ALS)	166
Male	1,525
Female	1,424

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	1,490	0	0	1,490
Junior High School	732	151	0	883
Senior High School	352	58	0	410
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	1	1
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	33	33
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	132	132

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	84	72	156
Grade 1	94	82	176
Grade 2	118	101	219
Grade 3	93	97	190
Grade 4	142	129	271
Grade 5	104	134	238
Grade 6	122	115	237
Grade 7	133	107	240
Grade 8	106	100	206
Grade 9	93	101	194
Grade 10	121	122	243
Grade 11	104	110	214
Grade 12	112	84	196
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2	1	3
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	0	1
ALS A&E elementary	27	6	33
ALS A&E secondary	69	63	132
All grades	1,525	1,424	2,949

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	124
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	286
All tracks	410

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

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 15 schools and 3 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	14
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
All	18

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	10
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	14
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 134 teachers and 35 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	134
Non-teaching personnel	35
All personnel	169

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	79
Junior High School	37
Senior High School	18
All teachers	134

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	18.9
Junior High School	19.8
Senior High School	19.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 105 classrooms and 205 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 105
Seats (approximate): 2,225
Toilets: 205
Functional computers: 812
Faucets: 259; 199 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	58	30	17
Learners per classroom	25.7	24.4	20.7
Seats (approximate)	1,275	594	356
Learners per seat	1.2	1.2	1.0
Toilets	130	29	46
Learners per toilet	11.5	25.2	7.7
Functional computers	393	232	187
Learners per computer	3.8	3.2	1.9

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	10	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	8	2
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	2	1

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	10	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	50
Male	34
Shared	114
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	205

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	199
Without water	60
All faucets	259

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	12
Entrance Gate	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Clinic	7
Computer Room	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Offices	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Playground	5
Canteen	4
Conference Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Exit Gate	3
Faculty Room	3
Covered Court	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Roofing	2
Science Laboratory	2
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Supply Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	1
Paved Pathway	1

List of schools

Every school in Loreto, Dinagat Islands in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Loreto, Dinagat Islands: 15 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Acoje Elementary School	Public	17	3	1
Busay Elementary School	Public	53	4	3
Cambinliw Elementary School	Public	172	8	1
Dahican Elementary School	Public	41	4	2
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	213	9	12
Ferdinand Elementary School	Public	38	3	2
Liberty Elementary School	Public	114	8	1
Liberty National High School	Public	131	15	7
Loreto Academy, Inc.	Private	209	Not reported	Not reported
Loreto Central Elementary School	Public	574	27	24
Loreto National high school	Public	524	21	18
Loreto National high school	Public	318	15	15
Magsaysay Elementary School	Public	38	4	2
Panamaon Elementary School	Public	230	9	10
Panamaon National High School	Public	111	4	7

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 Loreto, 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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