Schools in San Jose (Capital), 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

In SY 2024-25 San Jose (Capital) had 6,877 learners in its 18 schools, the most of the seven cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands, with another 232 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 with ALS not counted: public schools grew 0.8%, while private schools fell 29.4%.

Of its learners in schools, 91% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 9% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. It has 317 public teachers and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. Of its 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but six (38%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.

Next on the page is the list of its 18 schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms for each.

Schools: 18; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 7; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,109; Down 112 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 317; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 231; Up 6 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

San Jose (Capital) has the most learners of the 7 cities and municipalities in Dinagat Islands, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.8% and private schools fell 29.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 9% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Aurelio Elementary School (841 learners), San Jose CES-SPED Center (528 learners) and Jade B. Ecleo- Aurelio National High School (507 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Matingbe Elementary School (+11%) and fell most at Cuarenta National High School (−22%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Cuarenta Elementary School, with 54 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 6 (38%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱16.1 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,088 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,109 learners, 6,877 in schools and 232 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,109
In schools	6,877
In community learning centers (ALS)	232
Male	3,577
Female	3,519
Not broken down by sex	13

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 13 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,536	70	0	3,606
Junior High School	1,873	218	0	2,091
Senior High School	835	332	0	1,167
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	8	8
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	53	53
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	171	171

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 13 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	203	212	415
Grade 1	242	229	471
Grade 2	262	233	495
Grade 3	273	264	537
Grade 4	274	263	537
Grade 5	278	256	534
Grade 6	273	292	565
Grade 7	306	308	614
Grade 8	202	219	421
Grade 9	237	287	524
Grade 10	283	249	532
Grade 11	295	285	580
Grade 12	273	314	587
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	31	21	52
ALS Basic Literacy Program	8	0	8
ALS A&E elementary	35	18	53
ALS A&E secondary	102	69	171
Broken down by grade	3,577	3,519	7,096

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	587
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	593
All tracks	1,180

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	3	2	5
Junior High School	3	7	10
Senior High School	3	2	5
All	11	11	22

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools and 7 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	16
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 317 teachers and 48 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	317
Non-teaching personnel	48
All personnel	365

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	152
Junior High School	152
Senior High School	13
All teachers	317

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	23.3
Junior High School	12.3
Senior High School	64.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 231 classrooms and 317 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 231
Seats (approximate): 4,194
Toilets: 317
Functional computers: 1,586
Faucets: 428; 364 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	138	64	29
Learners per classroom	25.6	29.3	28.8
Seats (approximate)	2,543	1,141	510
Learners per seat	1.4	1.6	1.6
Toilets	176	100	41
Learners per toilet	20.1	18.7	20.4
Functional computers	533	562	491
Learners per computer	6.6	3.3	1.7

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	13	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	11	1	1
Junior High School	3	0	0
Senior High School	3	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	7	6
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	50
Male	38
Shared	215
For persons with disabilities	14
All toilets	317

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	364
Without water	64
All faucets	428

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	14
School Garden	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Playground	11
Exit Gate	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Offices	9
Computer Room	7
Covered Court	6
Supply Room	5
Clinic	4
Faculty Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Science Laboratory	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Youth Development Center	2
Bike Rack	1
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Roofing	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in San Jose (Capital), Dinagat Islands in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in San Jose (Capital), Dinagat Islands: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aurelio Elementary School	Public	841	32	25
Borres-Omega Elementary School	Public	21	3	3
Cuarenta Elementary School	Public	323	12	6
Cuarenta National High School	Public	153	15	13
Don Jose Ecleo MFCST	Private	605	Not reported	Not reported
Don Ruben E. Ecleo Sr. MNHS	Public	2,048	121	63
Don Ruben Elementary School	Public	194	8	7
Jacquez Primary School	Public	52	4	4
Jade B. Ecleo- Aurelio National High School	Public	507	29	17
Justiniana Edera Elementary School	Public	108	8	6
Luna Elementary School	Public	206	7	7
Mahayahay Elementary School	Public	269	12	10
Matingbe Elementary School	Public	131	7	8
Reesfi Education Center, Inc.	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported
San Jose CES-SPED Center	Public	528	26	31
San Juan Elementary School	Public	266	11	10
Sta Cruz Elementary School	Public	429	14	16
Wilson Elementary School	Public	168	8	5

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

About this data

13 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 San Jose (Capital), 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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