Schools Division of Basilan

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

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

Summary

Of the 59,257 learners in schools in Basilan in SY 2024-25, 95% are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in schools rose 1.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools grew 1.7%, while private schools fell 1.4%.

Basilan has the eighth most learners of the 11 schools divisions in BARMM, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 179 reporting public schools, 25 (14%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and 149 (83%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Next, its 11 districts are listed, and the figures can be broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 190; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 179 public, 11 private
Community learning centers: 39; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 60,542; Up 1,189 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,513; Down 64 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,078; Down 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Basilan has the 8th most learners of the 11 schools divisions in BARMM, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 1.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 1.7% and private schools fell 1.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Maluso Central Elementary School (2,330 learners), Port Holland Central Elementary School (1,678 learners) and Tipo-Tipo Central Elementary School (1,523 learners).
Leaving out 11 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Tambuligbuton Elementary School (+22%) and fell most at Mahatalang Elementary School (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 18 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Bukutumus Elementary School, with 94 learners per classroom.
Of the 179 reporting public schools, 25 (14%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 14 (8%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 149 (83%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 60,542 learners, 59,257 in schools and 1,285 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	60,542
In schools	59,257
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,285
Male	29,645
Female	30,897

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	42,083	1,052	0	43,135
Junior High School	11,059	1,264	0	12,323
Senior High School	3,225	574	0	3,799
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	102	102
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	344	344
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	839	839

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,073	3,091	6,164
Grade 1	3,770	3,508	7,278
Grade 2	3,796	3,676	7,472
Grade 3	3,267	3,055	6,322
Grade 4	2,772	2,549	5,321
Grade 5	2,705	2,642	5,347
Grade 6	2,488	2,703	5,191
Grade 7	1,701	1,879	3,580
Grade 8	1,527	1,834	3,361
Grade 9	1,195	1,555	2,750
Grade 10	1,105	1,527	2,632
Grade 11	885	1,253	2,138
Grade 12	693	968	1,661
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	26	14	40
ALS Basic Literacy Program	42	60	102
ALS A&E elementary	186	158	344
ALS A&E secondary	414	425	839
All grades	29,645	30,897	60,542

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,488
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,311
All tracks	3,799

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	120	124	244
Elementary	4,686	4,585	9,271
Junior High School	82	103	185
All	4,888	4,812	9,700

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,975	2,030	4,005
Elementary	11,729	11,472	23,201
Junior High School	3,142	3,940	7,082
Senior High School	826	1,285	2,111
All	17,672	18,727	36,399

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	0	1	1
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	8	0	8
All	9	1	10

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 190 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	179
Private schools	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	39
All	229

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	166
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	19
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	39

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	179
Community learning centers (ALS)	39
Sectarian	10
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,513 teachers and 80 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,513
Non-teaching personnel	80
All personnel	1,593

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,156
Junior High School	286
Senior High School	71
All teachers	1,513

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	36.4
Junior High School	38.7
Senior High School	45.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,078 classrooms and 512 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,078
Seats (approximate): 19,140
Toilets: 512
Functional computers: 934
Faucets: 773; 566 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	882	146	50
Learners per classroom	47.7	75.8	64.5
Seats (approximate)	14,898	3,389	853
Learners per seat	2.8	3.3	3.8
Toilets	440	57	15
Learners per toilet	95.6	194.0	215.0
Functional computers	450	335	149
Learners per computer	93.5	33.0	21.6

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	146	12
Junior High School	19	2
Senior High School	12	5

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	44	67	24	23
Junior High School	7	7	5	2
Senior High School	5	4	4	4

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	22	136
Junior High School	8	13
Senior High School	2	15

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	132
Male	122
Shared	252
For persons with disabilities	6
All toilets	512

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	566
Without water	207
All faucets	773

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	91
School Garden	78
Temporary Perimeter Fence	72
Playground	67
Exit Gate	48
Permanent Perimeter Fence	47
Solar Panel	47
Offices	32
Computer Room	27
Faculty Room	26
Library/Learning Resource Center	24
Supply Room	20
Conference Room	15
Covered Court	14
Data File Room/Records Room	9
Clinic	6
Paved Pathway	6
Flood Marker	5
Home Economic Room	4
Roofing	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	4
Gymnasium	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Canteen	2
Youth Development Center	1

Districts

11 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Basilan, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Lamitan East	1	46	1	46.0
Lantawan	39	18,561	465	36.0
Maluso East	13	4,488	152	29.5
Maluso West	8	4,411	143	30.2
Pilas	13	2,805	54	51.9
Sumisip East	17	4,622	116	39.8
Sumisip North	15	4,043	111	36.4
Sumisip South	14	4,060	64	63.4
Tipo-Tipo East	22	4,182	98	34.3
Tipo-Tipo West	21	5,443	149	36.5
Tuburan	27	6,596	160	40.4

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Basilan 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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