Schools in Basco, SDO Batanes

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

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

Summary

Basco has the most learners of the five districts in Batanes, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its eight schools held 2,233 learners, not counting ALS, and 161 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24, while public schools fell 3.0% and private schools fell 4.9%.

Of those learners, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally). Batanes Nat"l Science High School is the largest school in the district, with 968 learners, and has the most crowded public classrooms, at 25 learners per classroom. The seven public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱7.4 million. Across the seven with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,125 for each learner. All seven reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet.

The eight schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 8; No change from SY 2023-24; 7 public, 1 private
Learners: 2,233; Down 71 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 161; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 120; Down 6 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Basco has the most learners of the 5 districts in Batanes, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0% and private schools fell 4.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Batanes Nat"l Science High School (968 learners), Basco Central School (637 learners) and Diptan Elementary School (260 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Batanes Nat"l Science High School, with 25 learners per classroom.
Of the 7 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 7 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱7.4 million. Across the 7 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,125 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,233 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,233
Male	1,185
Female	1,048

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	1,038	84	1,122
Junior High School	662	12	674
Senior High School	396	41	437

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	61	73	134
Grade 1	76	100	176
Grade 2	92	57	149
Grade 3	82	71	153
Grade 4	102	84	186
Grade 5	97	58	155
Grade 6	92	66	158
Grade 7	95	88	183
Grade 8	53	67	120
Grade 9	90	91	181
Grade 10	97	93	190
Grade 11	115	89	204
Grade 12	125	108	233
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	8	3	11
All grades	1,185	1,048	2,233

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	437
All tracks	437

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	50	64	114
Elementary	504	398	902
Junior High School	307	313	620
Senior High School	227	187	414
All	1,088	962	2,050

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 8 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	7
Private schools	1
All	8

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	4
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	7
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 161 teachers and 37 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	161
Non-teaching personnel	37
All personnel	198

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	88
Junior High School	51
Senior High School	22
All teachers	161

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	11.8
Junior High School	13.0
Senior High School	18.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 120 classrooms and 101 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 120
Seats (approximate): 1,574
Toilets: 101
Functional computers: 654
Faucets: 166; 154 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	68	34	18
Learners per classroom	15.3	19.5	22.0
Seats (approximate)	781	485	308
Learners per seat	1.3	1.4	1.3
Toilets	51	32	18
Learners per toilet	20.4	20.7	22.0
Functional computers	243	330	81
Learners per computer	4.3	2.0	4.9

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	5	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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
Elementary	5
Junior High School	3
Senior High School	2

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	5	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	37
Male	19
Shared	44
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	101

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	154
Without water	12
All faucets	166

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

List of schools

Every school in Basco, SDO Batanes in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Basco, SDO Batanes: 8 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Basco Central School	Public	637	45	32
Batanes Gen. Comp. High School	Public	39	13	12
Batanes Nat"l Science High School	Public	968	58	38
Chanarian Elementary School	Public	33	9	5
Diptan Elementary School	Public	260	19	15
Saint Dominic College of Batanes, Inc.	Private	137	Not reported	Not reported
Tukon Elementary School	Public	20	4	3
Valugan Integrated School	Public	139	13	15

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.

The figures for Basco, SDO Batanes exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Basco, SDO Batanes 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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