Schools in Virac South, SDO Catanduanes

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

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

Summary

Virac South has the fourth most learners of the 20 districts in Catanduanes, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 28 schools held 5,110 learners and had 264 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, while private schools fell 1.8% and public schools fell at that same rate.

Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 4% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, but four, or 15%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V.

The 28 schools are listed on the page with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 28; No change from SY 2023-24; 27 public, 1 private
Learners: 5,110; Down 137 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 264; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 256; No change from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Virac South has the 4th most learners of the 20 districts in Catanduanes, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 1.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 4% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Palta National High School (480 learners), Antipolo National High School (345 learners) and Palta Elementary School (341 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Igang Elementary School (+21%) and fell most at Pajo San Isidro Elementary School (−10%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at San Isidro Village Elementary School, with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 4 (15%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 27 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.8 million. Across the 27 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,226 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,110 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,110
Male	2,749
Female	2,340
Not broken down by sex	21

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 21 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,538	223	3,761
Junior High School	957	0	957
Senior High School	371	0	371

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 21 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	236	203	439
Grade 1	256	240	496
Grade 2	324	260	584
Grade 3	318	282	600
Grade 4	289	249	538
Grade 5	272	233	505
Grade 6	307	289	596
Grade 7	158	124	282
Grade 8	110	88	198
Grade 9	127	128	255
Grade 10	128	94	222
Grade 11	118	82	200
Grade 12	104	67	171
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2	1	3
Broken down by grade	2,749	2,340	5,089

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	226
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	162
All tracks	388

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

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 28 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	27
Private schools	1
All	28

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	24
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	27
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 264 teachers and 41 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	264
Non-teaching personnel	41
All personnel	305

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	178
Junior High School	58
Senior High School	28
All teachers	264

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	19.9
Junior High School	16.5
Senior High School	13.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 256 classrooms and 296 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 256
Seats (approximate): 2,305
Toilets: 296
Functional computers: 623
Faucets: 694; 587 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	184	50	22
Learners per classroom	19.2	19.1	16.9
Seats (approximate)	1,539	600	166
Learners per seat	2.3	1.6	2.2
Toilets	222	53	21
Learners per toilet	15.9	18.1	17.7
Functional computers	175	263	185
Learners per computer	20.2	3.6	2.0

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	23	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	23	0
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	3	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	20	3
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	3	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	38
Male	34
Shared	223
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	296

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	587
Without water	107
All faucets	694

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	25
Playground	24
School Garden	23
Offices	22
Permanent Perimeter Fence	22
Exit Gate	21
Temporary Perimeter Fence	21
Computer Room	18
Covered Court	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Home Economic Room	7
Canteen	6
Paved Pathway	6
Conference Room	5
Clinic	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Solar Panel	3
Faculty Room	2
Flood Marker	2
Supply Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Virac South, SDO Catanduanes in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Virac South, SDO Catanduanes: 28 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Antipolo Elementary School	Public	179	8	15
Antipolo National High School	Public	345	25	22
Balite Elementary School	Public	109	6	7
Batag Elementary School	Public	80	4	3
Buenavista Elementary School	Public	55	4	5
Calampong Elementary School	Public	47	4	2
Casoocan Elementary School	Public	88	5	5
Cavinitan Elementary School	Public	267	15	10
F. Tacorda Village Elementary School	Public	47	4	2
Hawan Elementary School	Public	119	8	8
Hawan Ilaya Elementary School	Public	91	5	5
Hawan National High School	Public	238	20	14
Igang Elementary School	Public	127	6	7
Magnesia Elementary School	Public	189	8	10
Magnesia National High School	Public	286	18	15
Marilima Elementary School	Public	68	4	4
Pajo Baguio Elementary School	Public	95	5	5
Pajo San Isidro Elementary School	Public	147	9	9
Palnab Elementary School	Public	300	11	12
Palta Elementary School	Public	341	14	15
Palta National High School	Public	480	23	21
Palta Saday Elementary School	Public	92	4	5
San Isidro Village Elementary School	Public	218	9	7
Sto. Cristo Elementary School	Public	230	9	9
Talisoy Elementary School	Public	76	4	5
Valencia Elementary School	Public	162	9	8
Ville St John School	Private	223	Not reported	Not reported
Virac Central Elementary School	Public	411	23	26

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

About this data

21 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.

The figures for Virac South, SDO Catanduanes exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Virac South, SDO Catanduanes 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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