Schools in South District 8, SDO Cebu City

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 public schools hold 97% of the 9,294 learners in the eight schools of South District 8, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 3%, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.5% while private schools grew 6.8%.

Among the 16 districts of Cebu City, South District 8 has the 14th most learners and the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools, with 450 public teachers. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at San Nicolas Elementary School, with 31 learners per classroom.

The school list on this page gives learners, teachers and classrooms for each of the eight schools, and the charts and tables split the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 8; No change from SY 2023-24; 6 public, 2 private
Learners: 9,294; Down 308 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 450; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 289; Down 53 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

South District 8 has the 14th most learners of the 16 districts in Cebu City, and the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.5% and private schools grew 6.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Don Carlos Gothong Memorial National High School (4,513 learners), San Nicolas Elementary School (2,637 learners) and Sawang Calero Elementary School (956 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at San Nicolas Elementary School, with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 6 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 6 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱16.1 million. Across the 6 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,585 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 9,294 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	9,294
Male	4,690
Female	4,604

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	4,386	169	4,555
Junior High School	3,257	145	3,402
Senior High School	1,337	0	1,337

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	295	330	625
Grade 1	372	331	703
Grade 2	346	332	678
Grade 3	371	352	723
Grade 4	301	278	579
Grade 5	293	278	571
Grade 6	322	296	618
Grade 7	509	465	974
Grade 8	386	382	768
Grade 9	400	391	791
Grade 10	373	496	869
Grade 11	385	354	739
Grade 12	299	299	598
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	38	20	58
All grades	4,690	4,604	9,294

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	835
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	502
All tracks	1,337

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	101	77	178

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	34	54	88
Senior High School	11	19	30
All	45	73	118

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	6
Private schools	2
All	8

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	6
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 450 teachers and 36 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	450
Non-teaching personnel	36
All personnel	486

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	144
Junior High School	251
Senior High School	55
All teachers	450

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	30.5
Junior High School	13.0
Senior High School	24.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 289 classrooms and 233 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 289
Seats (approximate): 8,796
Toilets: 233
Functional computers: 608
Faucets: 317; 243 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	125	117	47
Learners per classroom	35.1	27.8	28.5
Seats (approximate)	3,047	2,509	3,240
Learners per seat	1.4	1.3	0.4
Toilets	150	60	23
Learners per toilet	29.2	54.3	58.1
Functional computers	104	303	201
Learners per computer	42.2	10.8	6.7

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	4	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	4
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	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	4	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	74
Male	46
Shared	104
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	233

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	243
Without water	74
All faucets	317

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

List of schools

Every school in South District 8, SDO Cebu City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in South District 8, SDO Cebu City: 8 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Cebu City Don Carlos A. Gothong Mem. Elementary School	Public	627	17	3
Don Carlos Gothong Memorial National High School	Public	4,513	298	159
San Nicolas Elementary School	Public	2,637	87	84
Sawang Calero Elementary School	Public	956	32	31
St. Mary's Academy of San Nicholas, Inc.	Private	223	Not reported	Not reported
Tagba-O Elementary School	Public	166	8	7
Tagba-O National High School	Public	81	8	5
YLAC San Nicolas Cebu City Foundation, Inc.	Private	91	Not reported	Not reported

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 South District 8, SDO Cebu City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for South District 8, SDO Cebu City 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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