Schools Division of Eastern Samar

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, 96% of the 102,246 learners in Eastern Samar's schools are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 4% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.5%, while private schools grew 1.8%.

Among the 13 schools divisions of Region VIII, Eastern Samar has the fourth most learners, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 466 reporting public schools, 213, or 46%, have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.

The page lists its 27 districts, and it shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 481; No change from SY 2023-24; 466 public, 15 private
Community learning centers: 151; Up 15 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 104,108; Down 3,406 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 5,193; Up 18 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 4,558; Up 16 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Eastern Samar has the 4th most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region VIII, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.5% and private schools grew 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 Dolores National High School (4,348 learners), Guiuan National High School (2,660 learners) and Dolores Central Elementary School (2,163 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Concepcion National High School (+33%) and fell most at Hapitan Elementary School (−20%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Catumsan Integrated School, with 72 learners per classroom.
Of the 466 reporting public schools, 8 (2%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region VIII; 9 (2%) have no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 213 (46%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 466 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱361.2 million. Across the 464 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,690 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 104,108 learners, 102,246 in schools and 1,862 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	104,108
In schools	102,246
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,862
Male	53,795
Female	50,165
Not broken down by sex	148

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 148 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	57,720	389	0	58,109
Junior High School	26,784	2,690	0	29,474
Senior High School	13,716	804	0	14,520
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	90	90
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	324	324
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,443	1,443

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 148 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,690	3,446	7,136
Grade 1	4,110	3,733	7,843
Grade 2	4,251	3,769	8,020
Grade 3	4,468	4,109	8,577
Grade 4	4,756	4,455	9,211
Grade 5	4,419	3,906	8,325
Grade 6	4,498	4,439	8,937
Grade 7	4,383	4,189	8,572
Grade 8	3,545	3,292	6,837
Grade 9	3,407	3,406	6,813
Grade 10	3,587	3,665	7,252
Grade 11	3,843	3,656	7,499
Grade 12	3,687	3,334	7,021
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	39	21	60
ALS Basic Literacy Program	48	42	90
ALS A&E elementary	221	103	324
ALS A&E secondary	843	600	1,443
Broken down by grade	53,795	50,165	103,960

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	9,191
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	5,425
All tracks	14,616

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	6	0	6
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	8	1	9

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	4	1	5
Junior High School	5	5	10
All	9	6	15

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	17	10	27

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 481 schools and 151 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	466
Private schools	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	151
All	632

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	407
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior high only	23
Junior and senior high	33
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	151

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	466
Community learning centers (ALS)	151
Sectarian	12
Non-sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 5,193 teachers and 775 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	5,193
Non-teaching personnel	775
All personnel	5,968

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,116
Junior High School	1,525
Senior High School	552
All teachers	5,193

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	18.5
Junior High School	17.6
Senior High School	24.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 4,558 classrooms and 5,668 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 4,558
Seats (approximate): 103,726
Toilets: 5,668
Functional computers: 7,496
Faucets: 10,134; 7,966 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	2,915	1,091	552
Learners per classroom	19.8	24.6	24.9
Seats (approximate)	62,381	30,064	11,281
Learners per seat	0.9	0.9	1.2
Toilets	3,804	1,235	629
Learners per toilet	15.2	21.7	21.8
Functional computers	2,531	3,731	1,234
Learners per computer	22.8	7.2	11.1

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	408	9
Junior High School	60	1
Senior High School	31	1

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	379	11	19	8
Junior High School	53	3	5	0
Senior High School	29	1	2	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	213	204
Junior High School	48	13
Senior High School	25	7

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,104
Male	957
Shared	3,367
For persons with disabilities	240
All toilets	5,668

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	7,966
Without water	2,168
All faucets	10,134

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	430
Playground	409
School Garden	394
Temporary Perimeter Fence	379
Permanent Perimeter Fence	268
Offices	241
Exit Gate	201
Paved Pathway	139
Computer Room	117
Library/Learning Resource Center	106
Conference Room	81
Supply Room	69
Clinic	68
Faculty Room	67
Home Economic Room	66
Solar Panel	53
Covered Court	49
Data File Room/Records Room	45
Canteen	36
Roofing	34
Science Laboratory	34
Student Co-Curricular Center	32
Industrial Arts Room	25
Youth Development Center	6
Bike Rack	4
Flood Marker	4
Gymnasium	4

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Eastern Samar, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Arteche	21	4,251	224	18.3
Balangiga-Lawaan	11	3,634	171	21.0
Balangkayan	14	2,219	129	17.2
Can-Avid	21	6,030	285	21.2
Dolores I	22	8,561	383	22.2
Dolores II	26	3,340	194	17.2
General Macarthur-Hernani	27	3,992	199	18.5
Giporlos	14	3,627	171	21.2
Guiuan East	18	7,937	248	23.2
Guiuan North	16	1,746	105	16.6
Guiuan South	20	4,181	214	19.5
Hernani	11	2,053	129	15.9
Jipapad	13	2,206	113	19.5
Lawaan	10	3,214	144	20.2
Llorente	25	5,083	284	17.3
Maslog	12	1,403	80	17.5
Maydolong	17	3,829	215	17.8
Mercedes	13	1,462	90	16.2
Oras East	23	6,071	319	18.1
Oras West	20	3,142	149	21.1
Quinapundan	22	3,522	184	19.1
Salcedo I	18	3,583	203	17.3
Salcedo II	19	1,522	119	12.8
San Julian	16	3,345	192	16.5
San Policarpo	15	4,141	195	21.2
Sulat	17	3,355	186	17.7
Taft	20	4,797	268	17.9

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

About this data

148 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.

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

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Eastern Samar 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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