Schools Division of General Santos 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

Among the eight schools divisions in Region XII, General Santos City has the fourth most learners, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25, its 165 schools held 178,897 learners, with another 3,203 in ALS.

Enrollment in schools fell 1.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.1%, while private schools grew 5.0% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%. Public schools hold 86% of learners in schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 13%, against 14%.

Of the 105 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, while one (1%) has no internet, against 22% in Region XII. Next on the page are its 15 districts and the figures broken down by sector and level, with charts and tables.

Schools: 165; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 105 public, 59 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 198; Down 6 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 182,100; Down 3,111 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 5,144; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,434; Down 176 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

General Santos City has the 4th most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region XII, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1%, private schools grew 5.0% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally), 13% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are General Santos City National High School (12,126 learners), Fatima National High School (6,896 learners) and H.N. Cahilsot Central Elementary School (4,132 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Joji Ilagan International School of Hotel and Tourism Management (+29%) and fell most at King Solomon Institute Academy Inc. (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Conel Central Elementary School, with 81 learners per classroom.
Of the 105 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (1%) has no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 105 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱233.3 million. Across the 104 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,216 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 182,100 learners, 178,897 in schools and 3,203 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	182,100
In schools	178,897
In community learning centers (ALS)	3,203
Male	92,501
Female	89,322
Not broken down by sex	277

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 277 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	91,036	7,036	0	0	98,072
Junior High School	45,881	5,427	516	0	51,824
Senior High School	17,228	11,180	316	0	28,724
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	155	155
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	597	597
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	2,451	2,451

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 277 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,267	5,819	12,086
Grade 1	7,008	6,606	13,614
Grade 2	7,902	7,214	15,116
Grade 3	7,532	6,973	14,505
Grade 4	7,049	6,596	13,645
Grade 5	7,144	6,715	13,859
Grade 6	7,610	7,262	14,872
Grade 7	7,363	7,118	14,481
Grade 8	5,769	5,662	11,431
Grade 9	6,146	6,428	12,574
Grade 10	6,453	6,826	13,279
Grade 11	7,435	7,773	15,208
Grade 12	6,698	6,818	13,516
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	244	131	375
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	37	22	59
ALS Basic Literacy Program	87	68	155
ALS A&E elementary	369	228	597
ALS A&E secondary	1,388	1,063	2,451
Broken down by grade	92,501	89,322	181,823

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	19,745
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	8,884
Arts and Design	171
Sports	107
All tracks	28,907

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	467	405	872
Elementary	3,154	3,002	6,156
Junior High School	657	680	1,337
All	4,278	4,087	8,365

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	361	333	694
Elementary	2,551	2,419	4,970
Junior High School	1,199	1,430	2,629
Senior High School	463	794	1,257
All	4,574	4,976	9,550

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Open High School Program	225	267	492
Other School-Initiated Intervention	11	2	13
All	238	269	507

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 165 schools and 198 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	105
Private schools	59
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	198
All	363

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	98
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	17
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	28
Senior high only	13
Community learning centers (ALS)	198

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	198
DepEd managed	105
Non-sectarian	39
Sectarian	20
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 5,144 teachers and 354 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	5,144
Non-teaching personnel	354
All personnel	5,498

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,715
Junior High School	1,863
Senior High School	566
All teachers	5,144

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	33.5
Junior High School	24.6
Senior High School	30.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,434 classrooms and 4,756 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,434
Seats (approximate): 138,849
Toilets: 4,756
Functional computers: 9,763
Faucets: 8,821; 7,566 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	1,840	1,162	432
Learners per classroom	49.5	39.5	39.9
Seats (approximate)	78,142	44,550	16,157
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	1.1
Toilets	2,820	1,420	516
Learners per toilet	32.3	32.3	33.4
Functional computers	4,832	3,137	1,794
Learners per computer	18.8	14.6	9.6

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	77	0
Junior High School	28	1
Senior High School	25	2

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	76	1
Junior High School	29	0
Senior High School	27	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	76	1
Junior High School	29	0
Senior High School	24	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,039
Male	903
Shared	2,527
For persons with disabilities	287
All toilets	4,756

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	7,566
Without water	1,255
All faucets	8,821

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	97
School Garden	96
Exit Gate	80
Offices	79
Covered Court	73
Permanent Perimeter Fence	71
Playground	67
Temporary Perimeter Fence	49
Computer Room	43
Library/Learning Resource Center	36
Clinic	34
Home Economic Room	31
Science Laboratory	29
Data File Room/Records Room	21
Supply Room	19
Gymnasium	17
Solar Panel	15
Faculty Room	13
Conference Room	12
Paved Pathway	12
Canteen	9
Roofing	9
Industrial Arts Room	7
Flood Marker	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Youth Development Center	3
Bike Rack	1
Speech Laboratory	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO General Santos City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Acharon	6	8,435	212	37.7
Apopong	12	17,677	521	33.1
Buayan	8	6,165	224	27.5
Bula	6	7,262	183	28.9
Cahilsot	4	19,397	705	26.3
Conel	16	12,352	367	31.8
General Santos City North District	38	27,577	530	29.4
General Santos City South District	9	7,135	142	30.2
General Santos City West District	5	7,759	319	23.8
Katangawan	14	8,497	297	27.8
Labangal	8	9,276	279	30.3
North Fatima	3	5,925	172	34.5
Pedro Acharon	8	16,166	379	31.9
South Fatima	20	13,265	447	29.7
Tambler	8	12,009	367	32.6

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

About this data

277 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 General Santos 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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