Schools in Apopong, SDO 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

Apopong has the third most learners of the 15 districts in General Santos City, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 12 schools held 17,677 learners in SY 2024-25, with 521 public teachers on staff. Enrollment in its schools rose 0.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools grew 0.5%, while private schools fell 10.7%.

Of its learners in schools, 97% are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, and 3% are in private schools, compared with 14% nationally. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at New Society Central Elementary School, with one classroom for every 66 learners. The page lists the 12 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 12; No change from SY 2023-24; 9 public, 3 private
Learners: 17,677; Up 30 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 521; Up 58 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 340; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Apopong has the 3rd most learners of the 15 districts in General Santos City, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.5% and private schools fell 10.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are New Society Central Elementary School (3,313 learners), Lanton Elementary School (2,879 learners) and GSC Elementary School for the Arts (2,245 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at New Society Central Elementary School, with 66 learners per classroom.
Of the 9 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 9 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱24.1 million. Across the 9 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,120 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 17,677 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	17,677
Male	8,946
Female	8,693
Not broken down by sex	38

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 38 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	9,427	286	9,713
Junior High School	5,111	119	5,230
Senior High School	2,660	36	2,696

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 38 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	598	568	1,166
Grade 1	669	677	1,346
Grade 2	798	739	1,537
Grade 3	749	713	1,462
Grade 4	678	646	1,324
Grade 5	724	658	1,382
Grade 6	739	705	1,444
Grade 7	764	762	1,526
Grade 8	581	586	1,167
Grade 9	629	651	1,280
Grade 10	622	632	1,254
Grade 11	793	772	1,565
Grade 12	570	561	1,131
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	30	22	52
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
Broken down by grade	8,946	8,693	17,639

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,038
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,659
All tracks	2,697

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	29	23	52
Elementary	261	226	487
Junior High School	28	42	70
All	318	291	609

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	63	54	117
Elementary	442	412	854
Junior High School	254	268	522
Senior High School	67	111	178
All	826	845	1,671

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	27	20	47

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 12 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	9
Private schools	3
All	12

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	7
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	9
Sectarian	2
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 521 teachers and 31 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	521
Non-teaching personnel	31
All personnel	552

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	267
Junior High School	190
Senior High School	64
All teachers	521

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	35.3
Junior High School	26.9
Senior High School	41.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 340 classrooms and 476 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 340
Seats (approximate): 15,770
Toilets: 476
Functional computers: 737
Faucets: 1,036; 882 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	180	108	52
Learners per classroom	52.4	47.3	51.2
Seats (approximate)	8,144	5,401	2,225
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	1.2
Toilets	238	160	78
Learners per toilet	39.6	31.9	34.1
Functional computers	215	369	153
Learners per computer	43.9	13.9	17.4

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	6	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	6
Junior High School	3
Senior High School	3

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	6	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	131
Male	99
Shared	217
For persons with disabilities	29
All toilets	476

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	882
Without water	154
All faucets	1,036

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	9
School Garden	9
Exit Gate	6
Offices	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Covered Court	5
Playground	5
Computer Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Clinic	3
Science Laboratory	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Canteen	1
Faculty Room	1
Gymnasium	1
Home Economic Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Apopong, SDO General Santos City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Apopong, SDO General Santos City: 12 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
GSC Elementary School for the Arts	Public	2,245	56	38
Gen. Santos City High School - Lanton High School Annex	Public	2,252	69	20
Lanton Elementary School	Public	2,879	85	60
Lozano Elementary School	Public	577	17	14
Mindanao Polytechnic College	Private	37	Not reported	Not reported
Naomi's Heart Mission Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	370	Not reported	Not reported
New Society Central Elementary School	Public	3,313	89	50
New Society National High School	Public	5,314	176	129
Pao-Pao High School	Public	242	9	11
Paopao Elementary School	Public	292	12	11
Roca Alliance Nursery-Kindergarten School	Private	35	Not reported	Not reported
Sinawal Elementary School	Public	121	8	7

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

About this data

38 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 Apopong, SDO General Santos City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Apopong, SDO 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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