Schools Division of Island Garden City of Samal

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 Island Garden City of Samal, 95% of learners in schools are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 5% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. In SY 2024-25 its 86 schools held 30,315 learners, with another 1,389 in ALS, and 1,174 public teachers worked in them. Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 2.1%.

Of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, Island Garden City of Samal has the 11th most learners and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 75 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but 17 (23%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.

The page lists its three districts and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 86; No change from SY 2023-24; 75 public, 11 private
Community learning centers: 65; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 31,704; Down 855 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,174; Up 45 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 919; Up 11 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Island Garden City of Samal has the 11th most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 2.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Nieves Villarica National High School (3,308 learners), Angel Villarica Central Elementary School (2,313 learners) and Peñaplata Central Elementary School SPED Center (1,225 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Tagluno Elementary School (+10%) and fell most at Camudmud Elementary School (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Angel Villarica Central Elementary School, with 68 learners per classroom.
Of the 75 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 17 (23%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 75 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱73.2 million. Across the 75 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,002 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 31,704 learners, 30,315 in schools and 1,389 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	31,704
In schools	30,315
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,389
Male	16,296
Female	15,349
Not broken down by sex	59

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 59 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	16,568	523	0	17,091
Junior High School	8,085	626	0	8,711
Senior High School	4,071	383	0	4,454
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	23	23
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	286	286
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,080	1,080

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 59 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,073	946	2,019
Grade 1	1,221	1,122	2,343
Grade 2	1,299	1,170	2,469
Grade 3	1,349	1,240	2,589
Grade 4	1,329	1,187	2,516
Grade 5	1,280	1,164	2,444
Grade 6	1,282	1,259	2,541
Grade 7	1,289	1,195	2,484
Grade 8	951	963	1,914
Grade 9	1,049	1,110	2,159
Grade 10	1,014	1,137	2,151
Grade 11	1,183	1,157	2,340
Grade 12	1,049	1,065	2,114
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	120	50	170
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
ALS Basic Literacy Program	12	11	23
ALS A&E elementary	186	100	286
ALS A&E secondary	608	472	1,080
Broken down by grade	16,296	15,349	31,645

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,345
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,136
All tracks	4,481

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	115	111	226
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	118	111	229

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	241	236	477
Elementary	1,644	1,509	3,153
Junior High School	920	942	1,862
Senior High School	427	384	811
All	3,232	3,071	6,303

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	2	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	3	0	3
All	6	2	8

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 86 schools and 65 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	75
Private schools	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	65
All	151

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	53
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	3
Junior and senior high	21
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	65

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	75
Community learning centers (ALS)	65
Sectarian	7
Non-sectarian	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,174 teachers and 150 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,174
Non-teaching personnel	150
All personnel	1,324

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	604
Junior High School	381
Senior High School	189
All teachers	1,174

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	27.4
Junior High School	21.2
Senior High School	21.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 919 classrooms and 923 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 919
Seats (approximate): 21,138
Toilets: 923
Functional computers: 2,333
Faucets: 1,526; 1,373 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	470	294	155
Learners per classroom	35.3	27.5	26.3
Seats (approximate)	10,057	7,133	3,948
Learners per seat	1.7	1.1	1.0
Toilets	538	238	147
Learners per toilet	30.8	34.0	27.7
Functional computers	504	1,211	618
Learners per computer	32.9	6.7	6.6

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	51	0
Junior High School	24	0
Senior High School	23	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	47	4	0
Junior High School	22	1	1
Senior High School	21	1	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	36	15
Junior High School	21	3
Senior High School	18	5

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	152
Male	134
Shared	585
For persons with disabilities	52
All toilets	923

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	1,373
Without water	153
All faucets	1,526

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	60
School Garden	58
Playground	51
Temporary Perimeter Fence	46
Exit Gate	45
Offices	40
Library/Learning Resource Center	33
Computer Room	29
Faculty Room	25
Permanent Perimeter Fence	25
Clinic	21
Science Laboratory	20
Home Economic Room	19
Covered Court	15
Conference Room	13
Data File Room/Records Room	9
Supply Room	9
Canteen	8
Gymnasium	7
Youth Development Center	7
Solar Panel	6
Student Co-Curricular Center	6
Flood Marker	4
Industrial Arts Room	4
Paved Pathway	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Island Garden City of Samal, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Babak	31	14,497	512	25.6
Kaputian	29	8,768	375	23.4
Samal	26	7,050	287	24.1

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

About this data

59 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 Island Garden City of Samal 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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