Schools in Babak, SDO 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

Babak has the most learners of the three districts in Island Garden City of Samal, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 31 schools held 14,497 learners, and its public schools had 512 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, while public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 1.2%. Of the learners in schools, 91% attend public schools, against 85% nationally, and 9% attend private schools, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Angel Villarica Central Elementary School, where there is one classroom for every 68 learners. Next on the page, the schools are listed one by one with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 31; No change from SY 2023-24; 23 public, 8 private
Learners: 14,497; Down 363 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 512; Up 20 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 352; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Babak has the most learners of the 3 districts in Island Garden City of Samal, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 1.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 9% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Nieves Villarica National High School (3,308 learners), Angel Villarica Central Elementary School (2,313 learners) and Holy Cross of Babak, Inc. (768 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Little Zion Learning Center of IGACOS (+7%) and fell most at Camudmud Elementary School (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Angel Villarica Central Elementary School, with 68 learners per classroom.
Of the 23 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (9%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 23 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱29.0 million. Across the 23 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,824 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 14,497 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	14,497
Male	7,348
Female	7,149

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	7,056	510	7,566
Junior High School	3,801	626	4,427
Senior High School	2,265	239	2,504

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	495	438	933
Grade 1	538	489	1,027
Grade 2	576	524	1,100
Grade 3	577	538	1,115
Grade 4	585	542	1,127
Grade 5	536	509	1,045
Grade 6	603	560	1,163
Grade 7	681	606	1,287
Grade 8	472	484	956
Grade 9	507	558	1,065
Grade 10	511	608	1,119
Grade 11	653	668	1,321
Grade 12	578	605	1,183
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	36	20	56
All grades	7,348	7,149	14,497

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,447
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,057
All tracks	2,504

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	83	82	165
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	86	82	168

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	75	85	160
Elementary	530	506	1,036
Junior High School	323	346	669
Senior High School	169	153	322
All	1,097	1,090	2,187

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	2	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	3	0	3
All	5	2	7

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	23
Private schools	8
All	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	17
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	7
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	23
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 512 teachers and 66 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	512
Non-teaching personnel	66
All personnel	578

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	247
Junior High School	162
Senior High School	103
All teachers	512

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	28.6
Junior High School	23.5
Senior High School	22.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 352 classrooms and 365 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 352
Seats (approximate): 8,210
Toilets: 365
Functional computers: 897
Faucets: 656; 611 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	182	110	60
Learners per classroom	38.8	34.6	37.8
Seats (approximate)	4,578	1,988	1,644
Learners per seat	1.5	1.9	1.4
Toilets	198	108	59
Learners per toilet	35.6	35.2	38.4
Functional computers	157	402	338
Learners per computer	44.9	9.5	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	16	0
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	8	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	15	1	0
Junior High School	7	0	1
Senior High School	7	0	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	14	2
Junior High School	7	1
Senior High School	7	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	57
Male	48
Shared	245
For persons with disabilities	15
All toilets	365

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	611
Without water	45
All faucets	656

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	18
School Garden	17
Exit Gate	14
Offices	14
Playground	12
Computer Room	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Clinic	8
Faculty Room	7
Science Laboratory	7
Home Economic Room	6
Covered Court	5
Conference Room	3
Gymnasium	3
Supply Room	3
Youth Development Center	3
Canteen	2
Flood Marker	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Babak, SDO Island Garden City of Samal in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Babak, SDO Island Garden City of Samal: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Angel Villarica Central Elementary School	Public	2,313	78	34
Assumption Academy of Penaplata,Inc.	Private	130	Not reported	Not reported
Balet Elementary School	Public	345	13	14
Balet National High School	Public	227	17	12
Berean Christian Academy of Davao, Inc. - Samal Branch	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Caliclic Elementary School	Public	435	15	13
Camudmud Elementary School	Public	203	9	7
Cogon Elementary School	Public	540	17	14
Cogon National High School	Public	575	23	30
Emmanuel Learning Center of Island Garden City of Samal, Inc	Private	38	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Cross of Babak, Inc.	Private	768	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Name School Foundation Inc.	Private	67	Not reported	Not reported
Igacos Institute of Technology, Inc.	Private	67	Not reported	Not reported
Jose N. Cabunilas Elementary School	Public	416	13	9
Kila Elementary School	Public	76	5	4
Kinawitnon Elementary School	Public	200	8	10
Libuak Elementary School	Public	202	8	3
Little Zion Learning Center of IGACOS	Private	264	Not reported	Not reported
Mambago-B Elementary School	Public	489	15	13
Mambago-B National High School	Public	1,023	49	35
Maximo A. Arellano National High School	Public	218	16	5
Nieves Villarica National High School	Public	3,308	116	53
Prestige School of Technology, Inc.	Private	27	Not reported	Not reported
San Agustin Elementary School	Public	221	8	10
San Antonio Elementary School	Public	370	13	14
San Antonio National High School	Public	180	12	6
San Isidro Integrated School	Public	928	37	35
Sto. Niño Elementary School	Public	205	8	8
Tagpopongan Elementary School	Public	170	8	6
Tagpopongan National High School	Public	116	12	8
Toril Elementary School	Public	362	12	9

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 Babak, SDO Island Garden City of Samal exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Babak, SDO 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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