Schools in Samal, 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

Samal, a school district in Island Garden City of Samal, has the third most learners of the three districts there and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 26 schools held 7,050 learners, and its public schools had 287 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 4.0%, while private schools fell 7.7%.

Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 2% are in private schools against 14%. The most crowded public classrooms are at Tagbay Elementary School, with 40 learners per classroom, leaving out two schools whose figures are under review.

The page lists the 26 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 26; No change from SY 2023-24; 24 public, 2 private
Learners: 7,050; Down 299 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 287; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 282; Up 19 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Samal has the 3rd most learners of the 3 districts in Island Garden City of Samal, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.0% and private schools fell 7.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Peñaplata Central Elementary School SPED Center (1,225 learners), Samal National High School (868 learners) and Del Monte National High School (388 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Tagluno Elementary School (+10%) and fell most at Del Monte National High School (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tagbay Elementary School, with 40 learners per classroom.
Of the 24 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (13%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 24 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱19.5 million. Across the 24 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,100 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,050 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,050
Male	3,658
Female	3,381
Not broken down by sex	11

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 11 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	4,410	0	4,410
Junior High School	1,854	0	1,854
Senior High School	631	144	775

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 11 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	264	246	510
Grade 1	310	305	615
Grade 2	345	303	648
Grade 3	350	296	646
Grade 4	347	291	638
Grade 5	363	307	670
Grade 6	289	335	624
Grade 7	259	246	505
Grade 8	212	206	418
Grade 9	258	218	476
Grade 10	222	233	455
Grade 11	205	192	397
Grade 12	192	186	378
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	42	17	59
Broken down by grade	3,658	3,381	7,039

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	400
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	386
All tracks	786

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	32	29	61

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	87	76	163
Elementary	494	456	950
Junior High School	245	239	484
Senior High School	99	95	194
All	925	866	1,791

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 26 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	24
Private schools	2
All	26

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	17
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	24
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 287 teachers and 43 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	287
Non-teaching personnel	43
All personnel	330

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	169
Junior High School	86
Senior High School	32
All teachers	287

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	26.1
Junior High School	21.6
Senior High School	19.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 282 classrooms and 302 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 282
Seats (approximate): 6,762
Toilets: 302
Functional computers: 575
Faucets: 536; 511 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	173	73	36
Learners per classroom	25.5	25.4	17.5
Seats (approximate)	2,511	2,736	1,515
Learners per seat	1.8	0.7	0.4
Toilets	182	66	54
Learners per toilet	24.2	28.1	11.7
Functional computers	201	296	78
Learners per computer	21.9	6.3	8.1

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	17	0
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	5	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
Elementary	15	2
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	5	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	14	3
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	57
Male	56
Shared	166
For persons with disabilities	23
All toilets	302

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	511
Without water	25
All faucets	536

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	23
School Garden	23
Playground	21
Temporary Perimeter Fence	20
Exit Gate	17
Offices	12
Computer Room	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Faculty Room	9
Clinic	6
Home Economic Room	5
Science Laboratory	5
Conference Room	4
Covered Court	4
Gymnasium	4
Canteen	3
Flood Marker	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Supply Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Samal, SDO Island Garden City of Samal: 26 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aumbay Elementary School	Public	261	9	11
Aundanao Elementary School	Public	119	8	9
Catagman Elementary School	Public	180	8	5
Cawag Elementary School	Public	174	7	7
Del Monte Elementary School	Public	241	8	8
Del Monte National High School	Public	388	21	21
Guilon Elementary School	Public	265	9	8
IGB Samal Function House & Training Center	Private	78	Not reported	Not reported
Leonardo B. Canillo National High School	Public	133	5	4
Licup Elementary School	Public	146	8	7
Limao Elementary School	Public	277	10	7
Limao National High School	Public	224	15	7
Magamomo Elementary School	Public	178	8	7
Mambago-A Elementary School	Public	281	9	8
Peñaplata Central Elementary School SPED Center	Public	1,225	40	56
Samal National High School	Public	868	36	28
Samal Senior High School	Public	388	16	23
San Jose Elementary School	Public	326	11	7
San Jose National High School	Public	225	10	11
Tagbay Elementary School	Public	237	11	6
Tagbitan-Ag Elementary School	Public	225	8	11
Tagbitan-Ag National High School	Public	270	15	15
Tagdaliao Elementary School	Public	112	7	7
Tagluno Elementary School	Public	111	4	3
Tayapoc Elementary School	Public	52	4	6
University of Mindanao Peñaplata College	Private	66	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

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

Each school year's figures for Samal, 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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