Schools Division of Mandaue 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

Mandaue City has the fifth most learners of the 12 schools divisions in Region VII, and the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 86 schools held 85,932 learners in schools, with another 1,409 in ALS, and it had 2,492 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.8%, while private schools fell 4.3%. Of the learners in schools, 76% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 24% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Paknaan National High School, where there is one classroom for every 123 learners. Next on the page, its four districts are listed, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 86; Down 3 from SY 2023-24; 48 public, 38 private
Community learning centers: 34; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 87,341; Down 2,728 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,492; Up 44 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,314; Down 20 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mandaue City has the 5th most learners of the 12 schools divisions in Region VII, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.8% and private schools fell 4.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 76% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 24% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu & Mandaue (Uclm) (3,880 learners), Paknaan Elementary School (3,787 learners) and Mandaue City CS (3,733 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Center for Healthcare Professions, Cebu, Inc. (+80%) and fell most at Cebu Doctors' University (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Paknaan National High School, with 123 learners per classroom.
Of the 48 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 48 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱101.3 million. Across the 45 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,301 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 87,341 learners, 85,932 in schools and 1,409 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	87,341
In schools	85,932
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,409
Male	44,622
Female	42,457
Not broken down by sex	262

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 262 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	38,876	5,961	0	44,837
Junior High School	20,239	4,692	0	24,931
Senior High School	6,175	9,730	0	15,905
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	31	31
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	326	326
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,049	1,049

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 262 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,873	2,817	5,690
Grade 1	3,243	3,053	6,296
Grade 2	3,359	3,036	6,395
Grade 3	3,656	3,379	7,035
Grade 4	3,327	3,139	6,466
Grade 5	3,007	2,937	5,944
Grade 6	3,529	3,357	6,886
Grade 7	3,467	3,434	6,901
Grade 8	2,783	2,587	5,370
Grade 9	3,163	2,922	6,085
Grade 10	3,234	3,341	6,575
Grade 11	3,962	3,975	7,937
Grade 12	4,038	3,930	7,968
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	84	41	125
ALS Basic Literacy Program	24	7	31
ALS A&E elementary	248	78	326
ALS A&E secondary	625	424	1,049
Broken down by grade	44,622	42,457	87,079

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	11,964
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,905
Arts and Design	9
Sports	50
All tracks	15,928

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	11	14
Elementary	38	38	76
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	42	49	91

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	8	5	13
Junior High School	3	7	10
Senior High School	2	2	4
All	13	14	27

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1
All	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 86 schools and 34 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	48
Private schools	38
Community learning centers (ALS)	34
All	120

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	37
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	9
Kindergarten to Grade 12	15
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	13
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	34

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	48
Community learning centers (ALS)	34
Non-sectarian	29
Sectarian	9

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,492 teachers and 172 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,492
Non-teaching personnel	172
All personnel	2,664

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,317
Junior High School	947
Senior High School	228
All teachers	2,492

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	29.5
Junior High School	21.4
Senior High School	27.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,314 classrooms and 1,650 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,314
Seats (approximate): 56,655
Toilets: 1,650
Functional computers: 13,686
Faucets: 2,390; 2,197 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	840	350	124
Learners per classroom	46.3	57.8	49.8
Seats (approximate)	34,681	15,677	6,297
Learners per seat	1.1	1.3	1.0
Toilets	1,174	365	111
Learners per toilet	33.1	55.5	55.6
Functional computers	6,694	5,066	1,926
Learners per computer	5.8	4.0	3.2

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	27	0
Junior High School	21	0
Senior High School	13	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	27	0
Junior High School	20	1
Senior High School	13	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	27	0
Junior High School	21	0
Senior High School	12	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	368
Male	285
Shared	918
For persons with disabilities	79
All toilets	1,650

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	2,197
Without water	193
All faucets	2,390

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	48
Exit Gate	48
Permanent Perimeter Fence	44
School Garden	42
Computer Room	41
Offices	39
Library/Learning Resource Center	37
Home Economic Room	31
Paved Pathway	30
Covered Court	29
Science Laboratory	25
Clinic	20
Data File Room/Records Room	17
Supply Room	17
Speech Laboratory	16
Solar Panel	14
Conference Room	7
Playground	7
Industrial Arts Room	6
Faculty Room	5
Temporary Perimeter Fence	5
Bike Rack	4
Roofing	3
Canteen	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Gymnasium	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Mandaue City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Mandaue City Central District	28	19,740	538	26.2
Mandaue City North District	17	22,902	793	27.5
Mandaue City South District	14	13,565	401	22.7
Mandaue City West District	27	29,725	760	26.9

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

About this data

262 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 Mandaue 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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