Schools in Matalam South, SDO North Cotabato

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Matalam South has the fifth most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, with 10,741 learners in schools spread over its 24 schools in SY 2024-25, and its 379 public teachers give it the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Enrollment in schools fell 1.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 1.8%, while private schools grew 5.9%. Public schools hold 94% of learners in schools, compared with 85% nationally, and private schools hold 6%, compared with 14% nationally.

Leaving out three schools in Matalam South whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manupal Elementary School, with 51 learners per classroom. Of the 22 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while two (9%) have no internet, compared with 22% in Region XII. Each of its 24 schools is listed with learners, teachers and classrooms, which is the next thing to open.

Schools: 24; No change from SY 2023-24; 22 public, 2 private
Learners: 10,741; Down 153 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 379; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 249; Down 40 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Matalam South has the 5th most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.8% and private schools grew 5.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Matalam High School (Poblacion) (2,873 learners), Matalam Central Elementary School (1,437 learners) and Notre Dame of Matalam (545 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Notre Dame of Matalam (+6%) and fell most at Datu Ambel High School (−22%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manupal Elementary School, with 51 learners per classroom.
Of the 22 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (9%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 22 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱22.5 million. Across the 22 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,532 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,741 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,741
Male	5,491
Female	5,250

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	5,913	84	5,997
Junior High School	2,777	333	3,110
Senior High School	1,422	212	1,634

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	377	325	702
Grade 1	433	417	850
Grade 2	471	411	882
Grade 3	460	401	861
Grade 4	440	423	863
Grade 5	477	412	889
Grade 6	481	469	950
Grade 7	452	455	907
Grade 8	345	353	698
Grade 9	383	349	732
Grade 10	368	405	773
Grade 11	463	431	894
Grade 12	341	399	740
All grades	5,491	5,250	10,741

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,155
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	479
All tracks	1,634

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	121	107	228
Elementary	694	669	1,363
All	815	776	1,591

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	4	9
Elementary	29	22	51
Junior High School	10	11	21
Senior High School	7	5	12
All	51	42	93

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 24 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	22
Private schools	2
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	18
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	22
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 379 teachers and 41 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	379
Non-teaching personnel	41
All personnel	420

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	207
Junior High School	118
Senior High School	54
All teachers	379

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	26.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 249 classrooms and 394 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 249
Seats (approximate): 9,584
Toilets: 394
Functional computers: 437
Faucets: 523; 480 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	134	76	39
Learners per classroom	44.1	36.5	36.5
Seats (approximate)	4,257	4,196	1,131
Learners per seat	1.4	0.7	1.3
Toilets	233	111	50
Learners per toilet	25.4	25.0	28.4
Functional computers	104	253	80
Learners per computer	56.9	11.0	17.8

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	4	1
Senior High School	4	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	17
Junior High School	5
Senior High School	4

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	15	2
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	110
Male	110
Shared	173
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	394

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	480
Without water	43
All faucets	523

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Permanent Perimeter Fence	22
School Garden	22
Entrance Gate	21
Exit Gate	19
Playground	18
Covered Court	16
Paved Pathway	9
Offices	8
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Computer Room	6
Conference Room	6
Home Economic Room	5
Roofing	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Science Laboratory	4
Clinic	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Supply Room	2
Faculty Room	1
Solar Panel	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Matalam South, SDO North Cotabato in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Matalam South, SDO North Cotabato: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agustin M. Valdevieso, Sr. High School	Public	274	16	9
Central Malamote Elementary School	Public	405	14	9
Condrado B. Biscarra Elementary School	Public	151	7	6
Dalapitan Elementary School	Public	618	21	5
Dalapitan High School	Public	676	31	20
Datu Ambel High School	Public	143	4	4
Dr. Jorge O. Masa Christian School, Inc.	Private	84	Not reported	Not reported
Estado Elementary School	Public	250	8	0
F. Valdevieso Elementary School	Public	174	9	8
Ilian Elementary School	Public	171	8	7
Kidama Elementary School	Public	243	8	7
Kilada Elementary School (Matalam Central Annex ES)	Public	624	19	4
Leonard Elemantary School	Public	112	6	7
Manubuan Elementary School	Public	268	9	9
Manupal Elementary School	Public	204	8	4
Marbel Elementary School	Public	455	15	15
Marbel National High School	Public	233	15	10
Matalam Central Elementary School	Public	1,437	42	33
Matalam High School (Poblacion)	Public	2,873	106	72
New Bugasong Elementary School	Public	251	9	8
New Pandan Elementary School	Public	228	8	2
Notre Dame of Matalam	Private	545	Not reported	Not reported
Taculen-Malamote Elementary School	Public	245	11	6
West Patadon Elementary School	Public	77	5	4

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 Matalam South, SDO North Cotabato exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Matalam South, SDO North Cotabato 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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