Schools Division of Palawan

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

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

Summary

Among the seven schools divisions of Region IV-B, Palawan has the most learners, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 891 schools held 262,521 learners, with another 6,592 in ALS, and its public schools had 10,341 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 1.8%, private schools fell 3.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 25.6%.

Of its learners in schools, 96% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 3% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 830 reporting public schools, 633 (76%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B, while 48 (6%) have no electricity and 24 (3%) have no water.

Its 35 districts are listed, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 891; Up 9 from SY 2023-24; 830 public, 60 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 365; Up 26 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 269,113; Down 5,311 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 10,341; Up 371 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 8,306; Up 134 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palawan has the most learners of the 7 schools divisions in Region IV-B, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.8%, private schools fell 3.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 25.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally), 3% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Roxas National Comprehensive High School (3,952 learners), Brooke's Point National High School (3,124 learners) and Bataraza National High School (2,787 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Brookes Point United Methodist Elementary School (+38%) and fell most at San Francisco Javier College (−23%), 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 Salang National High School, with 144 learners per classroom.
Of the 830 reporting public schools, 48 (6%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region IV-B; 24 (3%) have no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 633 (76%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 830 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱690.2 million. Across the 816 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,848 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 269,113 learners, 262,521 in schools and 6,592 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	269,113
In schools	262,521
In community learning centers (ALS)	6,592
Male	136,093
Female	132,749
Not broken down by sex	271

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 271 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	152,067	4,255	110	0	156,432
Junior High School	70,590	2,918	128	0	73,636
Senior High School	30,287	1,858	59	0	32,204
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	454	454
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,319	1,319
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	4,797	4,797

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 271 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10,096	9,327	19,423
Grade 1	11,810	10,635	22,445
Grade 2	11,748	10,698	22,446
Grade 3	12,032	11,043	23,075
Grade 4	12,188	11,364	23,552
Grade 5	11,387	10,354	21,741
Grade 6	11,942	11,569	23,511
Grade 7	10,763	10,632	21,395
Grade 8	8,215	8,414	16,629
Grade 9	8,747	9,263	18,010
Grade 10	8,525	9,068	17,593
Grade 11	8,098	8,925	17,023
Grade 12	7,193	7,988	15,181
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	139	100	239
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	6	3	9
ALS Basic Literacy Program	201	253	454
ALS A&E elementary	666	653	1,319
ALS A&E secondary	2,337	2,460	4,797
Broken down by grade	136,093	132,749	268,842

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	18,583
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	13,627
Arts and Design	31
Sports	46
All tracks	32,287

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	202	191	393
Elementary	2,575	2,553	5,128
Junior High School	26	24	50
All	2,803	2,768	5,571

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,651	3,400	7,051
Elementary	24,093	22,729	46,822
Junior High School	10,300	11,292	21,592
Senior High School	3,227	3,876	7,103
All	41,271	41,297	82,568

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	1	2
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	0	2
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	9	10	19
Open High School Program	275	318	593
Other School-Initiated Intervention	30	27	57
All	317	356	673

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 891 schools and 365 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	830
Private schools	60
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	365
All	1,256

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	670
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	22
Kindergarten to Grade 12	9
Junior high only	89
Junior and senior high	99
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	365

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	830
Community learning centers (ALS)	365
Non-sectarian	56
Sectarian	4
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 10,341 teachers and 1,472 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	10,341
Non-teaching personnel	1,472
All personnel	11,813

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,908
Junior High School	3,229
Senior High School	1,204
All teachers	10,341

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	25.7
Junior High School	21.9
Senior High School	25.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 8,306 classrooms and 9,748 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 8,306
Seats (approximate): 181,259
Toilets: 9,748
Functional computers: 29,212
Faucets: 16,950; 12,001 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	4,792	2,416	1,098
Learners per classroom	31.7	29.2	27.6
Seats (approximate)	109,129	53,698	18,432
Learners per seat	1.4	1.3	1.6
Toilets	5,640	2,844	1,264
Learners per toilet	27.0	24.8	24.0
Functional computers	11,003	12,363	5,846
Learners per computer	13.8	5.7	5.2

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	626	22
Junior High School	189	5
Senior High School	95	3

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	No electricity supply
Elementary	303	277	30	38
Junior High School	108	62	13	11
Senior High School	59	25	8	6

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	123	525
Junior High School	69	125
Senior High School	41	57

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,112
Male	1,873
Shared	5,195
For persons with disabilities	568
All toilets	9,748

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	12,001
Without water	4,949
All faucets	16,950

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	776
School Garden	720
Temporary Perimeter Fence	714
Playground	681
Exit Gate	552
Solar Panel	446
Offices	421
Computer Room	279
Library/Learning Resource Center	220
Clinic	199
Covered Court	199
Faculty Room	195
Permanent Perimeter Fence	161
Canteen	156
Supply Room	129
Paved Pathway	108
Conference Room	101
Data File Room/Records Room	99
Home Economic Room	91
Science Laboratory	90
Industrial Arts Room	47
Roofing	45
Student Co-Curricular Center	38
Flood Marker	18
Gymnasium	16
Youth Development Center	9
Speech Laboratory	2
Bike Rack	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Palawan, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aborlan Central	27	6,549	276	21.8
Aborlan East	13	3,065	148	20.0
Aborlan West	10	1,649	85	19.4
Agutaya	11	3,170	159	19.5
Araceli (Araceli-Dumaran)	22	3,807	189	20.1
Balabac	45	12,789	446	28.7
Bataraza District I	30	12,411	450	27.6
Bataraza District II	28	13,301	399	29.9
Brooke's Point II (S. Espanola)	37	10,974	458	23.5
Busuanga	25	6,795	234	29.0
Caganyancillo	9	1,362	79	17.2
Coron Coastal	20	11,317	326	32.1
Coron Inland	31	7,163	249	28.8
Culion	26	5,378	224	22.5
Cuyo	23	6,240	279	20.0
Dumaran Island District	15	2,021	129	15.7
Dumaran Mainland District	32	4,387	236	18.6
El Nido del Norte	22	6,366	253	25.2
El Nido del Sur	22	8,836	264	32.3
Linapacan	17	4,579	183	25.0
Magsaysay	19	2,354	138	15.7
Narra District I	26	8,396	333	23.6
Narra District II	33	13,289	435	28.6
North Brooke's Point	23	8,106	345	23.5
Quezon North	30	12,791	525	23.9
Quezon South	27	6,079	294	20.0
Rizal	51	15,999	572	27.7
Roxas Central	22	10,496	453	22.6
Roxas North	19	3,042	156	19.5
Roxas South	27	4,986	276	18.0
San Vicente	33	9,042	384	23.3
South Brooke's Point	32	13,271	446	27.1
Taytay I	39	11,132	429	24.4
Taytay II	26	6,897	319	21.2
Taytay III	19	4,482	170	23.8

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

About this data

271 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 Palawan 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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