Schools in Candelaria East, SDO Quezon

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

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

Summary

Candelaria East, which runs 24 schools in SY 2024-25, has the second most learners of the 43 districts in Quezon, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.9%, while private schools grew 6.1%.

Public schools held 81% of its 21,567 learners in SY 2024-25, against 85% nationally, and private schools held 19%, against 14% nationally. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pahinga Norte Elementary School, with one classroom for every 72 learners.

Next on the page, each school is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 24; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 6 private
Learners: 21,567; Down 470 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 615; Up 11 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 396; Down 28 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Candelaria East has the 2nd most learners of the 43 districts in Quezon, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.9% and private schools grew 6.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 81% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 19% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Sta. Catalina National High School (2,785 learners), Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, Candelaria, Inc. (2,641 learners) and Dolores Macasaet National High School (2,103 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at GRABSUM School, Inc. (+24%) and fell most at Kinatihan II Elementary School (−12%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pahinga Norte Elementary School, with 72 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱28.9 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,241 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 21,567 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	21,567
Male	10,971
Female	10,596

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	10,633	836	11,469
Junior High School	4,785	1,489	6,274
Senior High School	1,981	1,843	3,824

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	708	616	1,324
Grade 1	851	824	1,675
Grade 2	842	798	1,640
Grade 3	980	927	1,907
Grade 4	823	789	1,612
Grade 5	780	657	1,437
Grade 6	897	854	1,751
Grade 7	914	904	1,818
Grade 8	647	634	1,281
Grade 9	754	771	1,525
Grade 10	787	856	1,643
Grade 11	937	955	1,892
Grade 12	972	960	1,932
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	75	48	123
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	4	3	7
All grades	10,971	10,596	21,567

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,687
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,137
All tracks	3,824

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Female	Total
Elementary	1	1
Junior High School	1	1
All	2	2

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	2	3
Open High School Program	0	1	1
All	1	3	4

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	18
Private schools	6
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 615 teachers and 67 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	615
Non-teaching personnel	67
All personnel	682

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	327
Junior High School	205
Senior High School	83
All teachers	615

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	32.5
Junior High School	23.3
Senior High School	23.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 396 classrooms and 520 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 396
Seats (approximate): 11,907
Toilets: 520
Functional computers: 1,314
Faucets: 1,456; 1,241 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	234	114	48
Learners per classroom	45.4	42.0	41.3
Seats (approximate)	8,024	2,972	911
Learners per seat	1.3	1.6	2.2
Toilets	374	104	42
Learners per toilet	28.4	46.0	47.2
Functional computers	142	491	681
Learners per computer	74.9	9.8	2.9

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	15	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	15
Junior High School	3
Senior High School	3

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	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	103
Male	65
Shared	335
For persons with disabilities	17
All toilets	520

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	1,241
Without water	215
All faucets	1,456

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	18
Offices	18
Covered Court	17
Exit Gate	17
School Garden	17
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Computer Room	15
Playground	12
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Canteen	9
Clinic	9
Home Economic Room	6
Paved Pathway	5
Roofing	5
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Supply Room	4
Conference Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Faculty Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Bike Rack	1
Gymnasium	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Candelaria East, SDO Quezon in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Candelaria East, SDO Quezon: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Blessed Children Foundational Learning Center Inc.	Private	21	Not reported	Not reported
Dolores Macasaet National High School	Public	2,103	80	50
Dr. Panfilo Castro National High School (Formerly Bukal Sur NHS-Mangilag Annex)	Public	1,878	94	46
GRABSUM School, Inc.	Private	1,062	Not reported	Not reported
Headstart Christian Learning Institute, Inc.	Private	392	Not reported	Not reported
Kinatihan I Elementary School	Public	370	12	15
Kinatihan II Elementary School	Public	385	14	15
Malabanban Norte Elementary School	Public	1,066	32	16
Malabanban Sur Elementary School	Public	906	26	22
Mangilag Norte Elementary School	Public	322	10	11
Mangilag Sur Elementary School	Public	1,527	44	25
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, Candelaria, Inc.	Private	2,641	Not reported	Not reported
Masalukot IV Elementary School	Public	96	7	7
Masalukot V Elementary School	Public	133	8	8
Mayabobo Elementary School	Public	296	11	6
Nadres and Virtucio Elementary School	Public	379	12	14
Pahinga Norte Elementary School	Public	1,798	54	25
Pahinga Sur Elementary School	Public	528	16	16
San Andres Elementary School	Public	721	22	21
Santa Catalina CS	Public	1,434	40	16
Sta. Catalina National High School	Public	2,785	114	66
Sta. Catalina Norte Elementary School	Public	672	19	17
The Molino Institute of Science and Technology Inc.	Private	24	Not reported	Not reported
Trinity Christian Academy Incorporated	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported

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 Candelaria East, SDO Quezon exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Candelaria East, SDO Quezon 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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