Schools in Dapa West, SDO Siargao

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

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

Summary

Dapa West has the second most learners of the 12 districts in Siargao, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 15 schools held 5,593 learners and 204 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools grew 2.9%, while private schools fell 26.9%.

Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 10% are in private schools against 14% nationally. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dapa Central Elementary School & SPED Center, with 32 learners per classroom. Next, the list of the 15 schools here shows learners, teachers and classrooms for each one.

Schools: 15; No change from SY 2023-24; 12 public, 3 private
Learners: 5,593; Down 55 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 204; Down 22 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 159; Down 18 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Dapa West has the 2nd most learners of the 12 districts in Siargao, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 2.9% and private schools fell 26.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dapa Central Elementary School & SPED Center (1,510 learners), Siargao Island Institute of Technology, Inc. (473 learners) and Catabaan Elementary School (182 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dapa Central Elementary School & SPED Center, with 32 learners per classroom.
Of the 12 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (25%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 12 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱12.8 million. Across the 12 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,990 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,593 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,593
Male	2,762
Female	2,831

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	2,408	67	2,475
Junior High School	1,932	0	1,932
Senior High School	713	473	1,186

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	134	139	273
Grade 1	214	176	390
Grade 2	179	184	363
Grade 3	198	174	372
Grade 4	171	184	355
Grade 5	179	174	353
Grade 6	174	179	353
Grade 7	268	272	540
Grade 8	241	220	461
Grade 9	199	247	446
Grade 10	227	258	485
Grade 11	290	295	585
Grade 12	277	324	601
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	11	5	16
All grades	2,762	2,831	5,593

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	714
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	472
All tracks	1,186

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	10	6	16

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3
Junior High School	1	2	3
Senior High School	2	3	5
All	5	6	11

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Total
Distance Education	1	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	1
All	2	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 15 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	12
Private schools	3
All	15

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	12
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 204 teachers and 39 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	204
Non-teaching personnel	39
All personnel	243

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	111
Junior High School	71
Senior High School	22
All teachers	204

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	21.7
Junior High School	27.2
Senior High School	32.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 159 classrooms and 212 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 159
Seats (approximate): 3,270
Toilets: 212
Functional computers: 492
Faucets: 331; 270 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	93	49	17
Learners per classroom	25.9	39.4	41.9
Seats (approximate)	756	1,915	599
Learners per seat	3.2	1.0	1.2
Toilets	123	65	24
Learners per toilet	19.6	29.7	29.7
Functional computers	165	232	95
Learners per computer	14.6	8.3	7.5

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	10	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	10
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	1

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	7	3
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	48
Male	36
Shared	111
For persons with disabilities	17
All toilets	212

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	270
Without water	61
All faucets	331

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	10
Playground	9
School Garden	9
Offices	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Paved Pathway	6
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Computer Room	3
Exit Gate	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Canteen	2
Clinic	2
Covered Court	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Conference Room	1
Solar Panel	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Dapa West, SDO Siargao in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Dapa West, SDO Siargao: 15 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bagacay Elementary School	Public	67	5	0
Buenavista Elementary School	Public	86	4	4
Cambas-Ac Elementary School	Public	103	9	7
Catabaan Elementary School	Public	182	9	9
Dapa Central Elementary School & SPED Center	Public	1,510	55	47
Dapa Faith Christian Academy	Private	57	Not reported	Not reported
Dapa National High School	Public	2,610	93	62
Dapa National High School-Annex	Public	35	0	4
Heritage Bible Baptist Learning Center of Dapa, Inc.	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
Jubang Elementary School	Public	94	7	7
New Uba Primary School	Public	18	2	2
San Carlos Elementary School	Public	68	4	4
San Miguel Elementary School	Public	165	8	8
Siargao Island Institute of Technology, Inc.	Private	473	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Fe Elementary School	Public	115	8	5

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 Dapa West, SDO Siargao exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Dapa West, SDO Siargao 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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