Schools Division of Sorsogon

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

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

Summary

Of the 13 schools divisions in Region V, Sorsogon has the fifth most learners, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 577 schools held 176,156 learners, with another 4,298 in ALS, and the division had 7,811 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.8% while private schools fell 2.2%. Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Of the 531 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 146, or 27%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V.

Leaving out seven schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sua Elementary School, with 64 learners per classroom. The page lists its 20 districts, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 577; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 531 public, 46 private
Community learning centers: 218; Up 101 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 180,454; Down 7,114 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,811; Down 40 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 6,326; Down 58 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sorsogon has the 5th most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region V, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.8% and private schools fell 2.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 4% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Gubat National High School (4,416 learners), Donsol National Comprehensive High School (3,399 learners) and Casiguran Technical Vocational School (3,087 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Calpi Integrated School (+18%) and fell most at Data Base Technology College, Inc. (−23%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 7 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sua Elementary School, with 64 learners per classroom.
Of the 531 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 14 (3%) have no water, against 2% in Region V; 146 (27%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 530 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱473.5 million. Across the 529 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,036 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 180,454 learners, 176,156 in schools and 4,298 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	180,454
In schools	176,156
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,298
Male	94,175
Female	85,975
Not broken down by sex	304

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 304 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	98,118	1,713	0	99,831
Junior High School	48,475	3,229	0	51,704
Senior High School	22,768	1,550	0	24,318
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	137	137
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	549	549
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	3,611	3,611

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 304 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,114	5,517	11,631
Grade 1	7,506	6,670	14,176
Grade 2	7,386	6,544	13,930
Grade 3	7,863	7,084	14,947
Grade 4	7,835	7,043	14,878
Grade 5	7,582	6,552	14,134
Grade 6	8,104	7,496	15,600
Grade 7	7,536	7,107	14,643
Grade 8	6,402	5,903	12,305
Grade 9	6,369	5,996	12,365
Grade 10	6,118	6,243	12,361
Grade 11	6,255	6,161	12,416
Grade 12	6,083	5,819	11,902
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	310	225	535
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	16	14	30
ALS Basic Literacy Program	90	47	137
ALS A&E elementary	389	160	549
ALS A&E secondary	2,217	1,394	3,611
Broken down by grade	94,175	85,975	180,150

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	14,941
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	9,345
Arts and Design	121
Sports	86
All tracks	24,493

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	2	7
Elementary	14	12	26
Junior High School	1	1	2
All	20	15	35

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	62	46	108
Elementary	617	539	1,156
Junior High School	415	394	809
Senior High School	147	128	275
All	1,241	1,107	2,348

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	1	2
Open High School Program	11	13	24
Other School-Initiated Intervention	12	7	19
All	24	21	45

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 577 schools and 218 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	531
Private schools	46
Community learning centers (ALS)	218
All	795

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	459
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	7
Junior high only	5
Junior and senior high	87
Senior high only	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	218

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	531
Community learning centers (ALS)	218
Non-sectarian	31
Sectarian	15

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,811 teachers and 975 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,811
Non-teaching personnel	975
All personnel	8,786

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,282
Junior High School	2,553
Senior High School	976
All teachers	7,811

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	22.9
Junior High School	19.0
Senior High School	23.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 6,326 classrooms and 6,553 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 6,326
Seats (approximate): 99,664
Toilets: 6,553
Functional computers: 8,709
Faucets: 9,814; 8,016 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	4,042	1,548	736
Learners per classroom	24.3	31.3	30.9
Seats (approximate)	63,822	23,972	11,870
Learners per seat	1.5	2.0	1.9
Toilets	4,668	1,286	599
Learners per toilet	21.0	37.7	38.0
Functional computers	2,435	3,882	2,392
Learners per computer	40.3	12.5	9.5

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	437	13
Junior High School	91	2
Senior High School	81	2

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	448	2
Junior High School	92	1
Senior High School	82	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	308	142
Junior High School	82	11
Senior High School	70	13

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,008
Male	910
Shared	4,332
For persons with disabilities	303
All toilets	6,553

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	8,016
Without water	1,798
All faucets	9,814

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	481
School Garden	465
Temporary Perimeter Fence	446
Playground	420
Offices	341
Exit Gate	212
Permanent Perimeter Fence	169
Computer Room	166
Paved Pathway	146
Library/Learning Resource Center	137
Faculty Room	102
Supply Room	77
Clinic	69
Conference Room	65
Covered Court	62
Home Economic Room	61
Canteen	59
Data File Room/Records Room	41
Science Laboratory	39
Industrial Arts Room	25
Roofing	21
Solar Panel	13
Flood Marker	11
Student Co-Curricular Center	11
Bike Rack	9
Gymnasium	8
Youth Development Center	4
Speech Laboratory	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Sorsogon, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Barcelona	30	5,498	255	19.2
Bulan North	46	11,815	508	21.4
Bulan South	40	16,699	670	22.2
Bulusan	25	5,891	304	18.9
Casiguran	25	9,735	430	21.9
Castilla East	25	6,979	321	21.7
Castilla West	29	10,278	429	23.3
Donsol East	24	8,390	402	20.9
Donsol West	30	6,592	296	22.3
Gubat North	25	5,989	286	19.3
Gubat South	26	8,827	447	19.4
Irosin	39	16,897	731	22.2
Juban	33	9,350	385	23.2
Magallanes North	19	6,120	290	21.1
Magallanes South	18	4,463	207	21.5
Matnog	43	11,332	456	24.5
Pilar I	35	11,694	479	23.4
Pilar II	31	8,645	442	19.6
Prieto Diaz	22	6,182	266	23.2
Sta. Magdalena	12	4,780	207	23.1

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

About this data

304 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 Sorsogon 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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