Schools Division of South 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

South Cotabato has the second most learners of the eight schools divisions in Region XII. It also has the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 467 schools enrolled 214,052 learners, with another 5,825 in ALS, and it had 7,208 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.2%, while private schools changed by less than 0.1%. Public schools hold 89% of the learners in schools, compared with 85% nationally, and private schools hold 11%, compared with 14% nationally.

Of the 383 reporting public schools, 102 (27%) have no internet, compared with 22% in Region XII, while seven (2%) have no electricity and one (1%) has no water. Next on the page are its 18 districts, and charts and tables that break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 467; Up 4 from SY 2023-24; 383 public, 84 private
Community learning centers: 215; Down 18 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 219,877; Down 6,966 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,208; Down 42 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,950; Up 201 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

South Cotabato has the 2nd most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region XII, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.2% and private schools changed by less than 0.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 11% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Libertad National High School (5,229 learners), Polomolok Central Elementary School (4,549 learners) and Tupi National High School (4,427 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Tupi Alliance Church Elementary School, Inc. (+32%) and fell most at Green Valley College Foundation, Inc. - T'boli (−50%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tupi Central Elementary School, with 107 learners per classroom.
Of the 383 reporting public schools, 7 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region XII; 1 (1%) has no water, against 1% in Region XII; 102 (27%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 380 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱422.6 million. Across the 376 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,639 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 219,877 learners, 214,052 in schools and 5,825 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	219,877
In schools	214,052
In community learning centers (ALS)	5,825
Male	111,876
Female	107,768
Not broken down by sex	233

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 233 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	111,663	6,971	0	118,634
Junior High School	54,408	7,931	0	62,339
Senior High School	25,268	7,579	0	32,847
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	497	497
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	1,401	1,401
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	3,926	3,926

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 233 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,530	6,974	14,504
Grade 1	8,357	7,604	15,961
Grade 2	8,700	8,149	16,849
Grade 3	9,004	8,259	17,263
Grade 4	9,157	8,550	17,707
Grade 5	8,840	8,194	17,034
Grade 6	9,777	9,281	19,058
Grade 7	8,802	8,444	17,246
Grade 8	7,275	7,104	14,379
Grade 9	7,398	7,346	14,744
Grade 10	8,022	7,893	15,915
Grade 11	8,439	8,832	17,271
Grade 12	7,474	8,102	15,576
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	163	95	258
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	34	21	55
ALS Basic Literacy Program	195	302	497
ALS A&E elementary	733	668	1,401
ALS A&E secondary	1,976	1,950	3,926
Broken down by grade	111,876	107,768	219,644

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	22,667
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	10,259
Arts and Design	59
Sports	43
All tracks	33,028

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	72	54	126
Elementary	919	845	1,764
Junior High School	3	4	7
All	994	903	1,897

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,443	2,293	4,736
Elementary	15,980	15,352	31,332
Junior High School	7,031	7,517	14,548
Senior High School	2,688	3,261	5,949
All	28,142	28,423	56,565

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	57	38	95
Other School-Initiated Intervention	7	6	13
All	64	44	108

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 467 schools and 215 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	383
Private schools	84
Community learning centers (ALS)	215
All	682

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	294
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	53
Kindergarten to Grade 12	38
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	72
Senior high only	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	215

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	383
Community learning centers (ALS)	215
Non-sectarian	63
Sectarian	21

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,208 teachers and 764 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,208
Non-teaching personnel	764
All personnel	7,972

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,048
Junior High School	2,284
Senior High School	876
All teachers	7,208

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	27.6
Junior High School	23.8
Senior High School	28.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,950 classrooms and 8,881 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,950
Seats (approximate): 176,962
Toilets: 8,881
Functional computers: 16,898
Faucets: 14,612; 12,834 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	3,471	1,684	795
Learners per classroom	32.2	32.3	31.8
Seats (approximate)	102,823	50,141	23,998
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	1.1
Toilets	5,776	2,109	996
Learners per toilet	19.3	25.8	25.4
Functional computers	7,527	6,013	3,358
Learners per computer	14.8	9.1	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	315	3
Junior High School	130	4
Senior High School	78	6

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	278	26	7	7
Junior High School	123	7	3	1
Senior High School	80	0	4	0

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	219	99
Junior High School	101	33
Senior High School	66	18

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,426
Male	2,323
Shared	3,912
For persons with disabilities	220
All toilets	8,881

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	12,834
Without water	1,778
All faucets	14,612

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	356
School Garden	349
Playground	303
Temporary Perimeter Fence	277
Offices	244
Exit Gate	232
Permanent Perimeter Fence	193
Covered Court	180
Computer Room	171
Clinic	108
Library/Learning Resource Center	106
Gymnasium	105
Home Economic Room	82
Data File Room/Records Room	79
Supply Room	75
Conference Room	70
Faculty Room	70
Solar Panel	65
Science Laboratory	62
Paved Pathway	46
Industrial Arts Room	29
Roofing	29
Canteen	28
Student Co-Curricular Center	18
Flood Marker	15
Youth Development Center	12
Bike Rack	2
Speech Laboratory	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO South Cotabato, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Banga East	24	6,643	218	22.0
Banga North	13	4,674	165	28.3
Banga South	17	9,702	406	22.3
Lake Sebu East	44	17,255	560	27.8
Lake Sebu West	21	5,542	206	25.4
Norala	37	11,627	523	21.2
Polomolok East	38	19,996	541	27.2
Polomolok West	33	26,868	818	29.3
Sto. Niño	22	10,704	387	24.8
Surallah Central	21	9,971	211	27.4
Surallah North	19	14,423	468	27.7
Surallah South	12	5,637	208	27.1
T ' Boli East	27	5,945	212	27.2
T ' Boli West	42	20,874	738	28.1
Tampakan	29	11,597	408	27.9
Tantangan	29	10,826	442	23.3
Tupi North	19	13,624	421	28.7
Tupi South	20	8,144	276	29.4

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

About this data

233 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 South 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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