Schools Division of Southern Leyte

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

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

Summary

Southern Leyte, a schools division in Region VIII, counted 79,633 learners in its 378 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 1,697 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 4.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.6% and private schools fell 0.5%, while SUC and LUC schools grew 1.8%. Public schools hold 90% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 10%, against 14% nationally.

It has the fifth most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region VIII, but the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools, with 3,975 public teachers. Of the 343 reporting public schools, 52 (15%) have no internet, against 25% across Region VIII, and all have electricity. From here the page lists its 20 districts and shows the figures by sector and level, in charts and tables.

Schools: 378; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 343 public, 34 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 260; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 81,330; Down 3,385 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,975; Up 72 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,439; Up 12 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Southern Leyte has the 5th most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region VIII, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.6%, private schools fell 0.5% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Sogod National High school (3,811 learners), Sogod Central School (2,229 learners) and San Juan National High School (1,712 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Saub Integrated School (+14%) and fell most at Tambis National High School (−20%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pandan-San Miguel Elementary School, with 83 learners per classroom.
Of the 343 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 52 (15%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 343 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱265.2 million. Across the 341 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,724 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 81,330 learners, 79,633 in schools and 1,697 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	81,330
In schools	79,633
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,697
Male	42,655
Female	38,547
Not broken down by sex	128

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 128 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	39,934	1,706	0	0	41,640
Junior High School	20,575	3,941	145	0	24,661
Senior High School	10,881	2,253	138	0	13,272
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	43	43
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	299	299
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	1,287	1,287

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 128 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,547	2,244	4,791
Grade 1	2,921	2,570	5,491
Grade 2	2,926	2,656	5,582
Grade 3	3,191	2,830	6,021
Grade 4	3,525	3,109	6,634
Grade 5	2,789	2,504	5,293
Grade 6	3,912	3,633	7,545
Grade 7	3,671	3,237	6,908
Grade 8	2,894	2,617	5,511
Grade 9	3,097	2,933	6,030
Grade 10	3,105	3,105	6,210
Grade 11	3,619	3,225	6,844
Grade 12	3,351	3,077	6,428
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	190	93	283
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	1	1	2
ALS Basic Literacy Program	23	20	43
ALS A&E elementary	193	106	299
ALS A&E secondary	700	587	1,287
Broken down by grade	42,655	38,547	81,202

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	9,330
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,997
All tracks	13,327

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	1	4
Elementary	3	11	14
All	6	12	18

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	5	7
Elementary	33	35	68
Junior High School	8	16	24
Senior High School	3	8	11
All	46	64	110

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	17	10	27
Other School-Initiated Intervention	36	20	56
All	53	30	83

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 378 schools and 260 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	343
Private schools	34
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	260
All	638

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	309
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	7
Kindergarten to Grade 12	8
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	50
Community learning centers (ALS)	260

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	343
Community learning centers (ALS)	260
Sectarian	24
Non-sectarian	10
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,975 teachers and 483 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,975
Non-teaching personnel	483
All personnel	4,458

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,320
Junior High School	1,186
Senior High School	469
All teachers	3,975

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	17.2
Junior High School	17.4
Senior High School	23.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,439 classrooms and 4,988 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,439
Seats (approximate): 79,364
Toilets: 4,988
Functional computers: 8,237
Faucets: 14,390; 13,015 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	2,161	818	460
Learners per classroom	18.5	25.2	23.7
Seats (approximate)	38,610	26,990	13,764
Learners per seat	1.0	0.8	0.8
Toilets	3,393	1,032	563
Learners per toilet	11.8	19.9	19.3
Functional computers	3,150	3,276	1,811
Learners per computer	12.7	6.3	6.0

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	296	1
Junior High School	53	0
Senior High School	45	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	280	2	15
Junior High School	46	1	6
Senior High School	42	0	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	247	50
Junior High School	48	5
Senior High School	35	10

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,127
Male	1,003
Shared	2,656
For persons with disabilities	202
All toilets	4,988

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	13,015
Without water	1,375
All faucets	14,390

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	336
School Garden	334
Playground	276
Permanent Perimeter Fence	275
Temporary Perimeter Fence	260
Offices	244
Exit Gate	231
Paved Pathway	160
Computer Room	136
Library/Learning Resource Center	109
Clinic	98
Home Economic Room	94
Solar Panel	71
Conference Room	57
Covered Court	57
Supply Room	55
Faculty Room	46
Science Laboratory	44
Canteen	37
Industrial Arts Room	27
Roofing	24
Student Co-Curricular Center	19
Data File Room/Records Room	18
Flood Marker	6
Youth Development Center	6
Gymnasium	4
Bike Rack	2
Speech Laboratory	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Southern Leyte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Anahawan	9	1,864	88	15.7
Bontoc I	25	5,452	259	18.2
Bontoc II	16	2,185	121	18.1
Hinunangan	39	6,609	343	15.8
Hinundayan	16	3,021	122	21.5
Libagon	11	3,633	163	20.4
Liloan	29	5,623	281	17.8
Limasawa	7	1,315	68	19.1
Macrohon	28	6,384	360	16.1
Malitbog	24	3,785	225	16.8
Padre Burgos	11	2,151	107	14.3
Pintuyan	13	2,228	126	17.7
San Francisco	15	2,954	146	16.1
San Juan (Cabalian)	13	3,534	184	18.8
San Ricardo	12	2,211	110	20.1
Silago	19	3,387	175	19.0
Sogod I	16	8,479	323	22.8
Sogod II	20	4,624	227	20.2
St. Bernard	32	6,306	338	16.0
Tomas Oppus	23	3,888	209	16.6

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

About this data

128 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 Southern Leyte 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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