Schools in Jolo II, SDO Sulu

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

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

Summary

Jolo II's 10 schools held 5,585 learners in SY 2024-25, the 12th most of the 20 districts in Sulu. Enrollment in those schools fell 0.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 1.6%, while private schools grew 32.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 5.9%. Of the learners in schools, 84% are in public schools (85% nationally), 6% in private schools (14% nationally) and 10% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).

Of the eight reporting public schools, five (63%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM, and all have electricity and water. From here, the school list shows the learners, teachers and classrooms of each of the 10 schools, and the figures can be broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 10; No change from SY 2023-24; 8 public, 1 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Learners: 5,585; Down 26 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 153; Up 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 84; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Jolo II has the 12th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 20th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 0.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.6%, private schools grew 32.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 5.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 84% are in public schools (85% nationally), 6% in private schools (14% nationally) and 10% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Port Area Elementary School (923 learners), Sheik Mustafa Elementary School (834 learners) and Dandan Ututalum Elementary School (728 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Port Area Elementary School, with 62 learners per classroom.
Of the 8 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 5 (63%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,585 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,585
Male	2,689
Female	2,896

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	4,696	348	0	5,044
Junior High School	0	0	541	541

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	307	305	612
Grade 1	375	389	764
Grade 2	394	435	829
Grade 3	388	373	761
Grade 4	345	343	688
Grade 5	352	344	696
Grade 6	343	351	694
Grade 7	47	88	135
Grade 8	46	88	134
Grade 9	55	89	144
Grade 10	37	91	128
All grades	2,689	2,896	5,585

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	83	83	166
Elementary	898	962	1,860
All	981	1,045	2,026

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	20	17	37
Elementary	90	112	202
All	110	129	239

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 10 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	8
Private schools	1
SUCs and LUCs	1
All	10

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	9
Junior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	8
Sectarian	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 153 teachers and 3 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	153
Non-teaching personnel	3
All personnel	156

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	153
All teachers	153

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	30.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 84 classrooms and 33 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 84
Seats (approximate): 1,194
Toilets: 33
Functional computers: 124
Faucets: 95; 92 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
Classrooms	84
Learners per classroom	55.9
Seats (approximate)	1,194
Learners per seat	3.9
Toilets	33
Learners per toilet	142.3
Functional computers	124
Learners per computer	37.9

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	8	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	8

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	3	5

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	12
Male	12
Shared	9
All toilets	33

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	92
Without water	3
All faucets	95

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	7
Exit Gate	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
School Garden	6
Playground	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Offices	3
Solar Panel	2
Temporary Perimeter Fence	2
Clinic	1
Computer Room	1
Covered Court	1
Faculty Room	1
Home Economic Room	1
Paved Pathway	1

List of schools

Every school in Jolo II, SDO Sulu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Jolo II, SDO Sulu: 10 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Albert Benjamin Simpson Memorial School, Inc.	Private	348	Not reported	Not reported
Bus-Bus Elementary School	Public	221	7	4
Dandan Ututalum Elementary School	Public	728	21	16
Lambayong Elementary School	Public	899	28	16
Laud Lambayong Elementary School	Public	361	11	3
Martirez Elementary School	Public	379	13	5
Port Area Elementary School	Public	923	36	15
Riverside Elementary School	Public	351	13	9
Sheik Mustafa Elementary School	Public	834	24	16
Sulu State College Laboratory High Scool	SUC or LUC	541	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 Jolo II, SDO Sulu exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Jolo II, SDO Sulu 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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