Schools in Panamao, 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

Schools: 29; No change from SY 2023-24; 29 public
Learners: 8,043; Down 214 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 152; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 161; Down 12 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Panamao has the 9th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Old Panamao National High School (685 learners), Panglima Estino NHS-MAIN (630 learners) and Suh Elementary School (578 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Pandacan Elementary Sschool (+14%) and fell most at Suh Elementary School (−10%), 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 Panamao NHS/Annex(T.Manuk), with 84 learners per classroom.
Of the 29 reporting public schools, 4 (14%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 8 (28%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 23 (79%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,043 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,043
Male	3,920
Female	4,123

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	5,631
Junior High School	2,007
Senior High School	405

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	371	330	701
Grade 1	409	402	811
Grade 2	517	478	995
Grade 3	432	421	853
Grade 4	363	386	749
Grade 5	415	373	788
Grade 6	347	387	734
Grade 7	286	341	627
Grade 8	248	310	558
Grade 9	192	236	428
Grade 10	164	230	394
Grade 11	101	134	235
Grade 12	75	95	170
All grades	3,920	4,123	8,043

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	405
All tracks	405

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	20	17	37
All	21	17	38

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	4	7
Junior High School	0	1	1
All	3	5	8

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 29 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	29

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	23
Junior high only	3
Junior and senior high	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	29

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 152 teachers and 8 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	152
Non-teaching personnel	8
All personnel	160

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	130
Junior High School	18
Senior High School	4
All teachers	152

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	43.3
Junior High School	111.5
Senior High School	101.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 161 classrooms and 64 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 161
Seats (approximate): 2,277
Toilets: 64
Functional computers: 55
Faucets: 93; 67 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	124	30	7
Learners per classroom	45.4	66.9	57.9
Seats (approximate)	1,992	285	Not reported
Learners per seat	2.8	7.0	Not reported
Toilets	55	9	Not reported
Learners per toilet	102.4	223.0	Not reported
Functional computers	37	15	3
Learners per computer	152.2	133.8	135.0

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	18	5
Junior High School	3	3
Senior High School	1	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	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	0	21	2
Junior High School	0	4	2
Senior High School	1	1	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	4	19
Junior High School	2	4
Senior High School	1	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	25
Male	25
Shared	13
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	64

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	67
Without water	26
All faucets	93

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	23
Solar Panel	21
Playground	19
Entrance Gate	13
Faculty Room	12
Temporary Perimeter Fence	11
Offices	9
Exit Gate	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Clinic	2
Computer Room	2
Covered Court	2
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Panamao, SDO Sulu: 29 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abduhalim Primary School/Annex III	45	Not reported	2
Asin Primary School Annex IV	70	2	3
Badjang Primary School	221	8	5
Bitanag Primary School	61	2	1
Bulangsih Elementary School	210	6	7
Hji. Aliakbar Agga Primary School	69	2	1
Kamih Pungod Primary School	83	2	1
Kandangan Primary School	182	4	3
Kansipat Elementary School	185	7	7
Kulay-Kulay Primary School Annex III	87	2	6
Lihbug Kabaw Primary School	90	3	3
Lower Patibulan Panamao	372	4	7
Marsada Primary School	142	1	3
Old Panamao National High School	685	0	7
Panamao NHS/Annex(Suh)	243	1	4
Panamao NHS/Annex(T.Manuk)	252	3	3
Pandacan Elementary Sschool	314	8	7
Panglima Agga Central School	875	16	15
Panglima Arao Elementary School	176	4	4
Panglima Estino NHS-MAIN	630	10	12
Patibulan Elementary School	215	6	8
Pugad Manul Primary School Annex	181	3	4
Punay Elementary School	655	14	5
Sabuddin Primary School /Annex II	30	1	2
Suh Elementary School	578	11	13
Tabu Manuk Elementary School	206	9	7
Tayungan Elementary School	458	10	6
Tiptipon (Panglima Estino NHS)	230	4	4
Tiptipon Elementary School	498	9	11

About this data

The figures for Panamao, SDO Sulu exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Panamao, 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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