Schools in Talipao, 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

Talipao has the fifth most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 44 schools held 9,656 learners and 225 public teachers, while enrollment in schools fell 0.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Leaving out 13 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Lambanah Elementary School, with one classroom for every 57 learners. Of the 44 reporting public schools, 41, or 93%, have no internet, against 74% in BARMM, and eight, or 18%, have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM.

The 44 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures can be broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 44; No change from SY 2023-24; 44 public
Learners: 9,656; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 225; Down 15 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 158; Down 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Talipao has the 5th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 0.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Bilaan Central Elementary School (715 learners), Tuyang Elementary School (493 learners) and Buntod Elementary School (417 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Mampallam P/S (+16%) and fell most at Pantao Elementary School (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 13 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Lambanah Elementary School, with 57 learners per classroom.
Of the 44 reporting public schools, 8 (18%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 3 (7%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 41 (93%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 9,656 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	9,656
Male	4,741
Female	4,915

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	7,554
Junior High School	1,728
Senior High School	374

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	561	509	1,070
Grade 1	585	495	1,080
Grade 2	604	582	1,186
Grade 3	560	560	1,120
Grade 4	573	506	1,079
Grade 5	531	477	1,008
Grade 6	465	546	1,011
Grade 7	214	275	489
Grade 8	209	239	448
Grade 9	149	262	411
Grade 10	142	238	380
Grade 11	90	143	233
Grade 12	58	83	141
All grades	4,741	4,915	9,656

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	374
All tracks	374

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	66	67	133
All	67	68	135

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	8	4	12
Junior High School	2	1	3
Senior High School	2	0	2
All	12	5	17

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 44 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	44

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	42
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	44

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 225 teachers and 13 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	225
Non-teaching personnel	13
All personnel	238

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	201
Junior High School	21
Senior High School	3
All teachers	225

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	37.6
Junior High School	82.3
Senior High School	124.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 158 classrooms and 175 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 158
Seats (approximate): 5,031
Toilets: 175
Functional computers: 112
Faucets: 201; 168 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	133	21	4
Learners per classroom	56.8	82.3	93.5
Seats (approximate)	4,811	200	20
Learners per seat	1.6	8.6	18.7
Toilets	153	19	3
Learners per toilet	49.4	91.0	124.7
Functional computers	106	6	Not reported
Learners per computer	71.3	288.0	Not reported

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	39	3
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	15	17	2	8
Junior High School	2	0	0	0
Senior High School	1	0	0	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	3	39
Junior High School	0	2
Senior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	68
Male	68
Shared	34
For persons with disabilities	5
All toilets	175

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	168
Without water	33
All faucets	201

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	23
Solar Panel	23
Playground	18
Entrance Gate	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Permanent Perimeter Fence	12
Exit Gate	10
Offices	9
Covered Court	4
Clinic	3
Faculty Room	3
Conference Room	2
Flood Marker	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Canteen	1
Computer Room	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Talipao, SDO Sulu: 44 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abdurasad Maddas Elementary School	204	6	6
Ablayan Elementary School	277	8	0
Bagsak Elementary School	195	2	2
Bandang Elementary School	289	7	7
Bayog Primary School	29	1	1
Bilaan Central Elementary School	715	21	16
Bud Bunga Primary School	76	0	0
Buntod Elementary School	417	7	8
Buroh Elementary School	238	9	6
Gata Primary School	69	1	0
Hadji Sahidjuan Primary School	104	2	0
Hj. Hassan Idon Elementary School	264	7	7
Ibnogarib Primary School	78	3	1
Jubail Primary School	180	2	1
Kabatuhan Bilaan Primary School Annex III	123	4	1
Kabungkol Elementary School	270	6	4
Kagay Elementary School	340	9	7
Kandaga Primary School	28	1	1
Kanlibut Primary School	19	1	2
Kuhaw Primary School	109	4	0
Lambanah Elementary School	227	5	4
Liban Primary School	80	1	2
Lower Laus Primary School	75	2	1
Lower Talipao Primary School	106	4	1
Lumapid Elementary School	156	6	1
Lumping Pigi Dahoh P/S	116	2	0
Lungkiaban Primary School	60	2	1
Mabahay Elementary School	231	2	3
Mahala Primary School	121	3	3
Mampallam P/S	154	6	3
Nanang Sadil Primary School	81	3	3
Palahuddin Primary School	67	0	0
Pang. Karimuddin Elementary School	221	8	1
Panglima Amirul Primary School	17	1	1
Pantao Elementary School	226	7	8
Samak Elementary School	326	7	3
Talipao National High School Annex (Pantao)	268	4	5
Talipao National High School-Senior High	1,834	20	20
Talipao Proper Elementary School	286	11	7
Taraji Primary School	75	2	2
Tiis Elementary School	339	10	8
Tubud Primary School	19	0	0
Tuyang Elementary School	493	16	10
Upper Laus Primary School	54	2	1

About this data

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

Each school year's figures for Talipao, 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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