Schools in Tapul, 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

Tapul has the 19th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, but the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 16 schools held 3,005 learners in SY 2024-25 and 69 public teachers, and enrollment in schools rose 7.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS.

Of the 16 reporting public schools, seven (44%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, three (19%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM, and 13 (81%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. Leaving out the two schools in Tapul whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pangdan Elementary School, with one classroom for every 73 learners.

The list of its 16 schools on this page gives each school's learners, teachers and classrooms, and charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 16; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public
Learners: 3,005; Up 216 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 69; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 62; Up 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tapul has the 19th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 7.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Pagatpat Elementary School (283 learners), Tigbas Elementary School (245 learners) and Pangdan Elementary School (218 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pangdan Elementary School, with 73 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, 7 (44%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 3 (19%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 13 (81%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 3,005 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	3,005
Male	1,572
Female	1,433

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	2,530
Junior High School	358
Senior High School	117

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	246	237	483
Grade 1	192	188	380
Grade 2	247	269	516
Grade 3	189	192	381
Grade 4	148	112	260
Grade 5	146	127	273
Grade 6	133	104	237
Grade 7	65	39	104
Grade 8	48	50	98
Grade 9	32	36	68
Grade 10	54	34	88
Grade 11	30	23	53
Grade 12	42	22	64
All grades	1,572	1,433	3,005

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	117
All tracks	117

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	2	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4	8	12
Elementary	80	84	164
All	84	92	176

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 16 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 69 teachers and 5 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	69
Non-teaching personnel	5
All personnel	74

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	57
Junior High School	11
Senior High School	1
All teachers	69

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	44.4
Junior High School	32.6
Senior High School	117.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 62 classrooms and 9 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 62
Seats (approximate): 495
Toilets: 9
Functional computers: 295
Faucets: 17; 11 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	53	7	2
Learners per classroom	47.7	51.1	58.5
Seats (approximate)	445	38	12
Learners per seat	5.7	9.4	9.8
Toilets	8	1	Not reported
Learners per toilet	316.3	358.0	Not reported
Functional computers	53	146	96
Learners per computer	47.7	2.5	1.2

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	12	3
Junior High School	0	1
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	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	8	7
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	12
Junior High School	0	1
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
Male	1
Shared	8
All toilets	9

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	11
Without water	6
All faucets	17

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Offices	5
Playground	5
School Garden	5
Solar Panel	5
Exit Gate	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Entrance Gate	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Covered Court	1
Faculty Room	1
Paved Pathway	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Tapul, SDO Sulu: 16 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alu Kabingaan Primary School	117	4	0
Banting Primary School	44	1	2
Hawan Elementary School	123	2	4
Kamaunggi Elementary School	165	6	3
Kanaway Primary School	235	3	4
Kanmangon Primary School	151	4	2
Kaumpang Elementary School	73	3	5
Pagatpat Elementary School	283	3	4
Pangdan Elementary School	218	5	3
Sampunay Primary School	133	1	2
Sumambat Elementary School	116	5	5
Tangkapaan Elementary School	170	2	2
Tapul Central Elementary School	314	10	9
Tapul National High School	475	12	9
Tigbas Elementary School	245	5	6
Tulakan Elementary School	143	3	2

About this data

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

Each school year's figures for Tapul, 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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