Schools Division of Surigao City

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

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

Summary

Surigao City has the sixth most learners of the 12 schools divisions in CARAGA, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 111 schools held 37,222 learners, with another 1,573 in ALS, and 1,349 public teachers. Enrollment in schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools grew 0.7%, while private schools fell 3.9%.

Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 12% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 87 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while 12 of them, or 14%, have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.

The 87 public schools with FY 2025 MOOE together received ₱80.7 million. Next on the page come its eight districts, and the figures broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 111; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 87 public, 24 private
Community learning centers: 56; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 38,795; Up 351 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,349; Down 24 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,049; Up 43 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Surigao City has the 6th most learners of the 12 schools divisions in CARAGA, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.7% and private schools fell 3.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 12% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Surigao City Pilot Sch. (2,978 learners), Saint Paul University Surigao (2,058 learners) and Surigao West Central Elementary School (1,869 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Lipata National High School (+30%) and fell most at Northeastern Mindanao Colleges (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Vicente C. Cabilao Memorial Elementary School, with 64 learners per classroom.
Of the 87 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 12 (14%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 87 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱80.7 million. Across the 87 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,872 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 38,795 learners, 37,222 in schools and 1,573 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	38,795
In schools	37,222
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,573
Male	20,068
Female	18,638
Not broken down by sex	89

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 89 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	21,549	1,693	0	23,242
Junior High School	7,836	1,417	0	9,253
Senior High School	3,354	1,284	0	4,638
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	103	103
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	322	322
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,148	1,148

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 89 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,522	1,410	2,932
Grade 1	1,740	1,491	3,231
Grade 2	1,711	1,634	3,345
Grade 3	1,823	1,669	3,492
Grade 4	1,636	1,603	3,239
Grade 5	1,672	1,495	3,167
Grade 6	1,919	1,783	3,702
Grade 7	1,239	1,130	2,369
Grade 8	1,121	1,148	2,269
Grade 9	1,186	1,111	2,297
Grade 10	1,127	1,191	2,318
Grade 11	1,190	1,224	2,414
Grade 12	1,133	1,091	2,224
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	95	39	134
ALS Basic Literacy Program	64	39	103
ALS A&E elementary	234	88	322
ALS A&E secondary	656	492	1,148
Broken down by grade	20,068	18,638	38,706

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,886
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,542
Arts and Design	248
All tracks	4,676

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10	8	18
Elementary	77	72	149
All	87	80	167

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	13	10	23
Elementary	60	88	148
Junior High School	41	67	108
Senior High School	17	13	30
All	131	178	309

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	2	2	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1
All	3	2	5

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 111 schools and 56 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	87
Private schools	24
Community learning centers (ALS)	56
All	167

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	83
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	23
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	56

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	87
Community learning centers (ALS)	56
Non-sectarian	18
Sectarian	6

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,349 teachers and 258 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,349
Non-teaching personnel	258
All personnel	1,607

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	824
Junior High School	376
Senior High School	149
All teachers	1,349

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	26.2
Junior High School	20.8
Senior High School	22.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,049 classrooms and 1,287 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,049
Seats (approximate): 29,533
Toilets: 1,287
Functional computers: 6,184
Faucets: 2,409; 2,068 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	615	298	136
Learners per classroom	35.0	26.3	24.7
Seats (approximate)	18,153	7,726	3,654
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	0.9
Toilets	854	300	133
Learners per toilet	25.2	26.1	25.2
Functional computers	2,269	2,262	1,653
Learners per computer	9.5	3.5	2.0

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	65	0
Junior High School	22	0
Senior High School	22	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	58	2	5
Junior High School	17	0	5
Senior High School	16	0	6

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	53	12
Junior High School	22	0
Senior High School	19	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	239
Male	224
Shared	772
For persons with disabilities	52
All toilets	1,287

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	2,068
Without water	341
All faucets	2,409

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	82
Entrance Gate	81
Playground	65
Temporary Perimeter Fence	51
Permanent Perimeter Fence	42
Offices	40
Covered Court	35
Exit Gate	34
Paved Pathway	28
Computer Room	26
Library/Learning Resource Center	22
Science Laboratory	19
Home Economic Room	18
Solar Panel	18
Roofing	16
Faculty Room	12
Supply Room	11
Canteen	9
Clinic	9
Data File Room/Records Room	8
Conference Room	4
Flood Marker	4
Industrial Arts Room	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Gymnasium	2
Speech Laboratory	2
Youth Development Center	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Surigao City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Surigao City District I	33	9,209	230	22.2
Surigao City District II	4	3,140	99	31.7
Surigao City District III	10	3,762	165	22.7
Surigao City District IV	13	3,687	137	26.7
Surigao City District V	12	3,575	139	25.7
Surigao City District VI	14	3,539	147	22.4
Surigao City District VII	12	4,827	186	25.7
Surigao City District VIII	13	5,483	246	22.3

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

About this data

89 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 Surigao City 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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