Schools in Surigao City District VIII, SDO 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 District VIII has the second most learners of the eight districts in Surigao City, and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 13 schools held 5,483 learners, served by 246 public teachers. Enrollment in schools rose 2.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but one (8%) has no internet, against 21% in CARAGA. Next on the page are the 13 schools, with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 13; No change from SY 2023-24; 13 public
Learners: 5,483; Up 144 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 246; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 183; Down 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Surigao City District VIII has the 2nd most learners of the 8 districts in Surigao City, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Capalayan National High School (469 learners), Bonifacio Elementary School (428 learners) and Quezon Elementary School (358 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Buenavista Elementary School, with 42 learners per classroom.
Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (8%) has no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 13 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱13.9 million. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,079 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,483 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,483
Male	2,863
Female	2,620

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	2,193
Junior High School	2,248
Senior High School	1,042

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	139	112	251
Grade 1	160	148	308
Grade 2	172	161	333
Grade 3	168	148	316
Grade 4	171	148	319
Grade 5	154	147	301
Grade 6	200	163	363
Grade 7	311	281	592
Grade 8	271	286	557
Grade 9	295	253	548
Grade 10	260	291	551
Grade 11	314	273	587
Grade 12	247	208	455
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1	1	2
All grades	2,863	2,620	5,483

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	647
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	395
All tracks	1,042

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	2	2
Elementary	17	18	35
All	17	20	37

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	1	2
Junior High School	11	11	22
Senior High School	1	1	2
All	13	13	26

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	1	2	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 13 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	13

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	10
Junior and senior high	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	13

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 246 teachers and 36 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	246
Non-teaching personnel	36
All personnel	282

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	89
Junior High School	129
Senior High School	28
All teachers	246

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	24.6
Junior High School	17.4
Senior High School	37.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 183 classrooms and 221 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 183
Seats (approximate): 5,102
Toilets: 221
Functional computers: 809
Faucets: 387; 353 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	74	74	35
Learners per classroom	29.6	30.4	29.8
Seats (approximate)	1,698	2,324	1,080
Learners per seat	1.3	1.0	1.0
Toilets	126	65	30
Learners per toilet	17.4	34.6	34.7
Functional computers	280	290	239
Learners per computer	7.8	7.8	4.4

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	10	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	9	1
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	2	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	9	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	47
Male	45
Shared	126
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	221

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	353
Without water	34
All faucets	387

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	13
Entrance Gate	12
Playground	12
Offices	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Exit Gate	8
Covered Court	7
Paved Pathway	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Computer Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Roofing	4
Supply Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Canteen	2
Clinic	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Solar Panel	2
Conference Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Surigao City District VIII, SDO Surigao City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Surigao City District VIII, SDO Surigao City: 13 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alang-Alang Elementary School	48	3	3
Bonifacio Elementary School	428	16	11
Buenavista Elementary School	125	6	3
Capalayan Elementary School	436	16	15
Capalayan National High School	469	31	16
Juan P. Cedro Sr. Memorial High School	145	10	10
Libuac Elementary School	108	4	7
Nabago Elementary School	163	7	2
Navarro MCES	232	11	10
Quezon Elementary School	358	14	13
Roxas Elementary School	195	8	6
Sarvida Yuipco MES	100	4	4
Surigao City National High School	2,676	116	83

About this data

The figures for Surigao City District VIII, SDO Surigao City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Surigao City District VIII, SDO 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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