Schools Division of Surigao del Norte

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 del Norte has the fifth most learners of the 12 schools divisions in CARAGA, and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 227 schools held 65,550 learners, with another 1,299 in ALS, and 2,816 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.4% and private schools fell 0.9%. Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 4% in private schools against 14% nationally.

Of the 202 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but four (2%) have no water, against 2% in CARAGA, and 25 (12%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA. The page also lists the division's 13 districts, and charts and tables show the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 227; No change from SY 2023-24; 202 public, 25 private
Community learning centers: 118; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 66,849; Down 2,061 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,816; Up 27 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,243; Down 51 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Surigao del Norte has the 5th most learners of the 12 schools divisions in CARAGA, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4% and private schools fell 0.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 4% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Surigao Del Norte National High School (6,199 learners), Taganito National High School (1,483 learners) and Placer National High School (1,382 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Don Epifanio Cedro Elementary School (+25%) and fell most at Mindanao Ef Academy (−23%), 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 Urbiztondo Elementary School, with 78 learners per classroom.
Of the 202 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 4 (2%) have no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 25 (12%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 202 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱186.6 million. Across the 201 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,257 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 66,849 learners, 65,550 in schools and 1,299 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	66,849
In schools	65,550
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,299
Male	34,020
Female	32,666
Not broken down by sex	163

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 163 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	32,412	632	0	33,044
Junior High School	19,880	1,327	0	21,207
Senior High School	10,718	418	0	11,136
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	125	125
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	268	268
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	906	906

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 163 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,998	1,923	3,921
Grade 1	2,315	2,142	4,457
Grade 2	2,367	2,182	4,549
Grade 3	2,430	2,242	4,672
Grade 4	2,598	2,551	5,149
Grade 5	2,535	2,290	4,825
Grade 6	2,727	2,637	5,364
Grade 7	2,979	2,908	5,887
Grade 8	2,492	2,363	4,855
Grade 9	2,598	2,541	5,139
Grade 10	2,670	2,656	5,326
Grade 11	2,846	2,822	5,668
Grade 12	2,673	2,795	5,468
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	66	41	107
ALS Basic Literacy Program	55	70	125
ALS A&E elementary	160	108	268
ALS A&E secondary	511	395	906
Broken down by grade	34,020	32,666	66,686

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	7,185
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,875
Arts and Design	40
Sports	104
All tracks	11,204

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	2	3
Elementary	20	16	36
Junior High School	1	1	2
All	22	19	41

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	67	75	142
Elementary	489	550	1,039
Junior High School	158	247	405
Senior High School	49	71	120
All	763	943	1,706

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	5	3	8
Other School-Initiated Intervention	6	2	8
All	11	5	16

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 227 schools and 118 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	202
Private schools	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	118
All	345

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	181
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	3
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	35
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	118

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	202
Community learning centers (ALS)	118
Sectarian	16
Non-sectarian	9

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,816 teachers and 490 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,816
Non-teaching personnel	490
All personnel	3,306

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,415
Junior High School	969
Senior High School	432
All teachers	2,816

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	22.9
Junior High School	20.5
Senior High School	24.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,243 classrooms and 3,257 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,243
Seats (approximate): 52,770
Toilets: 3,257
Functional computers: 6,897
Faucets: 7,116; 6,486 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	1,269	622	352
Learners per classroom	25.5	32.0	30.5
Seats (approximate)	27,093	16,733	8,944
Learners per seat	1.2	1.2	1.2
Toilets	1,953	852	452
Learners per toilet	16.6	23.3	23.7
Functional computers	1,446	3,198	2,253
Learners per computer	22.4	6.2	4.8

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	161	3
Junior High School	38	1
Senior High School	33	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	142	5	17
Junior High School	36	1	2
Senior High School	30	0	3

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	139	25
Junior High School	38	1
Senior High School	31	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	833
Male	692
Shared	1,554
For persons with disabilities	178
All toilets	3,257

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	6,486
Without water	630
All faucets	7,116

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	194
Entrance Gate	190
Playground	183
Permanent Perimeter Fence	139
Temporary Perimeter Fence	134
Offices	113
Paved Pathway	109
Exit Gate	93
Library/Learning Resource Center	72
Covered Court	68
Computer Room	64
Roofing	47
Home Economic Room	43
Faculty Room	42
Clinic	38
Solar Panel	35
Science Laboratory	34
Supply Room	27
Conference Room	25
Industrial Arts Room	18
Data File Room/Records Room	17
Canteen	10
Youth Development Center	5
Flood Marker	4
Speech Laboratory	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	4
Gymnasium	2
Bike Rack	1
Museum	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Surigao del Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Alegria	16	4,592	197	22.9
Anao-Aon	15	3,929	178	19.2
Bacuag	19	3,749	197	16.7
Claver	23	11,059	365	29.7
Gigaquit	21	4,956	209	21.7
Mainit I	19	4,403	193	20.8
Mainit II	13	2,986	147	20.3
Malimono	23	4,666	232	20.1
Placer I	13	3,768	173	21.8
Placer II	14	3,474	148	22.4
Sison	17	9,678	420	23.0
Tagana-An	22	4,223	189	22.1
Tubod	12	4,067	168	23.7

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

About this data

163 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 del Norte 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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