Schools in Sison, SDO 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

Sison, a school district, has the second most learners of the 13 districts in Surigao del Norte, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 17 schools held 9,678 learners and its public schools had 420 teachers. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS.

Its largest school, Surigao Del Norte National High School, has 6,199 learners, and it also has the most crowded public classrooms, at 48 learners per classroom. Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, while one (6%) has no internet, against 21% in CARAGA. The list of its 17 schools gives learners, teachers and classrooms for each, and the figures can be read by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 17; No change from SY 2023-24; 17 public
Learners: 9,678; Down 430 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 420; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 275; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sison has the 2nd most learners of the 13 districts in Surigao del Norte, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Surigao Del Norte National High School (6,199 learners), Toledo S. Pantilo Sr. Memorial National High School (1,103 learners) and Sison Central Elementary School (675 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Dakung Patag National High School (+4%) and fell most at Hinapayaw Elementary School (−10%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Surigao Del Norte National High School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (6%) has no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱25.4 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,185 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 9,678 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	9,678
Male	4,960
Female	4,718

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	1,969
Junior High School	4,567
Senior High School	3,142

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	111	103	214
Grade 1	141	123	264
Grade 2	126	122	248
Grade 3	163	120	283
Grade 4	162	131	293
Grade 5	157	131	288
Grade 6	175	164	339
Grade 7	577	552	1,129
Grade 8	550	516	1,066
Grade 9	563	556	1,119
Grade 10	629	624	1,253
Grade 11	751	775	1,526
Grade 12	826	790	1,616
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	29	11	40
All grades	4,960	4,718	9,678

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,046
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	952
Arts and Design	40
Sports	104
All tracks	3,142

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4	5	9
Elementary	33	47	80
Junior High School	21	17	38
Senior High School	3	7	10
All	61	76	137

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	3	7

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 17 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	17

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 420 teachers and 61 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	420
Non-teaching personnel	61
All personnel	481

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	107
Junior High School	196
Senior High School	117
All teachers	420

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	18.4
Junior High School	23.3
Senior High School	26.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 275 classrooms and 367 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 275
Seats (approximate): 6,516
Toilets: 367
Functional computers: 908
Faucets: 792; 672 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	91	111	73
Learners per classroom	21.6	41.1	43.0
Seats (approximate)	1,247	3,258	2,011
Learners per seat	1.6	1.4	1.6
Toilets	141	139	87
Learners per toilet	14.0	32.9	36.1
Functional computers	90	577	241
Learners per computer	21.9	7.9	13.0

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	13	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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
Elementary	12	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	12	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	111
Male	84
Shared	155
For persons with disabilities	17
All toilets	367

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	672
Without water	120
All faucets	792

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	14
Playground	14
School Garden	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	14
Offices	11
Computer Room	9
Exit Gate	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Clinic	6
Conference Room	5
Home Economic Room	5
Covered Court	4
Faculty Room	4
Paved Pathway	4
Science Laboratory	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Roofing	2
Supply Room	2
Museum	1
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Sison, SDO Surigao del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Sison, SDO Surigao del Norte: 17 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Dakung Patag Elementary School	161	8	9
Dakung Patag National High School	264	11	14
De Castro Elementary School	98	8	4
E. Siscon Primary School	40	4	1
Gacepan Elementary School	71	4	4
Hinapayaw Elementary School	112	7	7
Ima Elementary School	57	4	7
Mabuhay Elementary School	218	9	11
Mayag Elementary School	127	8	6
Mayag National High School	143	13	10
San Pablo Elementary School	149	8	9
Sison Central Elementary School	675	31	21
Surigao Del Norte National High School	6,199	244	128
Tagbayani Elementary School	110	7	6
Tinogpahan Elementary School	84	4	4
Toledo S. Pantilo Sr. Memorial National High School	1,103	45	32
Upper Patag Elementary School	67	5	2

About this data

The figures for Sison, SDO Surigao del Norte exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Sison, SDO 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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