Schools in Cagwait, SDO Surigao del Sur

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

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

Summary

Cagwait has the 13th most learners of the 24 districts in Surigao del Sur, with 5,460 learners in its 17 schools in SY 2024-25. It has the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 192 public teachers in SY 2024-25.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 25.8%. Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 1% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Mam-On Elementary School, with 74 learners per classroom. Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; one (6%) has no water, against 2% in CARAGA, and two (13%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA. The page lists the 17 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 17; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 1 private
Learners: 5,460; Down 151 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 192; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 171; No change from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Cagwait has the 13th most learners of the 24 districts in Surigao del Sur, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 25.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Unidad National High School (1,307 learners), Aras-Asan Elementary School (969 learners) and Jose Sanvictores Sr. National School Annex (571 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Bitaugan East Integrated School (+1%) and fell most at Unidad Elementary School (−6%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Mam-On Elementary School, with 74 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (6%) has no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 2 (13%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.5 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,998 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,460 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,460
Male	2,734
Female	2,726

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,389	23	3,412
Junior High School	1,412	0	1,412
Senior High School	636	0	636

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	201	202	403
Grade 1	238	269	507
Grade 2	255	219	474
Grade 3	236	252	488
Grade 4	259	266	525
Grade 5	262	237	499
Grade 6	261	248	509
Grade 7	218	228	446
Grade 8	168	150	318
Grade 9	170	175	345
Grade 10	145	155	300
Grade 11	155	172	327
Grade 12	159	150	309
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	5	2	7
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
All grades	2,734	2,726	5,460

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	475
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	161
All tracks	636

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8	4	12
Elementary	24	50	74
Junior High School	10	13	23
Senior High School	1	1	2
All	43	68	111

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	0	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	2	3
All	5	2	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	16
Private schools	1
All	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 192 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	192
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	224

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	126
Junior High School	40
Senior High School	26
All teachers	192

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	26.9
Junior High School	35.3
Senior High School	24.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 171 classrooms and 187 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 171
Seats (approximate): 4,718
Toilets: 187
Functional computers: 1,273
Faucets: 518; 427 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	118	36	17
Learners per classroom	28.7	39.2	37.4
Seats (approximate)	3,096	1,171	451
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.4
Toilets	146	28	13
Learners per toilet	23.2	50.4	48.9
Functional computers	456	446	371
Learners per computer	7.4	3.2	1.7

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	1
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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	12	1	1
Junior High School	3	0	0
Senior High School	3	0	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	2
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	29
Male	22
Shared	132
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	187

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	427
Without water	91
All faucets	518

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	15
Offices	14
School Garden	13
Playground	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Clinic	7
Computer Room	7
Exit Gate	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Home Economic Room	5
Faculty Room	3
Solar Panel	3
Supply Room	3
Canteen	2
Covered Court	2
Paved Pathway	2
Science Laboratory	2
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Roofing	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Cagwait, SDO Surigao del Sur: 17 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Arangasa Elementary School	Public	65	3	2
Aras-Asan Elementary School	Public	969	29	25
Bacolod Elementary School	Public	210	8	7
Bitaugan East Integrated School	Public	453	12	16
Cagwait Central Elementary School	Public	370	14	16
Cempron Elementary School	Public	381	13	15
Jose Sanvictores Sr. National School Annex	Public	571	8	19
La Purisima Elementary School	Public	48	3	4
Lactudan Elementary School	Public	84	4	5
Little Seed Kiddie Learning Center of Surigao del Sur, Inc.	Private	23	Not reported	Not reported
Mam-On Elementary School	Public	147	6	2
Mat-E Elementary School	Public	123	7	4
Santiago Chu Elementary School	Public	157	7	6
Tagbalidbid Elementary School	Public	79	4	5
Tawagan Elementary School	Public	75	4	4
Unidad Elementary School	Public	398	15	15
Unidad National High School	Public	1,307	55	26

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

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

Each school year's figures for Cagwait, SDO Surigao del Sur 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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