Schools Division of Tawi-Tawi

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

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

Summary

Tawi-Tawi has the sixth most learners of the 11 schools divisions in BARMM, with 94,671 learners in its 306 schools in SY 2024-25. It also has the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools, with 2,593 public teachers in SY 2024-25.

Public schools hold 85% of its learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 8%, against 14%. SUC and LUC schools hold 6% of learners in schools, against 1% nationally, and their enrollment fell 11.1% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted, while public schools grew 3.5%. Of the 263 reporting public schools, 28 (11%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and 17 (6%) have no water, against 8%. Of them, 182 (69%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

The page lists its 18 districts and shows its figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 306; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 263 public, 17 private, 26 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 41; Down 10 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 96,327; Up 1,888 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,593; Down 54 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,796; Down 62 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tawi-Tawi has the 6th most learners of the 11 schools divisions in BARMM, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 3.5%, private schools grew 0.9% and SUC and LUC schools fell 11.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally), 8% in private schools (14% nationally) and 6% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mahardika Institute of Technology High School (2,485 learners), Notre Dame of Bongao (2,178 learners) and Tawi-Tawi School of Fisheries (2,162 learners).
Leaving out 6 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at MSU-Tcto Bakong High School (+40%) and fell most at Mindanao State University - Mapun Extension (−45%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 38 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Datu Halun Laboratory School, with 67 learners per classroom.
Of the 263 reporting public schools, 28 (11%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 17 (6%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 182 (69%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 96,327 learners, 94,671 in schools and 1,656 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	96,327
In schools	94,671
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,656
Male	47,450
Female	48,764
Not broken down by sex	113

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 113 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	63,943	1,625	668	0	66,236
Junior High School	12,202	3,451	4,911	0	20,564
Senior High School	4,627	2,845	287	0	7,759
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	519	519
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	313	313
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	823	823

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 113 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5,177	5,136	10,313
Grade 1	5,551	5,305	10,856
Grade 2	5,218	5,060	10,278
Grade 3	4,825	4,774	9,599
Grade 4	4,457	4,402	8,859
Grade 5	4,227	4,083	8,310
Grade 6	3,885	4,107	7,992
Grade 7	3,168	3,203	6,371
Grade 8	2,449	2,875	5,324
Grade 9	2,064	2,438	4,502
Grade 10	1,986	2,381	4,367
Grade 11	1,912	2,147	4,059
Grade 12	1,700	2,000	3,700
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	17	12	29
ALS Basic Literacy Program	187	332	519
ALS A&E elementary	169	144	313
ALS A&E secondary	458	365	823
Broken down by grade	47,450	48,764	96,214

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	6,994
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	705
Arts and Design	79
All tracks	7,778

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	316	317	633
Elementary	2,370	2,380	4,750
Junior High School	387	388	775
All	3,073	3,085	6,158

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,128	2,065	4,193
Elementary	10,877	10,656	21,533
Junior High School	4,022	4,476	8,498
Senior High School	1,440	1,658	3,098
All	18,467	18,855	37,322

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	0	2
Open High School Program	15	18	33
All	18	18	36

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 306 schools and 41 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	263
Private schools	17
SUCs and LUCs	26
Community learning centers (ALS)	41
All	347

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	247
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior high only	24
Junior and senior high	26
Senior high only	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	41

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	263
Community learning centers (ALS)	41
State universities and colleges	26
Sectarian	9
Non-sectarian	8

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,593 teachers and 242 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,593
Non-teaching personnel	242
All personnel	2,835

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,000
Junior High School	459
Senior High School	134
All teachers	2,593

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	32.0
Junior High School	26.6
Senior High School	34.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,796 classrooms and 1,130 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,796
Seats (approximate): 55,530
Toilets: 1,130
Functional computers: 1,919
Faucets: 2,509; 2,074 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	1,481	225	90
Learners per classroom	43.2	54.2	51.4
Seats (approximate)	47,228	6,375	1,927
Learners per seat	1.4	1.9	2.4
Toilets	954	130	46
Learners per toilet	67.0	93.9	100.6
Functional computers	479	767	673
Learners per computer	133.5	15.9	6.9

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	222	16
Junior High School	24	2
Senior High School	19	3

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	No electricity supply
Elementary	90	102	18	28
Junior High School	10	10	5	1
Senior High School	9	10	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	69	169
Junior High School	9	17
Senior High School	8	14

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	440
Male	416
Shared	239
For persons with disabilities	35
All toilets	1,130

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	2,074
Without water	435
All faucets	2,509

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	187
Entrance Gate	155
School Garden	142
Temporary Perimeter Fence	128
Solar Panel	108
Exit Gate	95
Permanent Perimeter Fence	86
Offices	81
Faculty Room	70
Library/Learning Resource Center	49
Covered Court	34
Computer Room	32
Clinic	24
Conference Room	24
Supply Room	21
Data File Room/Records Room	11
Science Laboratory	11
Flood Marker	9
Paved Pathway	8
Home Economic Room	7
Student Co-Curricular Center	6
Bike Rack	5
Gymnasium	5
Canteen	4
Roofing	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Youth Development Center	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Tawi-Tawi, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bongao Central	19	6,746	185	24.4
Bongao I	14	8,413	334	23.6
Bongao II	14	4,014	184	21.8
Bongao III	26	5,587	179	31.0
East Sibutu I (Tando Owak)	5	2,804	64	38.3
East Sibutu II (Tandubanak)	9	2,717	79	30.2
East South Ubian	7	2,883	133	21.7
Languyan	33	5,932	125	44.6
Manukmangkaw	9	1,096	52	18.9
Mapun	24	6,260	117	49.1
Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan)	62	27,785	601	34.0
Sapa-Sapa I	16	2,524	47	53.7
Sapa-Sapa II (Banaran)	11	2,959	67	35.7
Tandubas	18	4,154	160	25.0
Tubig Indangan	5	1,335	33	40.5
West Sibutu/Sitangkai	14	5,932	63	84.4
West Simunul	13	2,194	128	15.2
West South Ubian	7	1,336	42	20.2

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

About this data

113 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 Tawi-Tawi 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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