Schools in Bongao I, SDO 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

Bongao I has the second most learners of the 18 districts in Tawi-Tawi and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 14 schools held 8,413 learners and had 334 public teachers in SY 2024-25. Enrollment in schools rose 0.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools grew 1.4%, while private schools fell 14.6%.

Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 6% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Leaving out seven schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Prov'L. Housing Lab. School, with 50 learners per classroom. Of the 11 reporting public schools, all have electricity; two (18%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM, and seven (64%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

The page lists the 14 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 14; No change from SY 2023-24; 11 public, 3 private
Learners: 8,413; Up 23 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 334; Down 10 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 120; Down 14 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Bongao I has the 2nd most learners of the 18 districts in Tawi-Tawi, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 1.4% and private schools fell 14.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Tawi-Tawi School of Fisheries (2,162 learners), Prov'L. Housing Lab. School (1,059 learners) and Tubig Tanah Pilot Elementary School (1,004 learners).
Leaving out 7 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Prov'L. Housing Lab. School, with 50 learners per classroom.
Of the 11 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (18%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 7 (64%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,413 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,413
Male	4,150
Female	4,263

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	5,729	522	6,251
Junior High School	1,675	0	1,675
Senior High School	487	0	487

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	446	459	905
Grade 1	535	490	1,025
Grade 2	532	496	1,028
Grade 3	459	433	892
Grade 4	421	439	860
Grade 5	395	400	795
Grade 6	371	375	746
Grade 7	302	249	551
Grade 8	177	230	407
Grade 9	147	238	385
Grade 10	145	187	332
Grade 11	134	149	283
Grade 12	86	118	204
All grades	4,150	4,263	8,413

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	487
All tracks	487

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	43	42	85
Elementary	220	204	424
All	263	246	509

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	106	141	247
Elementary	615	585	1,200
Junior High School	119	156	275
Senior High School	31	53	84
All	871	935	1,806

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 14 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	11
Private schools	3
All	14

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	11
Non-sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 334 teachers and 30 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	334
Non-teaching personnel	30
All personnel	364

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	270
Junior High School	51
Senior High School	13
All teachers	334

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	21.2
Junior High School	32.8
Senior High School	37.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 120 classrooms and 60 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 120
Seats (approximate): 3,949
Toilets: 60
Functional computers: 57
Faucets: 147; 120 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	93	21	6
Learners per classroom	61.6	79.8	81.2
Seats (approximate)	3,949	Not reported	Not reported
Learners per seat	1.5	Not reported	Not reported
Toilets	55	4	1
Learners per toilet	104.2	418.8	487.0
Functional computers	17	Not reported	40
Learners per computer	337.0	Not reported	12.2

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	8	2
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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
Elementary	10
Junior High School	1
Senior High School	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	3	7
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	15
Male	14
Shared	30
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	60

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	120
Without water	27
All faucets	147

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Entrance Gate	8
Playground	7
Exit Gate	6
School Garden	6
Faculty Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Computer Room	3
Offices	3
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Conference Room	2
Covered Court	2
Clinic	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Bongao I, SDO Tawi-Tawi in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Bongao I, SDO Tawi-Tawi: 14 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Al-Qudwa Integrated Learning Cneter	Private	93	Not reported	Not reported
Badjao Kasulutan Elementary School	Public	505	13	5
Ilmoh Foundation, Inc.	Private	356	Not reported	Not reported
Lamion Walking (Annex) Primary School	Public	230	11	4
Lamion Walking (Badjao) Primary School	Public	139	4	1
Lamion Walking (Main) Elementary School	Public	401	20	10
Nalil Elementary School	Public	662	48	6
Panglima Damsik Islamic Academy	Private	73	Not reported	Not reported
Prov'L. Housing Lab. School	Public	1,059	48	21
Sama Kasulutan Elementary School	Public	743	16	4
Simandagit Elementary School	Public	428	31	12
Tawi-Tawi School of Fisheries	Public	2,162	64	27
Tubig Mampallam Central School	Public	558	35	13
Tubig Tanah Pilot Elementary School	Public	1,004	44	17

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 Bongao I, SDO Tawi-Tawi exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Bongao I, SDO 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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