Schools in Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan), 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

Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan) has the most learners of the 18 districts in Tawi-Tawi, with 27,785 learners in schools in SY 2024-25, and the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools rose 7.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools grew 7.5%, private schools grew 4.7% and SUC and LUC schools grew 28.4%.

Public schools hold 74% of its 27,785 learners in schools, compared with 85% nationally, while private schools hold 24%, compared with 14% nationally. Of the 52 reporting public schools, 39 (75%) have no internet, compared with 74% in BARMM.

The page shows its 62 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level, with charts and tables.

Schools: 62; No change from SY 2023-24; 52 public, 8 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Learners: 27,785; Up 1,854 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 601; Up 39 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 422; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan) has the most learners of the 18 districts in Tawi-Tawi, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 7.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 7.5%, private schools grew 4.7% and SUC and LUC schools grew 28.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 74% are in public schools (85% nationally), 24% in private schools (14% nationally) and 2% 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 Batu-Batu National High School (1,555 learners).
Leaving out 5 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Banaran National High School (+27%) and fell most at Parangan Elementary School (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 10 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Ummat National High School, with 62 learners per classroom.
Of the 52 reporting public schools, 6 (12%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 6 (12%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 39 (75%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 27,785 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	27,785
Male	13,266
Female	14,446
Not broken down by sex	73

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 73 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	7,430	668	0	8,098
Junior High School	9,302	3,227	584	13,113
Senior High School	3,683	2,818	0	6,501

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 73 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	681	652	1,333
Grade 1	642	688	1,330
Grade 2	682	638	1,320
Grade 3	609	594	1,203
Grade 4	528	484	1,012
Grade 5	457	486	943
Grade 6	478	479	957
Grade 7	2,036	2,116	4,152
Grade 8	1,572	1,867	3,439
Grade 9	1,269	1,516	2,785
Grade 10	1,267	1,470	2,737
Grade 11	1,643	1,863	3,506
Grade 12	1,402	1,593	2,995
Broken down by grade	13,266	14,446	27,712

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	5,824
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	617
Arts and Design	79
All tracks	6,520

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8	4	12
Elementary	20	31	51
Junior High School	62	17	79
All	90	52	142

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	180	159	339
Elementary	729	626	1,355
Junior High School	2,229	2,500	4,729
Senior High School	1,150	1,289	2,439
All	4,288	4,574	8,862

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Open High School Program	15	18	33
All	16	18	34

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 62 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	52
Private schools	8
SUCs and LUCs	2
All	62

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	33
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	5
Junior and senior high	21

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	52
Sectarian	8
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 601 teachers and 74 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	601
Non-teaching personnel	74
All personnel	675

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	126
Junior High School	368
Senior High School	107
All teachers	601

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	59.0
Junior High School	25.3
Senior High School	34.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 422 classrooms and 224 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 422
Seats (approximate): 11,023
Toilets: 224
Functional computers: 1,348
Faucets: 283; 196 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	178	173	71
Learners per classroom	41.7	53.8	51.9
Seats (approximate)	3,484	5,782	1,757
Learners per seat	2.1	1.6	2.1
Toilets	62	118	44
Learners per toilet	119.8	78.8	83.7
Functional computers	48	711	589
Learners per computer	154.8	13.1	6.3

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	27	5
Junior High School	19	1
Senior High School	16	2

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	6	18	2	6
Junior High School	9	7	4	0
Senior High School	8	8	1	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	29
Junior High School	7	13
Senior High School	7	11

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	87
Male	79
Shared	55
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	224

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	196
Without water	87
All faucets	283

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	40
Playground	33
Temporary Perimeter Fence	31
School Garden	30
Exit Gate	27
Faculty Room	20
Permanent Perimeter Fence	19
Solar Panel	19
Library/Learning Resource Center	14
Offices	12
Computer Room	9
Science Laboratory	7
Conference Room	6
Covered Court	6
Supply Room	5
Clinic	3
Flood Marker	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Bike Rack	1
Gymnasium	1
Paved Pathway	1
Roofing	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan), SDO Tawi-Tawi in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan), SDO Tawi-Tawi: 62 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Asaron Primary School	Public	164	3	4
Balimbing Elementary School	Public	613	11	10
Balimbing National High School	Public	340	14	12
Banaran National High School	Public	308	19	12
Batu-Batu Central School	Public	535	16	22
Batu-Batu National High School	Public	1,555	33	30
Bauno Garing Elementary School	Public	293	8	7
Belatan Halo Primary School	Public	151	3	4
Belatan Tainga Primary School	Public	205	1	4
Biha Primary School	Public	67	1	3
Boloboc Science and Technology High School	Public	444	29	13
Bongao Adventist Elementary	Private	190	Not reported	Not reported
Buai Primary School	Public	281	4	5
Buan Elementary School	Public	284	6	7
Bud Bud Primary School	Public	159	5	2
Doctor Hadja Ponchita Abubakar Memorial Academy Foundation Incorporated	Private	61	Not reported	Not reported
Dungon Elementary School	Public	254	2	5
Gowakan Primary School	Public	92	1	1
Hadja Jatol Ahaja National High School	Public	865	13	19
Hadji Omarsani Tambut National High School	Public	395	20	11
Karaha Primary School	Public	111	1	2
Kulape Primary School	Public	182	1	4
Lambog Elementary School	Public	231	2	5
Liaboran Primary School	Public	143	2	2
Ligayan National High School	Public	317	23	7
Lubbok Primary School	Public	184	1	1
Luuk Buntal Elementary School	Public	216	3	7
MSU-Tcto Buan High School	SUC or LUC	127	Not reported	Not reported
Magsaggaw Elementary School	Public	514	10	11
Mahardika Institute of Technology High School	Private	2,485	Not reported	Not reported
Mantabuan National High School	Public	357	25	15
Manuk Mangkaw National High School	Public	313	7	7
Mapun National High School	Public	859	9	5
Matolo Elementary School	Public	112	3	2
Notre Dame of Bongao	Private	2,178	Not reported	Not reported
Notre Dame of Cagayan	Private	952	Not reported	Not reported
Notre Dame of Sibutu	Private	202	Not reported	Not reported
Notre Dame of Tabawan	Private	604	Not reported	Not reported
Pagasinan National High School	Public	772	28	15
Pamatakan Elemantary School	Public	165	1	5
Panglima Haji Sulads Academy	Private	95	Not reported	Not reported
Panglima Jalman Elementary School	Public	405	10	14
Parangan Elementary School	Public	114	4	5
Patok Patok Elementary School	Public	274	5	7
Rosemin M. Sahali Elementary School	Public	185	4	7
Sanawi Primary School	Public	102	1	3
Sanga-Sanga National High School	Public	213	6	5
Silupah Primary School	Public	171	3	8
Sipangkot National High School	Public	452	23	10
Situggo Elementary School	Public	373	3	4
South Ubian National High School	Public	121	20	7
Sumbilang Primary School	Public	143	3	2
Tabunan Primary School	Public	150	2	3
Tandoh Elementary School	Public	362	2	7
Tandubanak National High School	Public	821	20	8
Tawi Tawi SAT	Public	3,093	117	38
Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College-Main	SUC or LUC	457	Not reported	Not reported
Tongbangkaw Elementary School	Public	195	4	5
Tubig-indangan National High School	Public	316	14	8
Turtle Island High School	Public	370	7	9
Ummat National High School	Public	311	27	5
Ungus Matata National High School	Public	782	21	8

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

About this data

73 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.

The figures for Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan), SDO Tawi-Tawi exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Panglima Sugala (Balimbingan), 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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