Schools in West Sibutu/Sitangkai, 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

West Sibutu/Sitangkai has the fifth most learners (tied) of the 18 districts in Tawi-Tawi, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 14 schools held 5,932 learners and 63 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 0.4%, while SUC and LUC schools fell 30.0%.

Leaving out four schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Datu Halun Central Elementary School, with one classroom for every 65 learners. Of the 11 reporting public schools, all have electricity, while 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 it breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 14; No change from SY 2023-24; 11 public, 3 SUCs and LUCs
Learners: 5,932; Down 286 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 63; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 57; Down 17 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

West Sibutu/Sitangkai has the 5th most learners (tied) of the 18 districts in Tawi-Tawi, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.4% and SUC and LUC schools fell 30.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Laud Sitangkai Elementary School (863 learners), Laud Sitangkai Annex Elementary School (722 learners) and MSU-Tcto Sitangkai High School (540 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Datu Halun Central Elementary School, with 65 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: 5,932 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,932
Male	2,888
Female	3,044

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	5,320	0	5,320
Junior High School	0	541	541
Senior High School	0	71	71

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	432	394	826
Grade 1	533	507	1,040
Grade 2	437	411	848
Grade 3	382	454	836
Grade 4	330	335	665
Grade 5	267	310	577
Grade 6	240	288	528
Grade 7	57	63	120
Grade 8	32	65	97
Grade 9	85	96	181
Grade 10	64	79	143
Grade 12	29	42	71
All grades	2,888	3,044	5,932

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	71
All tracks	71

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	125	123	248
Elementary	892	889	1,781
All	1,017	1,012	2,029

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	183	152	335
Elementary	699	761	1,460
Junior High School	15	28	43
Senior High School	25	37	62
All	922	978	1,900

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
SUCs and LUCs	3
All	14

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	11
Junior high only	2
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	11
State universities and colleges	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 63 teachers and 7 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	63
Non-teaching personnel	7
All personnel	70

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	63
All teachers	63

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	84.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 57 classrooms and 40 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 57
Seats (approximate): 1,944
Toilets: 40
Functional computers: 56
Faucets: 87; 79 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
Classrooms	57
Learners per classroom	93.3
Seats (approximate)	1,944
Learners per seat	2.7
Toilets	40
Learners per toilet	133.0
Functional computers	56
Learners per computer	95.0

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	9	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
Elementary	5	5	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	4	7

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	16
Male	17
Shared	6
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	40

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	79
Without water	8
All faucets	87

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	6
Solar Panel	6
Exit Gate	5
Playground	5
Offices	4
School Garden	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Supply Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Permanent Perimeter Fence	2
Temporary Perimeter Fence	2
Computer Room	1
Conference Room	1
Covered Court	1

List of schools

Every school in West Sibutu/Sitangkai, SDO Tawi-Tawi in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in West Sibutu/Sitangkai, SDO Tawi-Tawi: 14 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abdel Mustafa Kong Ahaja Elementary School	Public	718	4	14
Datu Alamia Elementary School	Public	472	3	0
Datu Dawila Primary School	Public	248	0	1
Datu Halun Central Elementary School	Public	452	10	7
Larap Elementary School	Public	348	9	11
Laud Sitangkai Annex Elementary School	Public	722	9	0
Laud Sitangkai Elementary School	Public	863	11	5
MSU-Tcto Larap High School	SUC or LUC	1	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Sitangkai High School	SUC or LUC	540	Not reported	Not reported
Mindanao State University - Sibutu Extension	SUC or LUC	71	Not reported	Not reported
Panglima Alari Elementary School	Public	578	6	8
Tongmageng Elementary School	Public	331	2	7
Tongusong Elementary School	Public	232	8	0
Ungus-Ungus Primary School	Public	356	1	4

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 West Sibutu/Sitangkai, SDO Tawi-Tawi exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for West Sibutu/Sitangkai, 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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