Schools in Palauig, SDO Zambales

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

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

Summary

The Palauig district has the sixth most learners of the 15 districts in Zambales, and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 24 schools held 8,861 learners, and its public schools had 296 teachers. Of those learners, 87% attend public schools, against 85% nationally, and 13% attend private schools, against 14% nationally.

Enrollment in its schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.2% and private schools fell 1.9%. Rofulo M. Landa High School (Salaza NHS), its largest school with 1,542 learners, also has the most crowded public classrooms, at 41 learners per classroom. All 21 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet.

The page lists all 24 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 24; No change from SY 2023-24; 21 public, 3 private
Learners: 8,861; Down 199 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 296; Up 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 288; Up 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palauig has the 6th most learners of the 15 districts in Zambales, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.2% and private schools fell 1.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 13% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Rofulo M. Landa High School (Salaza NHS) (1,542 learners), Locloc National High School (879 learners) and Bulawen Elementary School (760 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Pangolingan Elementary School (+2%) and fell most at Locloc Elementary School (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Rofulo M. Landa High School (Salaza NHS), with 41 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 21 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱18.4 million. Across the 21 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,691 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,861 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,861
Male	4,706
Female	4,155

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	5,278	16	5,294
Junior High School	1,761	808	2,569
Senior High School	660	338	998

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	358	296	654
Grade 1	396	333	729
Grade 2	403	350	753
Grade 3	397	334	731
Grade 4	449	374	823
Grade 5	421	361	782
Grade 6	390	381	771
Grade 7	377	373	750
Grade 8	274	229	503
Grade 9	329	348	677
Grade 10	343	291	634
Grade 11	267	238	505
Grade 12	261	232	493
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	39	12	51
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	3	5
All grades	4,706	4,155	8,861

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	644
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	354
All tracks	998

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	16	15	31
Elementary	134	100	234
Junior High School	30	34	64
Senior High School	7	7	14
All	187	156	343

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 24 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	21
Private schools	3
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 296 teachers and 53 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	296
Non-teaching personnel	53
All personnel	349

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	202
Junior High School	69
Senior High School	25
All teachers	296

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	26.1
Junior High School	25.5
Senior High School	26.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 288 classrooms and 410 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 288
Seats (approximate): 10,595
Toilets: 410
Functional computers: 1,230
Faucets: 791; 723 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	216	52	20
Learners per classroom	24.4	33.9	33.0
Seats (approximate)	5,808	2,676	2,111
Learners per seat	0.9	0.7	0.3
Toilets	361	36	13
Learners per toilet	14.6	48.9	50.8
Functional computers	778	211	241
Learners per computer	6.8	8.4	2.7

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	19	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	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	19
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

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	19	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	76
Male	64
Shared	247
For persons with disabilities	23
All toilets	410

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	723
Without water	68
All faucets	791

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	21
School Garden	21
Offices	19
Permanent Perimeter Fence	18
Exit Gate	16
Playground	15
Computer Room	12
Canteen	11
Covered Court	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	9
Clinic	7
Home Economic Room	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Paved Pathway	5
Faculty Room	4
Roofing	3
Science Laboratory	3
Conference Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Flood Marker	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Palauig, SDO Zambales in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Palauig, SDO Zambales: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
A.P. Decano Memorial Elementary School	Public	240	9	9
Alwa Elementary School	Public	97	7	6
Aninzo-Arca Elementary School	Public	167	8	10
Anthony Arana Guatlo Elementary School	Public	243	9	8
Bato Elementary School	Public	503	16	15
Bulawen Elementary School	Public	760	24	26
Carmel Academy	Private	413	Not reported	Not reported
Dampay Elementary School	Public	220	8	8
Dapla Elementary School	Public	183	8	7
Emiliano M. Aragon Mem. Elementary School	Public	158	8	9
Liozon Elementary School	Public	459	15	28
Lipay Elementary School	Public	220	8	9
Locloc Elementary School	Public	190	8	7
Locloc National High School	Public	879	36	34
Luan Elementary School	Public	136	8	7
Magalawa Elementary School	Public	67	4	4
Manggahan Elementary School	Public	135	8	8
Palauig Central School	Public	630	25	19
Palauig-M Ecumenical School Inc.	Private	16	Not reported	Not reported
Palawig Academy Educational Foundation, Inc.	Private	733	Not reported	Not reported
Pangolingan Elementary School	Public	263	8	12
Rofulo M. Landa High School (Salaza NHS)	Public	1,542	58	38
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	210	8	9
Zacarias L. Antiller Elementary School	Public	397	13	15

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 Palauig, SDO Zambales exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Palauig, SDO Zambales 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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