Schools Division of Zamboanga City

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

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

Summary

Zamboanga City has the most learners of the eight schools divisions in Region IX, with 265,829 learners in its schools in SY 2024-25 and another 4,637 in ALS. Its public schools also have the most learners per teacher among the region's eight schools divisions, across 7,822 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 1.3%, private schools fell 1.9% and SUC and LUC schools fell 35.8%. Public schools hold 90% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally.

Leaving out three schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sangali National High School, where there is one classroom for every 115 learners. Of the 218 reporting public schools, 86, or 39%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.

Its 12 districts come next on the page, with figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 293; No change from SY 2023-24; 218 public, 73 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 63; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 270,466; Down 3,757 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,822; Up 39 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,200; Down 289 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zamboanga City has the most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region IX, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.3%, private schools fell 1.9% and SUC and LUC schools fell 35.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Zamboanga City HS, Main (8,344 learners), Ayala National High School (6,919 learners) and Talon-Talon National High School (6,746 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Z.C. Skills Academy, INC (+104%) and fell most at Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College (−56%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sangali National High School, with 115 learners per classroom.
Of the 218 reporting public schools, 6 (3%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 2 (1%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 86 (39%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 216 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱380.8 million. Across the 215 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,236 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 270,466 learners, 265,829 in schools and 4,637 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	270,466
In schools	265,829
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,637
Male	137,306
Female	132,934
Not broken down by sex	226

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 226 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	146,223	8,480	614	0	155,317
Junior High School	64,968	7,276	374	0	72,618
Senior High School	27,450	9,488	730	0	37,668
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	547	547
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,313	1,313
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	2,777	2,777

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 226 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10,093	9,403	19,496
Grade 1	12,286	11,179	23,465
Grade 2	12,512	11,583	24,095
Grade 3	11,545	11,033	22,578
Grade 4	10,908	10,258	21,166
Grade 5	10,979	10,185	21,164
Grade 6	11,138	11,024	22,162
Grade 7	10,417	10,484	20,901
Grade 8	8,547	8,799	17,346
Grade 9	8,187	8,718	16,905
Grade 10	8,346	9,107	17,453
Grade 11	9,419	9,808	19,227
Grade 12	8,842	9,599	18,441
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	793	398	1,191
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	5	8	13
ALS Basic Literacy Program	510	37	547
ALS A&E elementary	1,034	279	1,313
ALS A&E secondary	1,745	1,032	2,777
Broken down by grade	137,306	132,934	270,240

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	19,117
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	18,557
Sports	46
All tracks	37,720

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,371	2,202	4,573
Elementary	14,231	13,596	27,827
Junior High School	145	140	285
All	16,747	15,938	32,685

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,315	1,300	2,615
Elementary	7,104	7,077	14,181
Junior High School	2,513	2,936	5,449
Senior High School	862	1,244	2,106
All	11,794	12,557	24,351

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	4	0	4
Open High School Program	157	153	310
Other School-Initiated Intervention	62	51	113
All	225	204	429

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 293 schools and 63 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	218
Private schools	73
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	63
All	356

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	190
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	10
Kindergarten to Grade 12	26
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	41
Senior high only	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	63

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	218
Community learning centers (ALS)	63
Non-sectarian	48
Sectarian	23
Local international school	2
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,822 teachers and 551 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,822
Non-teaching personnel	551
All personnel	8,373

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,307
Junior High School	2,585
Senior High School	930
All teachers	7,822

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	34.0
Junior High School	25.1
Senior High School	29.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,200 classrooms and 4,262 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,200
Seats (approximate): 156,629
Toilets: 4,262
Functional computers: 13,396
Faucets: 5,008; 3,496 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	3,480	1,225	495
Learners per classroom	42.0	53.0	55.5
Seats (approximate)	102,920	38,795	14,914
Learners per seat	1.4	1.7	1.8
Toilets	2,883	1,014	365
Learners per toilet	50.7	64.1	75.2
Functional computers	6,566	4,156	2,674
Learners per computer	22.3	15.6	10.3

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	173	1
Junior High School	48	1
Senior High School	40	1

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	148	19	3	4
Junior High School	43	1	2	3
Senior High School	38	2	1	0

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	98	76
Junior High School	35	14
Senior High School	29	12

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,527
Male	1,260
Shared	1,222
For persons with disabilities	253
All toilets	4,262

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	3,496
Without water	1,512
All faucets	5,008

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	208
School Garden	201
Offices	152
Playground	148
Permanent Perimeter Fence	128
Exit Gate	125
Library/Learning Resource Center	108
Computer Room	102
Temporary Perimeter Fence	98
Covered Court	97
Clinic	71
Home Economic Room	48
Supply Room	48
Paved Pathway	47
Faculty Room	46
Data File Room/Records Room	36
Solar Panel	36
Conference Room	35
Science Laboratory	33
Roofing	19
Student Co-Curricular Center	11
Industrial Arts Room	10
Flood Marker	8
Youth Development Center	6
Canteen	5
Gymnasium	3
Speech Laboratory	3
Bike Rack	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Zamboanga City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Ayala	21	29,901	895	32.6
Baliwasan	30	33,059	860	28.7
Curuan	24	10,814	389	27.8
Labuan	24	17,334	524	32.7
Manicahan	30	18,755	598	31.0
Mercedes	28	21,080	671	30.5
Putik	19	20,043	581	33.5
Sta. Maria	24	28,097	926	29.4
Talon-Talon	16	20,365	591	33.9
Tetuan	20	31,636	960	28.4
Vitali	37	14,169	567	25.0
Zamboanga Central District	20	20,576	260	38.3

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

About this data

226 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 Zamboanga City 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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