Schools in Ayala, SDO 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

Ayala has the third most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 21 schools held 29,901 learners, and its public schools had 895 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 1.3%, while private schools grew 11.3%.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Ayala National High School, where there is one classroom for every 76 learners. Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but three, or 19%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.

The next part of the page is the list of its 21 schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms, followed by the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 21; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 5 private
Learners: 29,901; Down 306 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 895; Up 19 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 595; Down 22 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Ayala has the 3rd most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.3% and private schools grew 11.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Ayala National High School (6,919 learners), Ayala CS (5,167 learners) and Sinunuc Elementary School (3,587 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at ICAS de Ayala Kindergarten School (+28%) and fell most at Tulungatung National High School (−8%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Ayala National High School, with 76 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (19%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱41.7 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,146 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 29,901 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	29,901
Male	15,081
Female	14,820

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	17,285	488	17,773
Junior High School	8,090	168	8,258
Senior High School	3,795	75	3,870

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,154	1,073	2,227
Grade 1	1,494	1,324	2,818
Grade 2	1,497	1,298	2,795
Grade 3	1,325	1,253	2,578
Grade 4	1,153	1,177	2,330
Grade 5	1,249	1,160	2,409
Grade 6	1,247	1,242	2,489
Grade 7	1,238	1,267	2,505
Grade 8	927	949	1,876
Grade 9	864	1,007	1,871
Grade 10	978	1,022	2,000
Grade 11	990	1,044	2,034
Grade 12	889	947	1,836
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	74	53	127
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	4	6
All grades	15,081	14,820	29,901

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,525
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,345
All tracks	3,870

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	370	297	667
Elementary	2,163	1,990	4,153
Junior High School	5	5	10
All	2,538	2,292	4,830

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	26	42	68
Elementary	309	321	630
Junior High School	105	112	217
Senior High School	32	56	88
All	472	531	1,003

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	65	45	110
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	1	2
All	66	46	112

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 21 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16
Private schools	5
All	21

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 895 teachers and 43 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	895
Non-teaching personnel	43
All personnel	938

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	489
Junior High School	284
Senior High School	122
All teachers	895

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	35.4
Junior High School	28.5
Senior High School	31.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 595 classrooms and 467 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 595
Seats (approximate): 14,770
Toilets: 467
Functional computers: 2,320
Faucets: 571; 361 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	391	140	64
Learners per classroom	44.2	57.8	59.3
Seats (approximate)	9,292	3,864	1,614
Learners per seat	1.9	2.1	2.4
Toilets	296	124	47
Learners per toilet	58.4	65.2	80.7
Functional computers	1,028	736	556
Learners per computer	16.8	11.0	6.8

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	11	0
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	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	Off-grid supply
Elementary	10	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	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	9	2
Junior High School	4	1
Senior High School	3	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	176
Male	131
Shared	122
For persons with disabilities	38
All toilets	467

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	361
Without water	210
All faucets	571

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	16
School Garden	15
Offices	14
Permanent Perimeter Fence	14
Playground	14
Library/Learning Resource Center	12
Exit Gate	10
Covered Court	9
Computer Room	8
Clinic	6
Science Laboratory	6
Conference Room	5
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Home Economic Room	5
Faculty Room	4
Paved Pathway	4
Temporary Perimeter Fence	4
Roofing	3
Supply Room	3
Solar Panel	2
Flood Marker	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Ayala, SDO Zamboanga City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Ayala, SDO Zamboanga City: 21 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Ayala CS	Public	5,167	141	123
Ayala National High School	Public	6,919	229	91
Baluno Elementary School	Public	397	13	13
Cabigan Elementary School	Public	214	8	7
Cawit Elementary School	Public	1,581	45	28
Enerdino C. Coronel - Baluno National High School	Public	320	15	12
ICAS de Ayala Kindergarten School	Private	324	Not reported	Not reported
Icad Filipino Turkish Tolerance School	Private	384	Not reported	Not reported
Lima Elementary School	Public	133	8	4
Maasin LC	Public	949	27	28
Recodo Elementary School	Public	2,949	76	53
Recodo National High School	Public	1,684	62	43
Silsilah Elementary School - Baluno Campus	Private	5	Not reported	Not reported
Silsilah Elementary School-Sinunuc Campus	Private	7	Not reported	Not reported
Silsilah Foundation, INC	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Sinunuc Elementary School	Public	3,587	105	86
Sinunuc National High School	Public	1,750	60	25
Sto.Nino Elementary School	Public	70	4	9
Tulungatung Elementary School	Public	2,199	59	37
Tulungatung National High School	Public	1,212	40	33
Zambame Elementary School	Public	39	3	3

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 Ayala, SDO Zamboanga City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Ayala, SDO 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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