Schools in Manicahan, 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

Manicahan district has the ninth most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 30 schools held 18,755 learners and 598 public teachers, and 99% of those learners are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in its schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 0.1% and private schools grew 12.9%.

Of its 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, but 12, or 44%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX. The most crowded public classrooms are at Sangali National High School, with one classroom for every 115 learners, leaving out one school whose figures are under review.

The list of its schools gives the learners, teachers and classrooms of each, and the breakdown by sector and level sits elsewhere on the page.

Schools: 30; No change from SY 2023-24; 27 public, 3 private
Learners: 18,755; Up 16 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 598; Up 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 394; Down 27 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Manicahan has the 9th most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.1% and private schools grew 12.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sangali National High School (2,645 learners), Manicahan CS (1,129 learners) and Bolong Elementary School (1,078 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Don Francisco Ong C. Seng MES (+20%) and fell most at Bunguiao National High School (−7%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sangali National High School, with 115 learners per classroom.
Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 12 (44%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 27 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱33.3 million. Across the 27 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,293 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 18,755 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	18,755
Male	9,251
Female	9,480
Not broken down by sex	24

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 24 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	11,775	100	11,875
Junior High School	4,698	0	4,698
Senior High School	2,045	113	2,158

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 24 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	763	772	1,535
Grade 1	1,017	937	1,954
Grade 2	1,024	990	2,014
Grade 3	761	798	1,559
Grade 4	790	796	1,586
Grade 5	828	743	1,571
Grade 6	785	806	1,591
Grade 7	706	718	1,424
Grade 8	538	603	1,141
Grade 9	487	578	1,065
Grade 10	525	543	1,068
Grade 11	510	630	1,140
Grade 12	467	551	1,018
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	50	15	65
Broken down by grade	9,251	9,480	18,731

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	605
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,575
All tracks	2,180

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	227	190	417
Elementary	962	993	1,955
All	1,189	1,183	2,372

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	254	264	518
Elementary	1,316	1,287	2,603
Junior High School	427	528	955
Senior High School	105	164	269
All	2,102	2,243	4,345

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	8	10	18

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 30 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	27
Private schools	3
All	30

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	23
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	27
Sectarian	2
Local international school	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 598 teachers and 47 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	598
Non-teaching personnel	47
All personnel	645

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	338
Junior High School	182
Senior High School	78
All teachers	598

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	34.8
Junior High School	25.8
Senior High School	26.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 394 classrooms and 284 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 394
Seats (approximate): 13,247
Toilets: 284
Functional computers: 987
Faucets: 404; 253 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	283	76	35
Learners per classroom	41.6	61.8	58.4
Seats (approximate)	10,416	1,778	1,053
Learners per seat	1.1	2.6	1.9
Toilets	223	42	19
Learners per toilet	52.8	111.9	107.6
Functional computers	268	504	215
Learners per computer	43.9	9.3	9.5

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	22	0
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	4	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	18	3	1
Junior High School	5	0	0
Senior High School	4	0	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	11	11
Junior High School	4	1
Senior High School	3	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	99
Male	84
Shared	86
For persons with disabilities	15
All toilets	284

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	253
Without water	151
All faucets	404

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	26
School Garden	26
Playground	21
Offices	17
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	15
Exit Gate	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	14
Computer Room	11
Clinic	9
Covered Court	9
Supply Room	8
Home Economic Room	6
Conference Room	5
Faculty Room	5
Solar Panel	5
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Science Laboratory	3
Roofing	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Manicahan, SDO Zamboanga City: 30 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baluno Elementary School	Public	91	6	3
Bolong Elementary School	Public	1,078	26	21
Bolong National High School	Public	707	35	24
Bunguiao Elementary School	Public	1,019	28	28
Bunguiao National High School	Public	901	41	24
Camp Socorro Elementary School	Public	86	7	6
Don Francisco Ong C. Seng MES	Public	168	7	7
Dulian Elementary School	Public	213	7	9
Eligna Elementary School	Public	78	5	4
Immaculate Concepcion Archdiosean School, Sangali	Private	100	Not reported	Not reported
Lamisahan National High School	Public	196	2	0
Magsaysay Elementary School	Public	368	12	18
Mangga Elementary School	Public	207	9	7
Manicahan CS	Public	1,129	27	27
Manicahan National High School	Public	2,294	102	40
Manicahan Pob. Elementary School	Public	848	24	2
Nangka Elementary School	Public	64	3	3
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy of Zamboanga Peninsula, INC	Private	65	Not reported	Not reported
Pasilmanta Elementary School	Public	458	13	4
Poso Elementary School	Public	209	8	9
Sangali Elementary School	Public	3,630	87	69
Sangali National High School	Public	2,645	80	23
Sapa Seco Elementary School	Public	125	7	7
Shigeru Elementary School	Public	162	7	6
Siguinan Elementary School	Public	157	8	6
Sinunuk Elementary School	Public	66	3	4
Tumalutab Elementary School	Public	532	13	15
Udjung Elementary School	Public	86	5	6
Victoria Elementary School	Public	1,001	26	22
Victorian Community International School, INC - Manicahan Campus	Private	72	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

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

Each school year's figures for Manicahan, 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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