Schools in Sta. Maria, 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

The Sta. Maria page covers 24 schools with 28,097 learners in SY 2024-25, and 97% of those learners are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.5%, while private schools fell 8.4%.

Among the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, Sta. Maria has the fourth most learners and the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity, one (6%) has no water, against 3% in Region IX, and four (22%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.

Its 24 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 24; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 6 private
Learners: 28,097; Down 789 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 926; Down 15 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 638; Down 19 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sta. Maria has the 4th most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.5% and private schools fell 8.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sta. Maria CS (3,811 learners), San Roque Elementary School (3,154 learners) and Pasonanca National High School (2,151 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Salum Elementary School (+4%) and fell most at Edwin Andrews Air Base Elementary School (−8%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Don Pablo A. Lorenzo Memorial SHS, with 49 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (6%) has no water, against 3% in Region IX; 4 (22%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱40.8 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,315 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 28,097 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	28,097
Male	14,426
Female	13,668
Not broken down by sex	3

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 3 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	16,714	532	17,246
Junior High School	7,493	243	7,736
Senior High School	2,976	136	3,112

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 3 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,101	997	2,098
Grade 1	1,269	1,210	2,479
Grade 2	1,315	1,162	2,477
Grade 3	1,322	1,208	2,530
Grade 4	1,206	1,222	2,428
Grade 5	1,266	1,202	2,468
Grade 6	1,293	1,284	2,577
Grade 7	1,053	1,057	2,110
Grade 8	934	893	1,827
Grade 9	924	916	1,840
Grade 10	972	987	1,959
Grade 11	834	709	1,543
Grade 12	808	761	1,569
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	129	60	189
Broken down by grade	14,426	13,668	28,094

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,396
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,673
Sports	46
All tracks	3,115

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	65	59	124
Elementary	405	372	777
All	470	431	901

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	16	12	28
Elementary	48	52	100
Junior High School	33	47	80
Senior High School	26	26	52
All	123	137	260

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	14	17	31
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	2	2
All	14	19	33

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	18
Private schools	6
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 926 teachers and 54 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	926
Non-teaching personnel	54
All personnel	980

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	480
Junior High School	328
Senior High School	118
All teachers	926

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	22.8
Senior High School	25.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 638 classrooms and 564 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 638
Seats (approximate): 17,398
Toilets: 564
Functional computers: 1,837
Faucets: 743; 526 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	402	174	62
Learners per classroom	41.6	43.1	48.0
Seats (approximate)	10,705	4,747	1,946
Learners per seat	1.6	1.6	1.5
Toilets	328	194	42
Learners per toilet	51.0	38.6	70.9
Functional computers	992	448	397
Learners per computer	16.9	16.7	7.5

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	12	0
Junior High School	4	1
Senior High School	3	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
Elementary	12
Junior High School	5
Senior High School	4

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	3
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	193
Male	148
Shared	180
For persons with disabilities	43
All toilets	564

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	526
Without water	217
All faucets	743

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	17
School Garden	16
Offices	13
Playground	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Exit Gate	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Computer Room	8
Clinic	7
Covered Court	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Supply Room	6
Paved Pathway	5
Science Laboratory	5
Faculty Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Bike Rack	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2
Gymnasium	1
Roofing	1
Speech Laboratory	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Sta. Maria, SDO Zamboanga City: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Achievers International College of Culinary Arts and Technology, Inc.	Private	46	Not reported	Not reported
Bandera Elementary School	Public	93	4	3
Bethany Child Development	Private	406	Not reported	Not reported
Cabatangan Elementary School	Public	869	24	23
Catalina Vda De Jalon MS	Public	3,757	102	87
Club Mujeres dela Infancia, Inc.	Private	41	Not reported	Not reported
Don Pablo A. Lorenzo MHS	Public	3,944	217	123
Don Pablo A. Lorenzo Memorial SHS	Public	1,949	77	40
Dulian Elementary School	Public	126	9	7
Edwin Andrews Air Base Elementary School	Public	577	19	15
Luyahan Elementary School	Public	992	28	23
Mercedarian School, Inc.	Private	80	Not reported	Not reported
Montessori De Zamboanga	Private	331	Not reported	Not reported
Muruk Elementary School	Public	71	5	4
Pasonanca Elementary School	Public	1,891	55	45
Pasonanca National High School	Public	2,151	71	19
Regional Science High School	Public	793	40	23
Salum Elementary School	Public	674	17	8
Salum Kindergarten School	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
San Roque Elementary School	Public	3,154	88	82
San Roque National High School	Public	827	41	31
Sta. Maria CS	Public	3,811	109	90
Tumaga National High School	Public	805	0	0
Upper Pasonanca Elementary School	Public	699	20	15

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

About this data

3 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 Sta. Maria, SDO Zamboanga City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Sta. Maria, 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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