Schools in Tetuan, 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

Tetuan has the second most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 20 schools held 31,636 learners, with 960 public teachers among the district's staff. Enrollment in schools fell 1.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, as public schools fell 1.2% and private schools fell 1.3%.

Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 14% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. The most crowded public classrooms are at Talon-Talon National High School, with 89 learners per classroom.

Each of the 20 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 20; No change from SY 2023-24; 6 public, 14 private
Learners: 31,636; Down 383 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 960; Up 22 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 510; Down 17 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tetuan has the 2nd most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.2% and private schools fell 1.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 14% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Zamboanga City HS, Main (8,344 learners), Talon-Talon National High School (6,746 learners) and Tugbungan Elementary School (3,737 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Zamboanga Avalokitesvara School (+15%) and fell most at Immaculate Concepcion Elementary School, Tetuan (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Talon-Talon National High School, with 89 learners per classroom.
Of the 6 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 6 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱38.5 million. Across the 6 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,243 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 31,636 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	31,636
Male	15,919
Female	15,717

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	12,124	1,389	13,513
Junior High School	10,341	1,427	11,768
Senior High School	4,749	1,606	6,355

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	825	765	1,590
Grade 1	1,044	935	1,979
Grade 2	1,093	975	2,068
Grade 3	1,107	942	2,049
Grade 4	971	866	1,837
Grade 5	935	868	1,803
Grade 6	987	1,029	2,016
Grade 7	1,634	1,651	3,285
Grade 8	1,371	1,413	2,784
Grade 9	1,366	1,448	2,814
Grade 10	1,341	1,541	2,882
Grade 11	1,569	1,629	3,198
Grade 12	1,564	1,593	3,157
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	110	61	171
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
All grades	15,919	15,717	31,636

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	3,351
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,004
All tracks	6,355

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	230	195	425
Elementary	1,585	1,421	3,006
Junior High School	104	105	209
All	1,919	1,721	3,640

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11	8	19
Elementary	108	118	226
Junior High School	183	232	415
Senior High School	92	126	218
All	394	484	878

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	25	44	69
Other School-Initiated Intervention	20	9	29
All	45	53	98

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 20 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	6
Private schools	14
All	20

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	10
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Non-sectarian	10
DepEd managed	6
Sectarian	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 960 teachers and 46 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	960
Non-teaching personnel	46
All personnel	1,006

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	351
Junior High School	495
Senior High School	114
All teachers	960

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	34.5
Junior High School	20.9
Senior High School	41.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 510 classrooms and 457 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 510
Seats (approximate): 17,621
Toilets: 457
Functional computers: 906
Faucets: 444; 275 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	253	179	78
Learners per classroom	47.9	57.8	60.9
Seats (approximate)	5,951	8,137	3,533
Learners per seat	2.0	1.3	1.3
Toilets	221	167	69
Learners per toilet	54.9	61.9	68.8
Functional computers	161	346	399
Learners per computer	75.3	29.9	11.9

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	4	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	4
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	4	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	183
Male	158
Shared	88
For persons with disabilities	28
All toilets	457

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	275
Without water	169
All faucets	444

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Covered Court	6
Entrance Gate	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
School Garden	6
Exit Gate	5
Computer Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Offices	4
Playground	3
Clinic	2
Conference Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Canteen	1
Gymnasium	1
Paved Pathway	1
Roofing	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Tetuan, SDO Zamboanga City: 20 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
A.B.Simpson High School	Private	93	Not reported	Not reported
Arturo Eustaquio Memorial Science High School	Private	92	Not reported	Not reported
Asia Academic School	Private	699	Not reported	Not reported
Creche Integrated Study Centre	Private	386	Not reported	Not reported
Don Gregorio Evangelista MS	Public	4,321	112	78
Guiwan Elementary School	Public	953	41	27
Immaculate Concepcion Archdiosean School	Private	1,157	Not reported	Not reported
Immaculate Concepcion Elementary School, Tetuan	Private	256	Not reported	Not reported
Metanoia Learning Center	Private	44	Not reported	Not reported
Silsilah Elementary School-Paniran Campus	Private	4	Not reported	Not reported
Silsilah Elementary School-Sta. Catalina Campus	Private	17	Not reported	Not reported
Spinola Child Learning Center	Private	13	Not reported	Not reported
Talon-Talon National High School	Public	6,746	227	76
Tetuan Alliance Evangelical Kindergarten School	Private	21	Not reported	Not reported
Tetuan CS	Public	3,113	88	88
Tugbungan Elementary School	Public	3,737	110	60
Universidad De Zamboanga Technical High School	Private	302	Not reported	Not reported
Universidad de Zamboanga	Private	1,082	Not reported	Not reported
Zamboanga Avalokitesvara School	Private	256	Not reported	Not reported
Zamboanga City HS, Main	Public	8,344	382	181

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

Each school year's figures for Tetuan, 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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