Schools in Zamboanga Central District, 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

Zamboanga Central District has 20 schools in SY 2024-25, and of its 20,576 learners in schools, 52% are in private schools, against 14% nationally, while 48% are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 1.5% and private schools fell 7.2%. It has the sixth most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the most learners per teacher in public schools among them.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Rio Hondo Elementary School, where there is one classroom for every 37 learners, leaving out three schools whose figures are under review. Its figures are broken down by sector and level, with charts and tables, and each of its schools is listed with learners, teachers and classrooms.

Schools: 20; Down 2 from SY 2023-24; 6 public, 14 private
Learners: 20,576; Down 969 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 260; Down 13 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 237; Down 83 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zamboanga Central District has the 6th most learners of the 12 districts in Zamboanga City, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.5% and private schools fell 7.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 48% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 52% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Ateneo De Zamboanga (4,337 learners), Zamboanga CS (2,719 learners) and Zamboanga Chong Hua High School (1,135 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Asia's Latin Institute, Inc. (+27%) and fell most at Global Technical School of Zamboanga, Inc. (−35%), 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 Rio Hondo Elementary School, with 37 learners per classroom.
Of the 6 reporting public schools, 1 (17%) has no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; all have water; 2 (33%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 6 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱11.4 million. Across the 6 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱804 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 20,576 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	20,576
Male	10,163
Female	10,375
Not broken down by sex	38

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 38 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	9,203	2,836	12,039
Junior High School	762	2,567	3,329
Senior High School	0	5,170	5,170

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 38 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	765	793	1,558
Grade 1	894	908	1,802
Grade 2	956	968	1,924
Grade 3	873	885	1,758
Grade 4	826	751	1,577
Grade 5	866	809	1,675
Grade 6	875	806	1,681
Grade 7	448	402	850
Grade 8	439	392	831
Grade 9	436	394	830
Grade 10	402	416	818
Grade 11	1,177	1,331	2,508
Grade 12	1,168	1,494	2,662
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	38	26	64
Broken down by grade	10,163	10,375	20,538

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	4,183
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	987
All tracks	5,170

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	372	403	775
Elementary	2,188	2,148	4,336
All	2,560	2,551	5,111

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	97	121	218
Elementary	445	553	998
Junior High School	26	38	64
Senior High School	60	87	147
All	628	799	1,427

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	7
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	6
Junior and senior high	1
Senior high only	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Non-sectarian	8
DepEd managed	6
Sectarian	5
Local international school	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 260 teachers and 15 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	260
Non-teaching personnel	15
All personnel	275

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	253
Junior High School	7
All teachers	260

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	36.4
Junior High School	108.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 237 classrooms and 156 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 237
Seats (approximate): 8,674
Toilets: 156
Functional computers: 576
Faucets: 150; 115 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
Classrooms	194	43
Learners per classroom	47.4	17.7
Seats (approximate)	7,382	1,292
Learners per seat	1.3	0.6
Toilets	115	41
Learners per toilet	80.0	18.6
Functional computers	576	Not reported
Learners per computer	16.0	Not reported

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	6	0
Junior High School	1	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	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	4	1	1
Junior High School	1	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	4	2
Junior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	73
Male	65
Shared	9
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	156

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	115
Without water	35
All faucets	150

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

List of schools

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

Schools in Zamboanga Central District, SDO Zamboanga City: 22 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Asia's Latin Institute, Inc.	Private	304	Not reported	Not reported
Ateneo De Zamboanga	Private	4,337	Not reported	Not reported
Bihing Tahik Primary School	Public	467	13	6
Caddmax College, Inc	Private	422	Not reported	Not reported
Canelar Integrated School	Public	2,350	51	86
Ferndale International School	Private	1,071	Not reported	Not reported
Global Technical School of Zamboanga, Inc.	Private	745	Not reported	Not reported
Islamic Institute of the Philippines	Private	430	Not reported	Not reported
Kids Builder fun Learning Center	Private	9	Not reported	Not reported
Mariki Elementary School	Public	794	25	13
Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage	Private	41	Not reported	Not reported
Regional IPS Technical Institute, INC	Private	43	Not reported	Not reported
Rio Hondo Elementary School	Public	747	18	20
Southern City Colleges	Private	483	Not reported	Not reported
St. Joseph School Foundation, Inc.	Private	571	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Barbara CS	Public	2,888	73	14
Universal College of Southeast Asia and the Pacific	Private	235	Not reported	Not reported
Victorian Community International School, INC	Private	259	Not reported	Not reported
Winzelle International College	Private	370	Not reported	Not reported
Zamboanga CS	Public	2,719	80	98
Zamboanga Chong Hua High School	Private	1,135	Not reported	Not reported
Zamboanga Puericulture Elementary School	Private	240	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

38 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 Zamboanga Central District, SDO Zamboanga City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Zamboanga Central District, 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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