Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte

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 del Norte has the second most learners of the eight schools divisions in Region IX, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 805 schools held 221,059 learners in schools, with another 10,365 in ALS, and it had 8,968 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.3% too, private schools fell 0.7%, and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.7%.

Public schools hold 97% of learners in schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 3%, against 14% nationally. Of the 761 reporting public schools, 291 (38%) have no internet, against 36% across Region IX.

Next on the page are its 35 districts, and the figures by sector and level, in charts and tables.

Schools: 805; Up 4 from SY 2023-24; 761 public, 42 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 493; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 231,424; Down 5,355 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 8,968; Down 91 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 7,643; Down 19 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zamboanga del Norte has the 2nd most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region IX, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.3%, private schools fell 0.7% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally), 3% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Liloy National High School (3,444 learners), Sindangan National Agricultural Integrated School (3,187 learners) and Sindangan Pilot Demonstration School (2,969 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Sergio Osmeña SDA School (+36%) and fell most at Bartolome Aripal Memorial National High School (−23%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 12 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Datagan National High School, with 102 learners per classroom.
Of the 761 reporting public schools, 18 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 31 (4%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 291 (38%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 755 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱619.5 million. Across the 737 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,055 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 231,424 learners, 221,059 in schools and 10,365 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	231,424
In schools	221,059
In community learning centers (ALS)	10,365
Male	118,026
Female	113,023
Not broken down by sex	375

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 375 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	131,488	1,890	0	0	133,378
Junior High School	57,782	2,334	203	0	60,319
Senior High School	25,348	1,599	42	0	26,989
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	683	683
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,976	1,976
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	7,704	7,704

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 375 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8,667	7,961	16,628
Grade 1	9,857	8,867	18,724
Grade 2	9,746	8,831	18,577
Grade 3	10,413	9,643	20,056
Grade 4	9,919	9,087	19,006
Grade 5	9,556	8,782	18,338
Grade 6	9,989	9,708	19,697
Grade 7	8,875	8,795	17,670
Grade 8	7,365	7,425	14,790
Grade 9	6,713	7,390	14,103
Grade 10	6,423	7,266	13,689
Grade 11	6,959	7,215	14,174
Grade 12	6,209	6,606	12,815
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,484	868	2,352
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	39	28	67
ALS Basic Literacy Program	331	352	683
ALS A&E elementary	1,176	800	1,976
ALS A&E secondary	4,305	3,399	7,704
Broken down by grade	118,026	113,023	231,049

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	13,953
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	13,112
Arts and Design	69
Sports	34
All tracks	27,168

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	296	293	589
Elementary	3,825	3,719	7,544
Junior High School	14	13	27
All	4,135	4,025	8,160

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,152	2,941	6,093
Elementary	20,430	18,625	39,055
Junior High School	7,713	8,736	16,449
Senior High School	2,813	3,167	5,980
All	34,108	33,469	67,577

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	12	3	15
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	31	31	62
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	4	0	4
Open High School Program	9	30	39
Other School-Initiated Intervention	75	88	163
All	131	152	283

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 805 schools and 493 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	761
Private schools	42
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	493
All	1,298

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	639
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	29
Kindergarten to Grade 12	13
Junior high only	14
Junior and senior high	107
Senior high only	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	493

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	761
Community learning centers (ALS)	493
Sectarian	23
Non-sectarian	19
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 8,968 teachers and 1,658 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	8,968
Non-teaching personnel	1,658
All personnel	10,626

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,509
Junior High School	2,482
Senior High School	977
All teachers	8,968

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	23.9
Junior High School	23.3
Senior High School	25.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 7,643 classrooms and 9,060 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 7,643
Seats (approximate): 145,719
Toilets: 9,060
Functional computers: 16,380
Faucets: 11,128; 8,710 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	4,962	1,854	827
Learners per classroom	26.5	31.2	30.7
Seats (approximate)	79,347	44,198	22,174
Learners per seat	1.7	1.3	1.1
Toilets	6,146	2,065	849
Learners per toilet	21.4	28.0	29.9
Functional computers	5,117	6,968	4,295
Learners per computer	25.7	8.3	5.9

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	624	24
Junior High School	141	10
Senior High School	93	16

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	No electricity supply
Elementary	576	35	20	17
Junior High School	136	4	10	1
Senior High School	99	2	7	1

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	381	267
Junior High School	108	43
Senior High School	67	42

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,863
Male	1,773
Shared	5,114
For persons with disabilities	310
All toilets	9,060

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	8,710
Without water	2,418
All faucets	11,128

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	655
Playground	544
Entrance Gate	534
Temporary Perimeter Fence	486
Offices	343
Covered Court	263
Exit Gate	258
Computer Room	240
Permanent Perimeter Fence	173
Library/Learning Resource Center	143
Clinic	123
Solar Panel	119
Conference Room	98
Home Economic Room	90
Supply Room	85
Faculty Room	83
Science Laboratory	62
Data File Room/Records Room	44
Industrial Arts Room	43
Flood Marker	37
Student Co-Curricular Center	28
Youth Development Center	24
Paved Pathway	11
Canteen	10
Gymnasium	4
Speech Laboratory	3
Roofing	2
Museum	1

Districts

35 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Zamboanga del Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bacungan (Leon Postigo)	26	8,319	323	25.7
Baliguian	21	5,055	194	25.1
Godod	25	4,573	198	23.1
Gutalac I	25	7,264	300	23.8
Gutalac II	19	3,399	143	23.8
Kalawit	24	6,606	277	23.9
Katipunan I	31	7,563	334	21.5
Katipunan II	24	4,605	236	19.5
La Libertad	11	1,696	94	18.0
Labason	35	12,660	447	24.7
Liloy I	29	8,344	346	23.1
Liloy II	17	2,967	142	20.9
Manukan I	19	6,686	288	21.9
Manukan II	14	3,392	178	19.1
Mutia	16	3,048	132	23.1
Piñan	24	5,380	235	22.8
Polanco I	18	6,619	265	25.0
Polanco II	18	3,151	164	19.2
Ponot (Jose Dalman)	25	7,765	303	25.6
Rizal	21	4,038	148	22.5
Roxas I (Manuel A. Roxas)	23	5,273	205	25.3
Roxas II (Manuel A. Roxas)	21	3,730	181	20.6
Salug I	15	4,840	202	23.8
Salug II	15	3,442	151	22.8
Sergio Osmeña I	24	5,628	233	23.3
Sergio Osmeña II	20	2,597	116	22.4
Siayan	38	10,067	450	22.4
Sibuco	35	11,319	353	32.1
Sibutad	18	4,545	187	24.3
Sindangan Central	25	15,831	605	23.5
Sindangan North	19	6,628	258	25.5
Sindangan South	27	7,444	285	26.1
Siocon	40	12,735	480	25.9
Sirawai	17	7,102	244	29.1
Tampilisan	26	6,748	271	24.7

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

375 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.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte 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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