Schools Division of Zamboanga del Sur

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Ranked among the eight schools divisions of Region IX, Zamboanga del Sur has the third most learners but the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 885 schools held 207,016 learners, with another 7,067 in ALS, and 9,092 public teachers worked in them. Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.1%, private schools fell 1.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 18.3%.

Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, Supon National High School has the most crowded public classrooms, with one classroom for every 112 learners. Of the 811 reporting public schools, 326, or 40%, have no internet, against 36% across Region IX.

The page lists its 32 districts, and the figures by sector and level sit in charts and tables.

Schools: 885; Up 5 from SY 2023-24; 811 public, 71 private, 3 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 415; Up 65 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 214,083; Down 6,008 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 9,092; Up 145 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 7,643; Up 9 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zamboanga del Sur has the 3rd most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region IX, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.1%, private schools fell 1.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 18.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally), 7% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Molave Vocational Technical School (4,626 learners), Aurora National High School (2,622 learners) and Mahayag School of Arts and Trade (Mahayag NHS) (1,963 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Bag-Ong Baroy Integrated School (+37%) and fell most at Hyrons College Philippines, Incorporated (−29%), 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 Supon National High School, with 112 learners per classroom.
Of the 811 reporting public schools, 18 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 14 (2%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 326 (40%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 804 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱623.5 million. Across the 796 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,344 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 214,083 learners, 207,016 in schools and 7,067 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	214,083
In schools	207,016
In community learning centers (ALS)	7,067
Male	108,537
Female	105,284
Not broken down by sex	262

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 262 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	119,033	3,303	0	0	122,336
Junior High School	52,622	5,452	357	0	58,431
Senior High School	20,730	5,257	0	0	25,987
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	317	317
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,073	1,073
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	5,677	5,677

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 262 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,820	7,293	15,113
Grade 1	8,957	8,061	17,018
Grade 2	9,024	8,568	17,592
Grade 3	9,381	8,745	18,126
Grade 4	9,440	8,667	18,107
Grade 5	9,110	8,358	17,468
Grade 6	9,173	9,113	18,286
Grade 7	8,626	8,689	17,315
Grade 8	6,827	6,921	13,748
Grade 9	6,661	7,327	13,988
Grade 10	6,236	7,137	13,373
Grade 11	6,564	7,049	13,613
Grade 12	6,157	6,217	12,374
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	395	231	626
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	6	1	7
ALS Basic Literacy Program	164	153	317
ALS A&E elementary	687	386	1,073
ALS A&E secondary	3,309	2,368	5,677
Broken down by grade	108,537	105,284	213,821

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	13,108
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,887
Arts and Design	47
All tracks	26,042

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	256	255	511
Elementary	2,237	2,175	4,412
Junior High School	95	117	212
All	2,588	2,547	5,135

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,406	1,246	2,652
Elementary	9,108	8,644	17,752
Junior High School	3,545	4,171	7,716
Senior High School	1,009	1,314	2,323
All	15,068	15,375	30,443

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	31	10	41
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	16	7	23
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	9	1	10
Open High School Program	10	13	23
Other School-Initiated Intervention	55	48	103
All	121	79	200

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 885 schools and 415 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	811
Private schools	71
SUCs and LUCs	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	415
All	1,300

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	692
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	21
Kindergarten to Grade 12	9
Junior high only	40
Junior and senior high	114
Senior high only	9
Community learning centers (ALS)	415

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	811
Community learning centers (ALS)	415
Sectarian	46
Non-sectarian	22
Local international school	3
State universities and colleges	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 9,092 teachers and 1,790 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	9,092
Non-teaching personnel	1,790
All personnel	10,882

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,599
Junior High School	2,653
Senior High School	840
All teachers	9,092

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	21.3
Junior High School	19.8
Senior High School	24.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 7,643 classrooms and 9,716 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 7,643
Seats (approximate): 209,117
Toilets: 9,716
Functional computers: 16,355
Faucets: 13,837; 10,866 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	5,116	1,791	736
Learners per classroom	23.3	29.4	28.2
Seats (approximate)	127,514	56,989	24,614
Learners per seat	0.9	0.9	0.8
Toilets	6,804	2,116	796
Learners per toilet	17.5	24.9	26.0
Functional computers	6,011	7,009	3,335
Learners per computer	19.8	7.5	6.2

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	664	12
Junior High School	152	3
Senior High School	98	4

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	629	16	13	18
Junior High School	147	1	4	3
Senior High School	99	0	1	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	370	306
Junior High School	122	33
Senior High School	76	26

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,472
Male	1,363
Shared	6,682
For persons with disabilities	199
All toilets	9,716

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	10,866
Without water	2,971
All faucets	13,837

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	730
Entrance Gate	675
Playground	669
Temporary Perimeter Fence	557
Exit Gate	396
Permanent Perimeter Fence	359
Offices	314
Computer Room	269
Covered Court	229
Paved Pathway	138
Library/Learning Resource Center	130
Solar Panel	111
Home Economic Room	105
Supply Room	101
Clinic	100
Faculty Room	99
Conference Room	81
Science Laboratory	64
Canteen	61
Roofing	54
Data File Room/Records Room	40
Industrial Arts Room	38
Gymnasium	33
Flood Marker	32
Student Co-Curricular Center	20
Youth Development Center	15
Bike Rack	6
Speech Laboratory	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Zamboanga del Sur, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aurora East	31	9,956	392	21.6
Aurora West	26	4,713	218	17.2
Bayog	40	8,317	377	21.7
Dimataling	33	7,896	338	23.4
Dinas	42	7,618	360	20.2
Dumalinao	38	8,522	397	20.7
Dumingag I	37	8,266	401	19.2
Dumingag II	29	5,681	225	19.8
Guipos	27	5,915	274	19.8
Josefina	16	2,576	156	16.5
Kumalarang	28	7,139	303	23.6
Labangan I	20	5,873	251	21.3
Labangan II	12	3,061	162	18.9
Lakewood	23	5,587	233	23.4
Lapuyan	34	6,506	297	21.9
Mahayag North	28	7,827	328	21.3
Mahayag South	18	3,520	176	19.9
Margosatubig	27	9,156	338	24.1
Midsalip	46	9,288	376	23.9
Molave East	18	9,664	378	24.7
Molave West	21	5,246	169	20.2
Pitogo	24	6,585	261	21.3
Ramon Magsaysay	31	6,368	282	21.9
San Miguel	24	4,706	219	19.7
San Pablo	36	6,459	304	20.4
Sominot	23	3,679	187	19.5
Tabina	29	6,605	305	21.0
Tambulig	43	7,988	391	18.5
Tigbao	25	5,472	288	18.9
Tukuran East	22	4,925	213	21.8
Tukuran West	14	6,611	256	23.9
Vincenzo Sagun	20	5,291	237	21.7

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

About this data

262 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 Sur 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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