Schools in Aurora East, SDO 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

Aurora East has the most learners of the 32 districts in Zamboanga del Sur: 9,956 across its 31 schools in SY 2024-25, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 2.8% while private schools grew 5.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 37.5%.

Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Bayabas Elementary School, with one classroom for every 72 learners. Of the 24 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, while three, or 13%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.

Its schools are listed one by one with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are split by sector and level.

Schools: 31; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 24 public, 6 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Learners: 9,956; Down 254 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 392; Up 38 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 255; Down 28 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Aurora East has the most learners of the 32 districts in Zamboanga del Sur, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.8%, private schools grew 5.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 37.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally), 14% 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 Aurora National High School (2,622 learners), Aurora Pioneers Memorial College (1,066 learners) and Arps SPED School (442 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Mohammad Ali Dimaporo Integrated School (Balas ES) (+10%) and fell most at JHCSC High School Laboratory (−27%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Bayabas Elementary School, with 72 learners per classroom.
Of the 24 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (13%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 24 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱21.1 million. Across the 24 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,790 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 9,956 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	9,956
Male	4,940
Female	4,999
Not broken down by sex	17

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 17 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	4,965	230	0	5,195
Junior High School	2,632	370	135	3,137
Senior High School	867	740	0	1,607

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 17 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	358	350	708
Grade 1	352	359	711
Grade 2	401	361	762
Grade 3	361	367	728
Grade 4	394	383	777
Grade 5	380	344	724
Grade 6	364	388	752
Grade 7	431	437	868
Grade 8	355	355	710
Grade 9	371	409	780
Grade 10	360	415	775
Grade 11	415	423	838
Grade 12	378	391	769
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	16	17	33
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	4	0	4
Broken down by grade	4,940	4,999	9,939

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	888
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	696
Arts and Design	34
All tracks	1,618

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	2	4

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4	4	8
Elementary	31	27	58
Junior High School	19	23	42
Senior High School	7	4	11
All	61	58	119

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	1	1	2
All	3	1	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	24
Private schools	6
SUCs and LUCs	1
All	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	21
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	24
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	2
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 392 teachers and 56 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	392
Non-teaching personnel	56
All personnel	448

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	221
Junior High School	137
Senior High School	34
All teachers	392

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	22.5
Junior High School	19.2
Senior High School	25.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 255 classrooms and 371 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 255
Seats (approximate): 6,070
Toilets: 371
Functional computers: 675
Faucets: 572; 552 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	158	77	20
Learners per classroom	31.4	34.2	43.4
Seats (approximate)	3,759	1,847	464
Learners per seat	1.3	1.4	1.9
Toilets	273	79	19
Learners per toilet	18.2	33.3	45.6
Functional computers	374	237	64
Learners per computer	13.3	11.1	13.6

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	19	0
Junior High School	6	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	19
Junior High School	6
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	16	3
Junior High School	5	1
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	78
Male	54
Shared	231
For persons with disabilities	8
All toilets	371

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	552
Without water	20
All faucets	572

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	21
School Garden	21
Exit Gate	18
Playground	18
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Computer Room	11
Covered Court	10
Paved Pathway	7
Offices	5
Faculty Room	4
Solar Panel	4
Clinic	3
Supply Room	3
Gymnasium	2
Home Economic Room	2
Conference Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Aurora East, SDO Zamboanga del Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Aurora East, SDO Zamboanga del Sur: 32 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Anonang Elementary School	Public	263	11	10
Arps SPED School	Public	442	18	14
Aurora Baptist Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	71	Not reported	Not reported
Aurora Community Nursery & Kindergarten School Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Aurora National High School	Public	2,622	111	58
Aurora Parish Kinder School Inc.	Private	31	Not reported	Not reported
Aurora Pioneers Memorial College	Private	1,066	Not reported	Not reported
Aurora Reg'L Pilot School Regular	Public	1,018	39	13
Balide Elementary School	Public	112	8	6
Bayabas Elementary School	Public	217	9	3
Campo Dos Elementary School	Public	229	8	5
Campo Uno Elementary School	Public	205	9	9
Gubaan Elementary School	Public	307	14	13
Gubaan National High School	Public	207	2	7
Inasagan Elementary School	Public	130	7	3
JHCSC High School Laboratory	SUC or LUC	135	Not reported	Not reported
Juan Lumosad Memorial National High School	Public	112	24	7
Kauswagan Elementary School	Public	156	9	8
Kauswagan National High School	Public	238	12	7
LGU of Aurora-Zoom Technical Vocational Training and Assessment Center, Inc.	Private	40	Not reported	Not reported
Lintugop Elementary School	Public	348	16	12
Lintugop National High School	Public	230	20	8
Mohammad Ali Dimaporo Integrated School (Balas ES)	Public	351	13	20
Pablo Dongallo Elementary School	Public	121	7	9
Quirico Ceniza Elementary School	Public	174	7	6
San Jose Elementary School	Public	294	12	7
Santiago Ceniza Elementary School	Public	133	7	9
Sergio R. Mascual Elementary School	Public	342	13	9
Smyrna Baptist Christian Academy	Private	127	Not reported	Not reported
Tagolalo Elementary School	Public	124	8	6
Veronico J. Cabahug Elementary School	Public	100	8	6
Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Government College	SUC or LUC	32	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

17 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 Aurora East, SDO Zamboanga del Sur exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Aurora East, SDO 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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