Schools in Mahayag South, 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

Mahayag South has 3,520 learners in its 18 schools in SY 2024-25, the 30th most of the 32 districts in Zamboanga del Sur. Enrollment in its schools fell 5.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS; public schools fell 5.5% while private schools grew 37.5%.

Private schools hold 1% of its learners in schools, against 14% nationally, while public schools hold 99%, against 85%. San Jose National High School, with 502 learners, is the largest of its schools and has the most crowded public classrooms, at 50 learners per classroom.

The page lists its 18 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 18; No change from SY 2023-24; 17 public, 1 private
Learners: 3,520; Down 201 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 176; Up 10 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 147; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mahayag South has the 30th most learners of the 32 districts in Zamboanga del Sur, and the 22nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 5.5% and private schools grew 37.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are San Jose National High School (502 learners), Eleuterio P. Bacaltos Integrated School (422 learners) and Daniel C. Mantos Elementary School (348 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at San Jose National High School, with 50 learners per classroom.
Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (18%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱12.1 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,382 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 3,520 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	3,520
Male	1,772
Female	1,748

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	2,628	11	2,639
Junior High School	678	0	678
Senior High School	203	0	203

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	133	153	286
Grade 1	159	194	353
Grade 2	201	172	373
Grade 3	221	208	429
Grade 4	208	193	401
Grade 5	209	180	389
Grade 6	213	190	403
Grade 7	87	102	189
Grade 8	95	74	169
Grade 9	75	95	170
Grade 10	76	74	150
Grade 11	61	52	113
Grade 12	32	58	90
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2	3	5
All grades	1,772	1,748	3,520

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	86
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	117
All tracks	203

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	4	6
Elementary	45	35	80
Junior High School	30	27	57
All	77	66	143

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	17
Private schools	1
All	18

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	17
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 176 teachers and 43 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	176
Non-teaching personnel	43
All personnel	219

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	138
Junior High School	28
Senior High School	10
All teachers	176

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	19.0
Junior High School	24.2
Senior High School	20.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 147 classrooms and 194 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 147
Seats (approximate): 3,212
Toilets: 194
Functional computers: 617
Faucets: 431; 415 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	117	25	5
Learners per classroom	22.5	27.1	40.6
Seats (approximate)	2,482	572	158
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.3
Toilets	161	28	5
Learners per toilet	16.3	24.2	40.6
Functional computers	347	259	11
Learners per computer	7.6	2.6	18.5

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	15	0
Junior High School	3	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	14	1
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	1	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	12	3
Junior High School	2	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	9
Male	9
Shared	174
For persons with disabilities	2
All toilets	194

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	415
Without water	16
All faucets	431

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	17
Entrance Gate	14
Playground	13
Exit Gate	12
Covered Court	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Offices	7
Computer Room	6
Clinic	4
Faculty Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Solar Panel	3
Canteen	2
Conference Room	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Paved Pathway	2
Roofing	2
Science Laboratory	2
Industrial Arts Room	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Mahayag South, SDO Zamboanga del Sur: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bag-Ong Dalaguete Elementary School	Public	67	4	2
Balamban Elementary School	Public	247	10	9
Balanan Elementary School	Public	81	7	6
Daniel C. Mantos Elementary School	Public	348	18	10
Daniel C. Mantos National High School	Public	304	6	9
Diwan Elementary School	Public	179	7	9
Eleuterio P. Bacaltos Integrated School	Public	422	17	22
Kabuhi Elementary School	Public	239	11	12
Lighthouse Mahayag Academy, Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Marquez Elementary School	Public	110	7	7
Pugwan Elementary School	Public	90	7	7
Roman Tagdulang Elementary School	Public	100	7	5
San Isidro Central & SPED School (Special Science Education Program)	Public	328	17	9
San Jose Elementary School	Public	292	13	11
San Jose National High School	Public	502	29	10
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	43	3	7
Tuboran Elementary School	Public	70	6	7
Tumapic Elementary School	Public	87	7	5

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 Mahayag South, SDO Zamboanga del Sur exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Mahayag South, 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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