Schools in Eastern Samar

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

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

Summary

Among the six provinces of Region VIII, Eastern Samar has the fourth most learners and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 547 schools held 121,063 learners, with another 2,531 in ALS, and its public schools had 5,958 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.2%, while private schools grew 1.6%. Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools, against 85% nationally.

Of the 524 reporting public schools, 233, or 44%, have no internet, against 25% across Region VIII. Eight public schools have no electricity and nine have no water.

Its 23 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 547; No change from SY 2023-24; 524 public, 23 private
Community learning centers: 161; Up 16 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 123,594; Down 3,969 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 5,958; Down 69 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,285; Up 22 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Eastern Samar has the 4th most learners of the 6 provinces in Region VIII, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.2% and private schools grew 1.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 4% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dolores National High School (4,348 learners), Guiuan National High School (2,660 learners) and Dolores Central Elementary School (2,163 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Concepcion National High School (+33%) and fell most at Hapitan Elementary School (−20%), 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 Catumsan Integrated School, with 72 learners per classroom.
Of the 524 reporting public schools, 8 (2%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region VIII; 9 (2%) have no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 233 (44%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 524 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱411.8 million. Across the 522 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,580 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 123,594 learners, 121,063 in schools and 2,531 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	123,594
In schools	121,063
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,531
Male	63,833
Female	59,613
Not broken down by sex	148

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 148 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	67,367	720	0	68,087
Junior High School	31,851	3,151	0	35,002
Senior High School	16,795	1,036	0	17,831
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	126	126
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	468	468
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,932	1,932

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 148 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4,358	4,027	8,385
Grade 1	4,817	4,348	9,165
Grade 2	4,963	4,425	9,388
Grade 3	5,201	4,844	10,045
Grade 4	5,573	5,189	10,762
Grade 5	5,126	4,479	9,605
Grade 6	5,377	5,234	10,611
Grade 7	5,173	4,920	10,093
Grade 8	4,184	3,881	8,065
Grade 9	4,104	4,103	8,207
Grade 10	4,258	4,379	8,637
Grade 11	4,673	4,552	9,225
Grade 12	4,479	4,127	8,606
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	74	52	126
ALS Basic Literacy Program	69	57	126
ALS A&E elementary	311	157	468
ALS A&E secondary	1,093	839	1,932
Broken down by grade	63,833	59,613	123,446

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	11,208
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	6,719
All tracks	17,927

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	7	0	7
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	9	1	10

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	5	2	7
Junior High School	5	5	10
All	10	7	17

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Open High School Program	0	2	2
Other School-Initiated Intervention	19	12	31
All	20	14	34

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 547 schools and 161 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	524
Private schools	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	161
All	708

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	460
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	16
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior high only	23
Junior and senior high	42
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	161

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	524
Community learning centers (ALS)	161
Sectarian	18
Non-sectarian	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 5,958 teachers and 889 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	5,958
Non-teaching personnel	889
All personnel	6,847

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,576
Junior High School	1,795
Senior High School	587
All teachers	5,958

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	18.8
Junior High School	17.7
Senior High School	28.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,285 classrooms and 6,441 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,285
Seats (approximate): 124,743
Toilets: 6,441
Functional computers: 8,929
Faucets: 11,332; 9,046 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	3,363	1,264	658
Learners per classroom	20.0	25.2	25.5
Seats (approximate)	73,541	36,748	14,454
Learners per seat	0.9	0.9	1.2
Toilets	4,292	1,421	728
Learners per toilet	15.7	22.4	23.1
Functional computers	2,916	4,308	1,705
Learners per computer	23.1	7.4	9.9

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	459	9
Junior High School	68	1
Senior High School	38	1

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	429	11	20	8
Junior High School	61	3	5	0
Senior High School	36	1	2	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	245	223
Junior High School	54	15
Senior High School	31	8

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,246
Male	1,089
Shared	3,836
For persons with disabilities	270
All toilets	6,441

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	9,046
Without water	2,286
All faucets	11,332

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	488
Playground	453
School Garden	444
Temporary Perimeter Fence	426
Permanent Perimeter Fence	299
Offices	282
Exit Gate	225
Paved Pathway	153
Computer Room	144
Library/Learning Resource Center	122
Conference Room	90
Faculty Room	76
Home Economic Room	75
Supply Room	75
Clinic	73
Covered Court	66
Solar Panel	59
Data File Room/Records Room	51
Science Laboratory	41
Canteen	39
Roofing	36
Student Co-Curricular Center	35
Industrial Arts Room	29
Youth Development Center	7
Bike Rack	5
Flood Marker	5
Gymnasium	4

Cities and municipalities

23 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Eastern Samar, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Arteche	21	4,344	224	18.3
Balangiga	11	3,741	171	21.0
Balangkayan	14	2,310	129	17.2
Can-Avid	21	6,089	285	21.2
City of Borongan (Capital)	66	19,486	765	23.3
Dolores	48	11,982	577	20.5
General Macarthur	27	4,094	199	18.5
Giporlos	14	3,685	171	21.2
Guiuan	54	14,051	567	20.6
Hernani	11	2,121	129	15.9
Jipapad	13	2,236	113	19.5
Lawaan	10	3,325	144	20.2
Llorente	25	5,200	284	17.3
Maslog	12	1,454	80	17.5
Maydolong	17	3,910	215	17.8
Mercedes	13	1,528	90	16.2
Oras	43	9,320	468	19.1
Quinapondan	22	3,577	184	19.1
Salcedo	37	5,207	322	15.6
San Julian	16	3,389	192	16.5
San Policarpo	15	4,199	195	21.2
Sulat	17	3,473	186	17.7
Taft	20	4,873	268	17.9

About this data

148 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.

Each school year's figures for Eastern Samar 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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